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Rest assured that Alva Bradley did not take the ongoing probe lightly. The brunt of his anger was directed at his former associate, Billy Evans. Bradley insisted Evans had ulterior motives in writing the September article. The Indians owner told the Cleveland Plain Dealer, “I don’t care about Henrich but I do care about learning how long Evans will be allowed to continue the tactics that have caused us trouble since he severed his connection with Cleveland.” Bradley went on to insist that Evans was committing a breach of ethics in harassing his former employer.

Evans responded comically, advising reporters he did not know what “breach of ethics” meant and he would have to look it up. Bradley’s angry outburst probably related to the Feller decision the winter before. Apparently Evans had flown to Des Moines, Iowa, to wait for Judge Landis to issue a ruling. In the event of Feller becoming a free agent, Evans planned to park himself on Bob’s front door with a Boston contract. This irritated Bradley; throw in the Henrich situation and the messy divorce in the Cleveland front office, and it can be better understood why the owner wanted Evans cut off at the knees.