Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-26
CUBS OLD MACHINE
thinker to EverS to Chance"
Appears in Box Score.
TRIO =. IN GREAT FORM
With These Three Infelders All
Right, Chicago Nationals
Look Strong.
=. IN GREAT FORM

CHICAGO, March 26.-Tinker to Evers
to Chance.
This phrase appeared in the box score
of Cub practice game with New Or
leans one day last week under the cap
ton Of double plays.
Nothing strange in this, say you, and
you are correct However, the fact that
Tinker, Evers and Chance negotiated
double play is just the thing that has
half the managers of the National
League lying awake nights devising
schemes in Strengthening their lines fol-
the season.
Tile double play in that box score in
dicated the old Cub machine. the base
ball vehicle which has Won four remnants
ana two worlds CHAMPIONSHIPS. is still
in the fight. The same infield that bat
tied the White Sox for the worlds cha M
pionship in 1906, with the single exception
of third base, will represent the Cubs in
the opening game April II. The outfield
that has been the terror Of opposing
teams for years is back on the job-Hof-
man, Sheckard and Schultz. This trio
promises to be even better than last
year. because Hoffman seems to be in bet
ter condition Hoffman, in good condition
In 1910. was runner-up for the batting
supremacy. Holman, in poor shape in
l9!l. was away down the list. Circus
Solly is hitting again and hitting hard.
This means trouble for opposing pitchers
But to get back TO Tinker to Evers
to Chance
Ihat double play made down at New
Orleans the other day tells why Chi
cago fans already are believing there
VIII be fifth pennant to the credit of
the peerless leader when the curtain
falls next October. Last year. with
Chance and Evers both out of the game
Of
Cubs fought the Giants toe to toe until
the last five weeks of the race In
fact it looked until late in August tina I
Chance was going to perform the base
ball miracle of winning pennant with
a hrst-year man on first. another year
ling on third, a substitute at second
and but the shell of pitching staff.
Jimmy Doyle. the yearling of 1911 on
third base. is dead. He promised to be
a star. To fill his place Chance has
Lennox and Zimmerman. Both are
tried men. The former was a star
1910 because of bad legs. He came
back last year with Louisville. hit 1871
and showed his years sojOurn in the
big minor league had given him the
polish he needed to make good in
major league company. Zimmerman is
a good third baseman. He played the
bag in 1910 for a long stretch when
Steinfeldt was injured and played a
grand game. Used steadily on the far
corner. he should be star but at pres
ent LennoX appears to have the inside
track. Two third basemen will not be
any. too many. as Zimmerman. can be
used at any other infield position.
In addition. King Cole, the man who
won the 1910 pennant for the Cubs.
looks as good as he did two years ago.
Reulba ch is showing symptoms of con-
troll. Lew Richie is rounding into shape.
Cheney
tried and true Brown is still in the
game.
So far as can be gathered it looks as
if Jimmy Lavender and Howard North
rop We're youngsters likely to be re-
tanned. Both are risht-hand pitchers
Lavender is a spitball expert and
Northrop is a purveyor of high speed
and curves. with good head to direct
their use This will give the Cubs a
strong pitching corps