Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-04-03
SECOND PLACE FOR
! INDIANS If BAGBY
JOINS THE CLUB
(By Paul lPur1nan,)

In some the most. remarkable
ball club>in the American league last
season: was the Cleveland Indians.
There was 4 :clubswhich made up
With q fine fighting spirit What il
|ablssto win many ball games In which
was !outplayed. No club won SO
consistently from the Red Sox and
White SpxsS as the Indians. 7
It was well balanced club. and was
the more efficient because or the har-
mony between the men themselves
and.stween them and the manage
ment. N \
The. Indians this year face. the prob
lem Of filling {. hole. at first base. a
problem which Manager Lee Fohl
solved slastsyear with Harris. Harris
has. Joined the colorss alndsithe prob
lem remains. ~ /
one and perhaps. two very. good
Epitchers must be realaced. Third
base must be- taken CARGO satisfac-
The standing of the Indians thia
year depends "a great 4. deal upon
whether Jim. Bagby will Join the club.
Bagby as been holding opt and eff
forts to get him to sign sd far have
been unsuccessful. The. loss of 4 Is
victory pitcher is a heavy blow toSany
1900 - w tStut 40 Auu Is III ms
1917 form the Indians should be good
for second place.
As holdouts! seldom hold out much
longer than the training. 5camp season
and. as, members OF the Indians are
confident Bagby will be in, uniform
within q short time the writer will
assume that Bagby wilEtake his reg.
ular place on the mound this year.
In 1917 the Indians finished a good
third with fhH sVlYhj$A Geo 80 49,
Sox out in front. This year the White
Sox appear to be the only club cap
able OF leading them to the wire. y
The pitching staff will: be composed
nf Bagby, sCoveleskie. Guy Morton,
Coumbe,. Groom. lambeth, two rock
les. SEnzmaf1 and Wilkinson and pos
sibly lockwood. :,
Guy Morton. is In the best: shape he
has been for two years. : His former
leans The looked like the Morton OF
1915. :Coveleskie reported 13 pounds
heavier this year. Coveleskie has al
ways been" bothered by, being under
weight and. consequently has been un-
able to, stand the strain Of a severe
campaign Bob Groom, the steady
old right handler. is easily good for q
dozen games and will; he a, balance
wheel for the pitching staff. Counbe.
AAS III SOukAlbbWL VII k11V.6kAAl,. 611ONlU
be as good as last year. Fohl believes
he has two great finds IA Enxnan, a
master of control. and. WILKINSON, i
tall, lanky Newarkite. who has Z
sharp breaking curve and great speed.
, There are three candidates for Har-
ris' job at first The most promising
is Marty Kavanaugh, who is overcom-
ing his old faults in covering the bag.
A1va. Williams. the old Washington
catcher, may be utilized in case ;Kav-
anaugh does not make good. .. Miller,
a. sensation at New Orleans last sea-
son. is also trying for the position.
I, The hrillian mt. combination OF
Wannbsganss and Chapman will again
rake. up the keystone combination
There is no better ashortstop in the
league. than Chapman. and. Wamby's
chief weakness Is his hitting.
Gus Getz. former Dodger. has the
call for the third base job, with Har.
~ Lunte a. a. possibility. .Getz is ar
experienced third baseman OF fair
ability. The veteran Terry Turre,
remains with the club as utility in:
fielder.
The Cleveland outfield is as r.ron,
as my in he league. Speaker, Gran
ey and Roth have no equals in thu
league in fielding the gardens and
-" c~cAl'ed orlv bv the heavy-clout'
'''v Toe. Wood may fill in asaS.utilit,
ontrelder in case he cannot pitch TIM!
;ec" Wood is a fair hitter and a,
,y2e',ert fielder. = :.
'Nr.'-H Paghv in an Indian uniform
$50 Tnd;"~e ~hould pull up in, SECOND
lace next fall. aHs =
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