Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-03
BY j. ED GRILLO.


Johnny Evers of the Cubs may be-
come manager of the Philadelphia Ma
tional League club. Negotiations Tor
securing Evers from the Chicago club
were opened several days ago. THIS
information comes from most re-
liable source Dooin's resignation as
manager Of the Phillies is to be ac-
cepted as soon as President Fogel re-
turns from the south, where he went
to secure training grounds for ms
team. This may mean that the club
will refuse to acknowledge Dooin's au-
thority to make the deal with Cincin-
natl, in which event Doom will refuse
to withdraw his resignation.
1t is believed that in view OF the
fact that the Philadelphia club has
offered a bunch of cash for Evers,
whose future as player Is IN doupl
since he fractured his ankle, there VIII
be no difficulty experienced in secur-
ing Evers. If cash will not bring about
his ACQUISITION to the Ph1ladelphla
team, it is not unlikely that Doom ana
money will bring both Killing and Evers
to the Phillies.
lust what effect such deal will have
on the swap Of players made with Gin
cinnati remains to be seen. 1t is, OF
course. known that Owner Murphy of the
Cubs opposes the deal with Cincinnati.
Murphy is supposed to have an interest
In the Philadelphia club, and II any
changes are to be made on the Phla-
delphia team he wants the CUBS 10 DE-
rive the. benefit of them.
According to the writer's informant, II
was specifically agreed by Doom and
ho the deal was MADE
that the Philadelphia end would nave 10
be sanctioned by President Fogel, though
Doom gave assurance that this would be
forthcoming. Furthermore, 1t was
agreed that the deal should not be an
nOunced until Tuesday night, but accord
ing to reports Doom received a wire
from Hermann Monday, stating that he
had given out the deal, thus breaking the
agreement Doom claims to have made.
The fact that Johnson. Milan and
Street have not returned their checks to
Promoter Fletcher is not a matter OF any
consequence, since the contracts signed
by the PLAYERS for the exhibition tour, for
which they received the checks, specified
that the agreement was void If the play
ers failed to report at Kansas City Inn
mediately after the completion OF the
worlds series.
The signing of Players Bates and Nc
CULLEN by the Cincinnati club is taken
s an indication that Prestdet Garry
Hermann has evidence to snow tnat
Manager Doom had President roger
sanction to close the deal in question.
1t is argued that Hermann would not
make such q move unless he knew what
he was about, and yet 1t is not unlikely
that his real object In signing these play
ers is to embarass the Phlladeiphla cup;
The two players mentioned have signed
Cincinnati contracts at greatly increased
salaries and perhaps have drawn some
advance money on them Ii the deai
should fall through 1T would foloW that
Philadelphia will either have to come
across with the increase in salary and
equal Herrmann's contract or have two
badly disgruntled players on Its hands.
1t is but natural to presume that the
players will figure themselves worth JUST
has offered. To be forced to take less
will make them dissatisfied and worth
less to the Philadelphia team
Base ball dope is constantly being up
set. For instance, few years ago jim
Delehanty's slump with the. Nationals
was attributed to his having taken the
trip to the orient, where games were
played nearly all winter. 1t has been
contended for many years that ball play
ers who did not take rest during the OH
season could not put up satlsi actory
game during the summer. Delehanty
case came under this head. and even wal
ter Johnson was persuaded not to do any
pitching during the winter, for fear that
1t would affect his work during the reg
ular season.
But the victory of the Athletics in the
American League race and the world s
series has entirely upset all these the
cries. Mack's team played almost three
months after the season was over, MAX
ing q trip to the coast and playing games
going and coming. 1t was considered a
foolhardy proposition at the time to take
q team which stood good chance to
win the pennant On such a tour, and the
Athletics failure was predicted more
than once as a result. But there was
| not the slightest indication during the
playing season that any of Connie Mack s
players had gone back as the result or