The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-01-07
Dunn TRYING TO
BOLSTER INDIANS
Cleveland Owner Tells Fans
Team VIII Be Contender

CLEVELAND Jan 6-That Cleveland
viii be represented hy "a strong baseball
team In the American league next season
IL the word brought to the sixth city By
Jim Dunn, president Of the Indians
When Jim mace his debut ns am Amcri-
can league muEuntC he assured tltve-
lnndnrs that he would provide the fans
win a hirh-cnss team, us none other
would make any money and that, while
ne was In the game Rs fan, he ~ulsu
was business man
Cleveland viii not stand FOR loser"
he told the fans at that time and I DO
mot intend tO give them "A loser"
Dunn Keeps Word.
He kept his word. He bought iris
Speaker. Chic Gandi and others aud gave
Cleveland team that beld first place for
siNty-five days In mid-seuson and might
have run one-two hut for tho Cuppling
of the pitching staff lie mude somr
changes In the team last season. but rry,
Us club that finished strongly tn
trenched In third place, only few points
behind second place
Consequently, II ls believed that when
he says he viii put another strour team
on the field next season. he Will. hl
BONE hook or crook do so
Il am not going to discuss the relation
of war 10 baseball or baseball 10 war
, 10 any great extent" he said 'I believe
The general public wishes to have wu.
fessional baseball continue II it can hr
done without extending special priv.
leges to the PLAYERS As The situation
is | do not feel Hike soyinr much other
than that ! ann going TO hope for the
best II the administration ut Nu.hmr.
ton sees ~ 10 tako nearly ull the h.s
leaguers II Is nll right with me n II
SEES It's way clear TO leaving ua n few
players. all right This is no time "a
make any protests when everyone rs do.
Ing his bit Bul there will be professional
bal next season. and / think the hr
leagues will be able TO display high.
class article OF the national Unme
Bush Deal pisippolnts
IT was disappointed I'm not hDug abb,
TO make the Cleveland fans present u'
Joe Bush or Dcrrill Pratt hut WIS uu,
born yesterday They say sucker D.
born every minute, and n hnd paid
$4,000 for Joe Bush on given S. Iuur
Billy NambsgRnns and $4,000 FOR Pratt
would have elected mysclf to that pu,s
Pratt is not that much hotter than VAN.
By WHmby Is likely 90 ho the better
man next season. As / view the sun.
tion now, ! think ] never had rhluu,
with Frazee wns arranged sume time
ago. ! am certain II was mot sprung w
the spur OF the moment
~ am not resting ON my unrs. uIinuurI
] have lost Bush rll have good nlI
team. II | lost the good plaNrfa I hryi
hined when the timo comes n ls n,nrn
four months before the season uu.u
and during that time / don't woul th
Cleveland fans 10 think ! nm ucplpUnm
any chance TO strengthen But / nn
not going TO throw my money away
have shown that | am willing IN pay
big sum for star player, but that doe
not mean I am willing 10 be- held up"
Good Men May BE Loose,
IL the international league denniiel
uecides 10 suspend next season, n uumbr
Of excellent players, many of whom mr.
over the age limit will be thrown ON m
market, and II is believed the club
wrecked by enllstmcnts will be fle
by them. While the .mnp obtained iron
that cirt ult win not he the equal of m
players they will replace. they win b
fairly capable. Such PLAYERS ms Ma
LAiolc. bunny Hearne, Otto Knbbe. MIX
Doolnn. Truesdele, Hack Elbel and other
cnuld be uted ,"