The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-06-25
WANTED TO BE PILOT RATHER
 THAN NACOACH
Chances Of Indians For Pennant Did Not Influ.
 ence Decision
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 New York, June 2S-(UP)-Lsike seweiis decision to cut himself adrift from the league.leading Cleveland Indians three weeks aso and strike cut on his own with the Iowiy Gt. Louis Browns has puzzled a lot of basebaiib heavy thinkers.
 "Why would geweii give up soft job ag Cleveland eoAeh at ee,000 2 year and e swell chance at A 16y000 world series cut to take ore Of the biggest headaches in bageball?" That's what the boys along the baseball Tialto were asking.
 Geweli, making his first visit to New York in his new role Of pilot Of the Browns, clears eway 6 lot Of the mystery surrounding his sudden decision 10 transfer from 6 first. place to . iast-place club.
 "A lot of people have wondered whether my decision to leave Cieve. land to take over the managerial job with ti1e Browns meant I didn't think the Indians would win the pefnant," Eeweli said. "Well, I'll say frankly that I didn't even coas sideF the Cleveland situation in making my decision to accept the ByoWnS' job. It wouldn't have been fair to myself to have entertained any such question aG whether the Indians would win or not,
 Good Proposition
 My whole decision was based osl, Nrst, whether I wanted to manage and second whether could get on opportunity under circumstances agreeable to me. Don Barnes called me one day at noon, ard I went to St. Louis and by the next day ct noon l had made ID my mind. I decided wanted to try my hand ct managing and the proposition of. fefed me was attractive, So ! ac- cepteG because ! considered it a promotion and an opportunity"
 SeWell was caEey when questioned about whether no thought his former teammates would win the pennAnt.
 Tt looks like its going to be 6 heluya race to me-" sewell said. "CleveiaTlG has the best pitching staH, I guess, because they've got Teller, the flajorg best pitcher. But dld you ever stop to think # @ 800 pitcher was traded of any one of four or five other club to the in. dlafis for Teiier, what would hap. pen? Wei, ! can tell you that the club kllat got Teller would be up there battling for the pennant
 Teller q Winner
 "There was one stretch in early June where the Indians went i2 ganieS without anybody winning for them except Teller, but ile won four games. That kept them from faii. ing apart He probably could make \ championship outfit out Of the Red Eox, Yanks or Tigers end I think even the Browns, with our punch iateiy, could % . long way With veiier pitching every fourth day."
 sewell said that he'd been some. what disappointed in the Cleye- iasia pitching staR as the general outlook tti the spring was for su- peFior pitching.
 "Bat the Cleveland pitchers out. side Teller haven't looked too gcod lately" he said.
 What would happen f Teller had to go to tlie army in August7"
 Well, I think it'li be very dan- gerois for the Indians unless they build tip a good lead between now ard then," GeWeii replied. "You'ye got to recognize the fact staring you isl the face ttat Esiier Is tlie Cleye. land pitching staR."