Cleveland Indians name....is this true??

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Posted By: anthony

i read in a few books and even saw in a couple documentaries that the south had started to call them yankees everytime they came down to play, maybe the reporter started using the name since highlanders was too long but was given the idea from the south, like everything if someone didnt live to see it, there are many different stories.

also, wasnt there a "chief smok'em-pipe-too-much" and a "chief sit-on-pot-too-long"

thanks for the info on "sockelexis" as well, didnt think there was such a hugh fan base...thats why i like this board!!