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Show CLEVELAND STILL !S ! EAGER jlffl BIG 8EE Indian Rooters Hope to-Land to-Land Salt Lake First ! Sacker Soon. I NEW ORLEANS, March 30. Marty Kavanagh, former Detroit Tiger, is slated to play first base for the Indians this season. i But if Marty Kavanagh should fall i down on the job, what then! This question was asked of Big Chief Lee Fohl as he was directing the training train-ing efforts of the 1913 members of the tribe. "I don't expect Kavanagh 'to fall down,", responded Fohl. "I r.eally haven't figured on anything else than his making good. ' ' But Fohl was pressed further for an answer as to what he would do for a first-sacker in case something should force Kavanagh to lay off. ' You remember re-member Tris Speaker was hurt last year and had to be out of the game for about ten da3Ts," it was pointed out. "and Kavanagh can be laid up, too." 'In that case," said Lee, "my choice for first sub at the sack would be very likely to fall on Alva Williams, Wil-liams, the former Washington catcher, who is the latest addition to the Indian roster. You know, he used to play first base for the Griffmen, and he did a very acceptable job of it, too. "In the emergency I could also call on Alvie Halt, who's a lad with a long reach and who has done a lot of first basing on the various teams with which he has played." Meanwhile that deal by which Ivan Howard was shipped to Salt Lake City shouldn't be forgotten by the fans. That puts the Utah metropolis under obligations to the Indians and gives them a sort of first call on the services ser-vices of First Sacker Shecly; a youngster young-ster for whom Manager Vr alter Mc-Credie Mc-Credie is predicting a major league future. |