From Sporing Life April 25 1908
Wagner Signs Yields to the entreaties of President Pulliam, of the National League, and President Dreyfuss, and Reports for 1908 Season.
Pittsburgh April 17. Hans Wagner, the world's greatest ball player, this evening attached his name to a Pittsburgh contract, and at 9:30 tonight left for Cincinnati in personal
charge of President Dreyfuss,
who announced that
the big fellow would be in
the opening game of the
Pittsburgh team there tomorrow. It is understood that
for some days past Wagner
has been wavering, and this
afternoon he sent word that
he would be in the office of
the Pittsburgh Baseball Club
between 5 and 6 o'clock, -at
a time when there was little chance of newspaper men
being on hand. President
Dreyfuss, in company with
President Pulliam, of the National League, met THE BIG SHORT STOP
at the appointed time, and in a few minutes
it was all over. Harry Smith, the Massilon
John Wagner
(Ohio) catcher, who went to "his home some
days ago without signing his contract, also
sent word that he would accept terms and
would meet the team at Cincinnati. President Harry Pulliam was in attendance at
the conference and induced Wagner to sign.
It is understood that one of the conditions
imposed by the big fellow tonight was that
nothing would be said about his signing,
that he would be allowed to rush to Cincinnati quietly and surprise all the gang
there on their arrival tomorrow morning to
open the game. , For this reason Wagner
was not seen before he left, he being hurried to the train by Mr. Dreyfuss.
TERMS SECRET.
There is no telling what terms were
reached between Dreyfuss and the big shortstop.
Wagner weakened the first day of
the season is known. He was at Cambridge
Springs, 100 miles above Pittsburgh, when
the game opened, and he had difficulty in
finding the scores that night. Next, morning Hans was waiting for the daylight train
to carry him. out of Cambridge Springs to
Pittsburgh or some point where he could
at least hear scores the same night games
were played. He grew brave as he neared
Pittsburgh, and on arriving told Dreyfuss
he would not sign no, not in a million
years. But he did tonight.
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