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Show ONE PLAYER OFTEN MAKES SNAPPY CLUB Coming of Mclmiis to In-1 dhns Has -Given Cleveland Cleve-land Needed Punch ONE man has quite often made ai bail club. 'Ihe latest 'illustration I 0 ft his Is to bo had In Cleveland where I John fStiiffy) Mlnnls. tho pride ofj Gloucester, has nuddenly mad'- the In- j dlans lh" his threat In tho American: le;ie;ie I' f. Rabbi .'.!. ranville, with a pair of t big hinds, came near pulling PI U --Iburg --Iburg ti a pennant last year. It was the addition of Maranvlllc, that "m idi the it': burg ' ' The Now York Gianlrt rode to a world's championship on the slender shoulders of pave Bancroft arid Babe Ruth's bulky shoulders carried liv j 1 New York 'Yankees ta an American j league champichAhlp Cleveland vas r:;nn:-up last sea- son. Cleveland was figuratively and j literally "one man shy of a champion-j ship." Tho Cleveland team, world's champions in were decl nlnt; ani; all agreed that Speaker must get how lb I : bulifl up bis falterins h " Put Bpeakcr aia better tnr.a tnt -n? got Mclntils. The Cleveland deft nee. strong ni a whole, wis weak in Spots and the weakest .pot was first bosa "then last winter. Cleveland ianlod Mdnnl. and l;itercd t!te teaH :n its weaK-est weaK-est point. 1 1 Is not alone the sparkling play ,C M Inni.i, tor to diir he h ;c played the host base; of his career, but the paycholqgical effect of having th? great fielding Stuffy on first base that has had sucn remarkciblo effect upon the Cleveland t ar.i and that makes a great many people believe that snoth- i- An:erlcan league championship is on Its way to Cleveland. Mclnnls Is not alone a great individual player, but he Ifl a rSioarkable man when It comes to holding up an infield and the pitchvrs. Ihe experts. Is questionable. If Cleveland Cleve-land can gel good pitching the Indians look, to be one of the best ball team.' in recent history. But. speaking of pitching, the success suc-cess of a pitcher depends mostly upon his defense and when It comes to de-fense de-fense Cleveland right now has tin best defence In the Anu.e 'ti league. ii.i the matter im' ,.it hing should be 'taken good care of. chiefly because of 'the coming r Mclnnls. If Cleveland rides to another pennant pen-nant the predominating figure In the Indians' comeback will be the forme, fisher boy of Glourejtcr. |