Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-12-19 | Page 15 | Six Managers are after Bobby Roth

ISIX MANAGERS 11 IFTERJiSy ROTH Cleveland Should Get Needed Strength for Suspended Sus-pended Outfielder. CLEVELAND, Deb. IS. Cleveland s to get a player or players of valuefor Bob Rotn, mder suspension by the Indians. President Jlni Dunn says so, and President Presi-dent Jim has a habit of making good on his promises. v bix clubs are bidding for the Indian outfielder. One had the nerve to ask Dunn how much money he .wanted for Roth. Dunn replied that' money was hot considered in this particular' instance and that he was satisfied to get his money through turnstiles. He said it would not come that way unless , he received real . plavlng strength for Roth, who could not be considered as other than a valuable plaver. At the time of the American league mpptine- at Phicnfro. Colonel Runner! and Miller Huggins, his manager, were the j first to get interested. "No club in the league needs outfielders j .. more than the Yankees,'" said Ruppert. i "I hope Dunn will not trade Roth' until i we have had a chance to talk with him. V e are long on pitchers and have some good southpaws that might interest him." , Detroit Interested. "f want Roth " said Frank Navin. the Detroit magnate, "but I may have to talk tilings over with Jennings before I talk-business. talk-business. We have a bunch of players in the service. Among Ihem is Ty Cobb, and if lie does not come back to the club. 'Roth .would be a big lujjp to us in the spring. And bo would round out our outfield out-field nicely with Cobb and Yeacb." Ed Rarrow, manager or the Rod Sox. asked Clarence Rowland of -the White sox : "How good a man is Roth?" ' "He would, be an asset to any team." replied Rowland. "He is there with the ( wallop and one of the best base runners in the country. But what do you want of him with all the outfielders you have?" Harrow made no reply, but later he informed in-formed Dunn he wanted to be considered as willing to enter into a trade. "No club in the league has any more or better trading material than I," said Barrow. Everybody Wants Kim, Rowland,"- of course, was not blind. He watched his rivals buttonhole the Cleveland Cleve-land magnate and before leaving the Congress hotel said to Dunn : "Don't forget you are to hear what I have to give before you accept any deal." And that was not all. Dunn put on his overcoat soon nflprward lo go home and was sloppr 1 on- the way to the door by Clark- Griffith and Connie Mack. "Til give von one of the best pitchers in the world,'" said Griffith. Me admitted. 1 hough, it was not Walter Johnson or .Tim' Shaw, declaring ho had developed Shaw himself and did not want -to part with him. Possibly it is Harry Harper., who is a phenomenal southpaw when he I lias control. - Connie Mack offered ritehor Elmer Mvprs now in the service, hut Intimated he might add a couple of other players. W ith six cl'ubs bidding, Dunn surely j will ho able to get. someone worth while, j