Evening journal., 1910-10-05
EVERS GIVES
"zIM" A BOOST
Chicago Trojan Declares Heine
Will be Worlds Series
Surprise
JOHNNY TO SEE
GAMES FOR TITLE


Johnny Evers. the Cubs second
baseman who broke one Of the bones
in his right leg IN the Cincinnati
game last Saturday has been taken
to the West Side hospital, where the
fracture was set by DR.. Davis, phy-
sician Of the west side team. The
Trojan was accompanied by Doc Sem
mems and Pitcher FoXen. The former
returned TO Cincinnati and the latter
went TO his home.
The player who has been the most
important cog in Chances machine
for the last fve years passed a rest
less day at the hospital with his in
iured foot bandaged in blankets and
ice packs. Although he had kept
quiet on the subject he declared he
was more anxious to play In the COM
ing worlds series than in any of
the others
Since the start Of the last eastern
trip Johnny said he had been going
along in fine style, hitting the ball
and getting on the bases with more
regularity than at any time during
the year. He asserted his mind was
on the coming series all the time
and he wanted 10 . in the best o.
shape for the games with the Phila-
delphia Athletics
Evers Gives Heine Boost.
Although every one feels sure John
ny's absence from the lineup, will
weaken the Cubs. Bvers does not think
so. and said Zimmerman will play
better game than he would. The
second sacker believes Heine will be
the surprise of the series. and said
that the fast pitching of Bender and
Coombs would be just to thinner
mans liking, while the club would be
much stronger against Plank or
Krause with Heinesin the game
Evers declared,file had had a feeling
for the last two months that some
thing would happen to keep him out
of the world'sfseries When the club
was in Boston. he said, a friend told
him to take things easy, as the Cubs
had the pennant cinched and there was
no use taking any chances of being
injured On severaI other occasions,
Johnny said, he had been cautioned.
but had paid little attention. On the
train coming from Cincinnati these re-
marks came back to him with force
A number Of friends called to see
Johnny and tried to cheer him up. and
also his wife, who is acting as nurse.
Accident Was Unavoidable,
According to Evers. the accident
which has put him out of commission
is one that might happen TO any ball
| player no matter how careful he might
| be- Johnny said he was on second
when Holman singled to center and
as soon as he saw the ball was goinl
safe he started for home He said h
, did not know where the ball was. an
l as he neared the plate he started Z
J slide. Johnny said ne did not slide
foot after he hit the ground III
cleats caught IN the hard earth an
I his foot turned at right angles II
. said he was afforded the best of treai
, ment in Cincinnati, but wanted to e
! back to Chicago among friends to pas
, the days Of his convalescence.
1t was an unfortunate accident,
Johnny said, as he lay in bed at tn
hospital "I wanted to play in thi
series more than the others. but
feel sure Zimmerman will be able {
fill my place | have a feeling b
will be the surprise of the series an
am sure he will dc some hitting o
Bender and Coombs, while he will
much better than me against the lei
handlers. Plank and Krause.
Il am glad the team won the per
nant, for it will give Chance an OF
portunity to work some of the sui
stitutes and give the old men a res
, We did not want to win the pennal
IN Boston as most of the PLAYERS al
I
J we won the flag in Boston in 1906, an
! also remember what the Sox did
. us in the worlds series. In near
2 all the games there we had ten
fifteen men on the sacks IN each col
test, but they would get caught q
the bases or do something to put the
out before. they crossed the home plat
While I was sitting on the grour
In Cincinnati and looking at my ankl
the first person noticed when Loo
). ed up was Hank O'Day- AS soon
N he realized how badly l was hurt
turned and walked away with a sa
e dened look upon his face. That mig
lt while I was lying In bed at the hot
81 Umpire Brennan came up TO my roo
= and told me my injury had unsettl
Hank Brennan said O'Day could n
~ eat his dinner nor smoke a cigar, al
al | knew things must be pretty b
ie when Hank can't smoke.
n Hopes to See Worlds Series.
- Il will be laid up for at least eig
"a weeks Dr. Davis will set the bo
On and on Wednesday It viii be put in
cast. The bone, when It heels, will
stronger than ever. but the muse
and ligaments are torn so badly il W
be a long time before I will be al
.is 10 use the leg. l want to get out
"a the air, and ! am told I may possil
~ walk around on crutches in ten da
'no If this is true / will be one of I
~ most interested spectators at
~, worlds sefies and will be pulling
L. Zimmerman all the time I think I
bo Cubs will beat the Athletics in de
act sive fashion. as the pitchers are
Qond ehana and the n1avorc FEEL e,