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Show Knight Unable to Emit Cheers About His Club Jack Knight, former Innelder for various clubs In the major leagues and for Minneapolis and Toledo In the American association, has been traded by Oakland of the Pacific Coast league to Shreveport, Texas league. Knight will play first base and act as a field manager for Ira Thomas, who will devote his entire attention to the business duties of the club. Knight was a member of the Miller team of 1915, 1910 and 1917. He pulled a remark while manuglng Cleveland Cleve-land In the American association that was a classic of Its kind. It will be remembered that Toledo wns transferred trans-ferred to Cleveland In 1913 and 1914. During the latter season, Knight had a classy looking team, but the Mod Hens could not win. A friend of Knight's nnid to hltn one day: "I don't see why your team fulls to win.. On paper, at least, you have the best team In the league." "You're right," answered Knight. "They're the best team on paper, but the rottenest on gruss." |