Show fUN ef lOR HIGH SCHOOL LADS DRilLING HARD FOR BASKETBALL SEASON EVANS SLIPS NEWS MANIN MANIN MAN MANIN IN ST. ST LOUIS Muddy Ruel Under Consideration Consideration Con Con- for Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Cleve- land By FOSTER EATON United Press Staff Correspondent COLLINSVILLE Ill Dec 9 9 8 Prospects of coaching the world champion New York Yankees again mean more to Art Fletcher than the he equal and presumably more lucratIve prospects of managing t the o Cleveland Indians he told the United Press today tody I just dont don't want the Job he said aid with evident sincerity If If the Yankees want me next year ear I want to be there It Is entirely a a. matter o ot of being satisfied with the Job of coaching coaching coach- coach ing ng the New York team Fletcher said aid There Thera is Js no intimation of unfriendliness for tor the Indians nor I for or Billy Evans their general man man- ager I FLETCHER PUT OUT Fletcher was a a little put out by y publication of reports indicating Ing ng the deal had been closed and said Even up to now no member of the Cleveland club has approach ap- ap d me on any such offer The he way I feel teel about it if New NewYork York fork wants my services next year I certainly will turn down the Clevel Cleveland nd offer if it is made macic to me The Tho Nor No York coach was asked frankly if it he perhaps aspired to he tIle berth now held by Miller Hug- Hug arina Oh Oh I dont don't know anything abo about t that he said He Ho was told that Ed Barrow Yankee secretary had announced that hat Fletcher would be released to take ake up his Cleveland duties and that the Yankees would wish him all the luck In iii the world He seemed relieved when told Barrow made the remark before President Bradley of f the tile admitted Fletcher betcher had not been signed It almost seems as though someone someone someone some some- one should have consulted me in inthe inthe the tue first place he lie said CLEVELAND FANS FANS FANS' UP IN AIR CL CLEVELAND VELAND 0 O. Dec 5 AP Al' I of the tile Cleveland American American Amerlean Amer Amer- ican lean le league gua baseball club ea eager o to know who will direct the team next season today were pondering ponder ponder- ling lag ing on t a telegram received yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day from Billy Evans general manager manager manager man man- ager of the club He wired friends here hero that contrary to reports that he had appointed Art Fletcher present New York Yankee coach he ho had not eVE conferred with Fletcher and that when any announcement announcement an an- was wao made matte It Vl would ud come from President Alva Brad Brad- ley Icy Evans who is en route h here bOre re from a n. meeting of the National Association Association As As- sedation of Professional Baseball Clubs at Dallas Tex arrived yesterday yesterday yes yes- In Iii St. St Louis with Bill Dill Friel manager of the St. St Louis Browns bu but t he disappeared after a conference confer confer- ence e in Friol's Friels office and efforts to find Cind him were unavailing EVANS QUOTED IN DALLAS Evans had been quoted In Dallas Dallas Dallas Dal Dal- las as confirming the appointment of Fletcher but Evans' Evans denial and previous statements by Fletcher himself Indicated that there were vere other and more snore likely candidates for the Job Evans conferred several times last Week with R Roger ger Chicago White Whiter So Sox Sex Infielder and coach 1 Whose home is here MUddy Ruel catcher for tor the Washington Senators also is being being be- be ing considered In the opinion of local baseball men while Fletcher after saying he had not been Jeen a ap approached p- p and was not favorably inclined toward the t-Ie job st stated ted that thai that only an extraordinary offer would draw him hirn to Cleveland if it New NewYork NewYork NewYork York was willing to keep keep him as as' as cinch and scout |