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Show WALTER LUTZKE GOES TO NEWARK Indians Send "Rube" to Walter Johnson's Team. Walter i.utzke, third baseman on the Cleveland baseball team since 1023. has been sold to the Newark club of the International league. The deal was announced by Hilly Evans after a conference with Jimmy Sin nott, business manager of the Newark club. At least seven class A A clubs were after hinv but the Indians sent him ) to Newark In preference to any other place as they were eager to make an alliance with the New Jersey team. At Newark Lutzke will play tor Walter Johnson, the man off whom he seldom made a hit when both were In the American league. Johnson and Paul Block, owner of the Newark club, have lined up a great team for I that city and Ituhe Is expected to be one of the mainstays of the outfit. Lutzke was one of the greatest fielders the American league has seen in years, but never could bit up to major league standards. He came to ' the Tribe in llt'J.''.. after E. S. P.ar- nard had paid Kansas City In the ; neighborhood of $:1."..K m for his re- j lease. He supplanted Larry Gardner I at third for the Tribe and was a regu- lar until the close of the 10117 season, i When In the minors, P.ube always was a ."(X) hitter and made many ex- j tra base blows. j With the departure of Lutzke the j third base Job on the Cleveland teatn j goes to Johnny Hodapp. Johnny Is , not the fielder Lube was, but is a net- j ter hitter, much faster nnd younger, j Ituhe has turned thirty In years and 1 was slowing up each season. j |