Salt Lake Tribune | 1919-07-20 | Page 40 | Fohl Quits as Indians' Pilot Speaker Appointed Skipper

Fold Quits as Indians' Pilot n n ' n n n Speaker Appointed Skipper TRIS SPEAKEK LEE FOHL - V A If ' I i f iiiissif if Imm mi$mt-.J&n CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jujy .19. Lec Fob., manager of the Cleveland American' league baseball club for the past three years, resigned as manager of the team today. The resignation was accepted by President James C. Dunn, who , appointed Tris Speaker, outfielder, manager for the rest of the season. j Foh! 's resignation, it was said, was because of dissatisfaction of the public with his management. Tlie unfortunate ending 0f yesterday's game with Boston, when Euth hit: a home run with three on bases, giving Boston the game, 8 to 7, is said to have caused Fohl to resign. Fans who saw the game were bitter in their criticism of Fohl for picking Pitcher Ooumbe, who had not pitched a game in two months,; to pitch to Kuth instead of one of the first-string twirlcrs. i