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Chief Wahoo is a logo of the Cleveland Indians. The logo is a cartoon caricature of a Native American face. As part of the larger Native American mascot controversy, it has drawn criticism from Native Americans, social scientists, religious and educational groups; but remains popular among fans of the Cleveland Indians. The team considered replacing the logo in 1993 when it moved to Progressive Field, but it was ultimately retained. Although Chief Wahoo is most properly described as a logo, he is sometimes called a mascot.〔 ==Origins and History== In 1932, the front page of the Plain Dealer featured a cartoon by Fred George Reinert that used a caricatured Native American character with a definite resemblance to the later Chief Wahoo as a stand-in for the Indians winning important victory. The character came to be called "The Little Indian," and became a reoccurring character in cartoon coverage of the Indians' games, including a small front-page visual box where his head would peek out to announce the outcome of the latest game. Journalist George Condon would write in 1972, "When the baseball club decided to adopt an Indian caricature as its official symbol, it hired an artist to draw a little guy who came very close to Reinert's creation; a blood brother, unquestionably." In 1947, Cleveland Indians owner Bill Veeck hired the J.F. Novak Company, designers of the patches worn by Clevelands police and firefighters, to create a new logo for his team. 17-year-old draftsman Walter Goldbach, an employee of the Novak Company, was asked to perform the job.〔 Tasked with creating a mascot that "would convey a spirit of pure joy and unbridled enthusiasm", he created a smiling Indian face with yellow skin and a prominent nose.〔 Goldbach has said that he had difficulty "figuring out how to make an Indian look like a cartoon",〔 and that he was probably influenced by the cartoon style that was popular at the time. Sportswriters would eventually take to calling the unnamed character "Chief Wahoo". Goldbach has said that the logo's moniker is inaccurate.〔 Quoting a child he met while talking at a school, Goldbach explained in a 2008 interview, "He's not a chief, he's a brave. He only has one feather. Chiefs have full headdresses."〔 In 1951, the mascot was redesigned with a smaller nose and red skin instead of yellow skin.〔 This logo has remained in use ever since, with only minor changes to the design. In the 1950s, the logo had black outlines and red skin; today the logo has blue lines and red skin.〔 After its introduction, the face of the 1951 logo was incorporated into other, full-body depictions of the character. Ohio sportswriter Terry Pluto has described comics of Chief Wahoo that would run on the front page of the Cleveland Plain Dealer in the 1950s, with the character's depiction signifying the outcome of yesterday's game. Wins were illustrated by Chief Wahoo holding a lantern in one hand and extending the index finger on his other. Losses were illustrated by a "battered" Chief Wahoo, complete with black eye, missing teeth, and crumpled feathers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chief Wahoo」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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