Salt Lake Telegram | 1936-10-16 | Page 26 | Big Train Gets Chance to Help His Successor

Big Tr Train in Gets Chance To Help His Successor By BILL CORUM International News Sports Writer I NEW YORK Oct 16 G. 16 G. G A. A Tomlinson one of the owners of the Cleveland ball club was a visitor in our town the other day and while here he told this previously untold story about Walter Johnson A st story ry that is a contribution to the Johnson saga because into the character of of baseballs baseball's foremost it gives an insight one I Wl When en Alva Bradley president of the Indians reluctantly decided that in the best interests of his team he would have to re replace replace re- re place Johnson as JJ Its manager i he called Walter into his bis office Bra Bradley d e y told O Johnson what he A proposed to do and ind how bow much he a regretted having U r. r to do it adding d 1 that a he had sent h for Steve ONeil O'Neil to put him in charge I I 1 understand tan d your position perfectly perfectly perfectly per per- Mr Bradley Bradley Bradley Brad Brad- ley replied John- John Valter Walter Johnson son When will Steve be ready to take over the team Hell be in town in the morning ready to go to work replied Bradley Bradley Brad Brad- ley Icy and you can start a vacation that Im I'm sure you need and will appreciate I 1 wish you wouldn't do that said Johnson Our SOur team is crippled crippled crippled crip crip- pled right now We leave tomorrow on a short trip through Detroit and Chicago and both those teams are going good Th They'll give us a lot lotof lotof lotof of trouble in our present condition Well We'll be back here in Cleveland in 10 days By that time our cripples should be in shape to play and Steve will have a much better chance to get off on the right foot Naturally I haven't got any contrary contrary contrary con con- plans that will be upset Let me take tak the club on this trip while Steve is finding a place to live and getting set here in Cleveland It'll be fairer for him and Ill I'll feel better better better bet bet- ter turning over a club that's in shape to do its best I Bradley readily agreed Johnson managed the Indians on the trip and they lost both series They came home ONeill O'Neill took charge won seven or eight games in a a. row The switch in managers was was vas hailed by the fans and press But Mr Tomlinson thinks that Walter Johnson deserved at least an assist on that string of victories He also thinks it was a fine and characteristic acts act of one of the diamonds diamond's outstanding figures So must you So d do I. I It seemed to tome tome tome me me- mea a little true story that called for telling S