The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-04-10
CLEVELAND CLUB SEEMS TO BE SET FOR BEST EFFORT
Indians VIII Get Hard Rid. ing By Dugout Jockeys
 This Year
RY QEOR0E KmKaEY

United Press stan Correspondent)
 New York, April i0.--(UPS when the American League pennart race comes up for discussion, the first thing the fan.in-the.stands wants to know is, "WhAt about Cleveland .. have the Indians patched up their differences and is every. body pulling together on that club?"
 Many critics believe that the play. CTS revolt against Oscar Wit last June cost the Indians the perinant. Others, and this group is in the minority, believe that tho Indians D ayed right up to the limit of their capabilities lats season. At least one cx-Indian thinks that the club even played above It's head because of the public's reaction to the rebellion.
 we didn't have . friend in the world last year after it became known that we had asked MT. Brad. ley to fire Oscar vitt," this ex- Clevelander said. "All our troubles kind of welded us together and we played as good or better than we were capable. We might have been opposed to Witt but once on the ball field we were all pulling together"
 As far as outward appearances 60 the Indians seem to Do one big happy family this spring. Roger Peckinpeugh is largely the cause of the new attitude of the Indians. He's . square shooter, talks very little and minds his own business. The only way for . Cleveland player to get into trouble with Peck Is to 90 looking for 1t.
 When Peck too over the club this spring he Is supposed to have laid down only one rule--every player in bed by midnight. Two new members of the Tribe say that they never heard about the rule but take 1t for granted that the midnight curfew applies on the Indians as lt does on oil other clubs.
 Good Fellow
 Peck let the Indians play poker, bridge and other card games in It. Myers and he allowed the boys to quench their Ehirsts up to c certain point when Cleveland went to Havana to play the Dodgers. He is no hard taskmaster and believes c major league player should Do able to take care of himself in c common sense way without having c rurse- maid or 0 stool pigeon in attendance.
 There is no doubt but that the Indians revolt of last season still Is on some of the boys minds. Some of them nave been cut deeply by the public as well aS tho press campaign against them. Such names aS "cry baaties," "mutineers," and double. crossers" still make some of the Tribe vince.
 Several American League clubs are not likely to let the Indians fcregt last years unhappy episode. The Yankees and White Sox, led by liquid fire Jimmy Dykes, will give it to the Indians unmercifully all summer, especially any Indians that show signs of having rabbit ears and not liking references to the June mutiny.
 The Indians have scattered six players around the American League off last years ciuh--Iohnny Allen to the Browns, Ben Chapman to the Senators, Johnny Humphrles to the White Sox, and Frankie pytlak, Joe Dobson and sammy Hale to the Red sox. Coach Johnny Bassler of the Witt regime Is now with the Browns. Some of those fellows have no lost love for their ex.conlrades. There may be more than 6 little fun during the season.