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(http://www.humboldt.edu/~go1/kellogg/mascots.html) The Cleveland Indians organization claims that the team’s name originally was intended to honor the first American Indian to play major league baseball, Louis Sockalexis - who also played for the Cleveland Spiders from 1897-1899. Around the turn of the century, the name was changed to the Cleveland Naps in honor of their team manager, Napolean Lajolais. When Lajolais left the team in 1915, the search began for a new name. A Cleveland newspaper held a contest and the Cleveland Indians was chosen, again in honor of Louis Sockalexis. It was not until 1928 that the team began its use of a visual logo of an Indian on the sleeve of their jerseys, much like the Braves. In the 1940s, today’s symbol of “Chief Wahoo” first appeared as a caricature in the local newspaper, the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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I agree with the point that you are making. I have disagreed with the use of "Indians" or "Redskins." It is disrespectful to the ethnicity of the people portrayed.
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