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As the new man in the front office, Evans agreed with Bradley that current manager Jim McAllister had no chance of being rehired. Speculation centered on big names from the Major Leagues, including Eddie Collins of the Philadelphia Athletics, Bucky Harris of Washington, and Art Fletcher, manager of the New York Giants. Collins was near the end of a brilliant playing career, but had stated that he wanted to pilot a ball club when he retired. Harris was player-manager of the Senators, but he was not thrilled with the fans, who had been riding him for the past two seasons. They had somehow forgotten that Harris had brought home two pennants and a World Series win in 1924. Fletcher, the manager of the New York Giants, had not indicated he was looking to change jobs, but the Cleveland sportswriters believed he could be had for the right price. Bradley and Evans told the writers a new manager would be in place in time for the minor-league meetings scheduled for the first week of December. Cleveland fans were quite eager to see what kind of manager the new ownership had in mind. The process went on longer than expected. On December 11, the front office surprised a number of folks by hiring former Cleveland Naps shortstop Roger Peckinpaugh.