Sentence 1: He soon found his place among the stalwarts as Steiner , Hoksary , Semler , Wetzer , Ritter and Vogl .
Sentence 2: As Steiner , Hoksary , Semler , Wetzer , Ritter and Vogl he soon found his place among the regular guests .
Question: Do Sentence 1 and Sentence 2 express the same meaning? Yes or No?