Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-04
PRESIDENT FOGEL ADMITS HE
WANTS EVERS TO MANAGE
Owner Murphy of Cubs to Meet Philadel-
phia Magnate in New Orleans
Today to Close Deal-Evers
Can't Play Next Year.
BY J. ED GRILLO.

Confederation of the story printed in
yesterdays Star that the Philadelphia
Club is negotiating for the service of
Johnny Evers comes from New Orleans,
where President Horace Fogel is So
journing. Fogel admits that he wants
Evers and that he is awaiting the arrival
of President Murphy of the Cubs to fix
up the deal. The following dispatch ex-
plains itself:
, NEW ORLEANS, La, November A.
Horace S. Fogel, president OF the Phlla-
delphia National League Base Ball Club,
arrived here yesterday. He said that he
would like Johnny Evers of the Chicago
Cubs to manage the Quakers next season
and will at once begin negotiations with
the Chicago team to obtain him.
"Fogel said that there was no real ar
gument with the Cincinnati club over the
alleged transfer between the two teams
as the deal was made without MS
sanction as president of the Philadelphia
club
Murphy is expected in New Orleans to-
day It is to be presumed that his visit
there was prearranged with Fogel for
the purpose of discussing the Evers deal
and incidentally to have thorough
understanding anent the deal made with
Cincinnati by Manager Doom. From Chi
has announced that he will not be able
to play next season, which strengthens
the belief that lines are being laid to
make him the manager of the Phillies.
Just as soon as some player has mace
good in fast company there are always
lot of regrets issued by the other club
owners and managers who had chance
H..
Just beaten to him.
Owner Murphy of the Cubs is authority
for the statement that he sent a contract
to Pitcher Jack Coombs while the latter
was at Colby College, but that one OF
Connie Mack's scouts got in day be
fore and signed Coombs, thus preVentine
him from joining the Cubs and perhaps
changing a lot of base ball history.
There Is scarcely ever player VINO
comes UP and makes good who has not
been touted to several major league ciups.
Every big league club averages ABOUT d
thousand letters every year recoihhenu
ing PLAYERS A majority of them are never
heard from, but every now and then some
real star is overlooked by several clubs
1t is a matter of fact that Walter john
son was touted to four or hve MAJOR
league managers when Cantillon picked
him up. A friend-Shay by name, If MEM
DRY serves right-had written Cantlilon
about johnson for year. but because
johnson was pitching in the far west l.
was no easy matter to have MIN looked
Catcher Blankenship had been injured
Cantillon received another letter from
Shay regarding Johnson's WONDERFUL
prowess. AS Blankenship could not work,
Cantiiion figured on killing two blros WIN
one stone. He sent Blankenship to Wei
ser. Idaho, with the following instruc-
There is a fellow named johnson pitch
ing out there. Don't look at MIN; just
bring him here and We'll see what ne can
do
Blankenship brought Johnson here a
week later. He lost his first game TO
Detroit, 1 to o, and Immediately. every
manager in the major leagues examined
letters telling about Johnson. whereupon
the usual feat Of kicking themselves was
INDUCED In.
California lads have 1t In the blood TO
become good ball players and yearly Dig
league clubs invade the golden west for
the SCOOP of the California and North
western leagues, says the Pniiaoelphia
Inquirer. Connie Mack and his scouts
were not backward this season in look
ing over the good ones and two Pacific
coast phenoms will join the world cham
pions when they go south next spring
for the annual try-out Both are pltcn-
ers and are said to be sure OF gaining
One of the new twirlers answers to the
name of Al Bonner, who was purchased
for s1,75O, and the other. Lefty Miller,
drafted from the champion Seattle team.
Bonner is a right handler and pitched sem
sational ball for the Spokane club this
summer.
In picking UP these two men Mack is
adding that much more reserve force to
his pitching department. The Athletics
are hooked up just right from every other
angle, being well fortified in every de-
partment by a strong cast Of regulars
and reliable substitutes. His catching
department needs no addition with
Thomas, Livingston, Lapp and Donohue.
Naturally, the chief interest, then, to the
FANS as we'll as the club, Is to strengthen
the hurting corps. And this department,
with the host of new talent coming for
the shrewd Connie to look over next
|, spring, gives the Athletics such a formid-
able lineup now that the 1911 bunting
looks like a sweet dream to Philadel-
phians.
Guess such hurlers as Chief Bender,
Jack Coombs, Eddie Plank, Cy Morgan,
Harry Krause, Tommy Atkins and Jimmy
Dygert will be able to hold their end
| against the American League sluggers.
There is enough pitching talent right in