New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-27
AXE FALLS ON MANAGERS
Two Gone, Others in National
League Likely to Go.
TIE PASSING OF CHANCE
Temper Of Evers May Prove n
Stumbling Block to Hopes
Of Murphy and Cubs.


and sensational enough to rival a hot
pennant race in point Of interest. What
with the trials and tribuiations of the
owners and the sudden taking off Of two
managers Of exceptional ability, the win
ter bids fair to be productive Of much
hilarity. II Will be noted that all the
( troubles are centred IN the National
League. while the American League pur-
sues the even tenor Of its way.
Last year il was the junior organiza-
ton that was in the limelight, as six
new managers were invested with the re-
. sponsi5ilities of leading team to PEN
nant. Only Connie Mack and Hughie
Jennings retained their titles. This year
only McGraw and Fred Clarke seem to
have a hold on their jobs In the National
League. Charlie Doolns tenure Of office
being more or less dependent upon the
| involved internal strife ia the Pniladel-
phia club
The appearance of Johnny Eyors in
/ the race of the leaders and the passing OF
/ Frank Chance as manager OF the Chicago
/ Cubs are startling developments OF the
/ post-scasO activities. With good man
| ayers at premium the fans are be-
/ ginning to wonder at the antics of Charlie
Murphy, owner Of the Cubs, in dismissing
a man who has won four National League
pennants and two worlds championships.
/ For the last three years the exceptional
ability OF Chance has kept the cubs IN
/ the thick of the pennant race when the
/ team, which in it's prime was the great
est ever developed looked little better
I than a second division outfit With
/ pitching star almost completely wrecked
and the nine but a shadow Of its former
self in physical ability Chance used
. brains and experience to give the lusty
young Giants, who were just beginning to
| hit their stride, the night Of their lives,
beating them out for the pennant IN 1910.
/ Half the time the peerless leader was
sick enough 20 be in hospital, but hc
, grimly stuck to his post on the bench
when ne was compelled to retire from
actual participation I'm the games. While
ne was recovering from an operation las;
summer word came 20 him that It's days
were numbered as manager n the cubs.
Johnny Evcrs has been picked as his
successor. This not only means the pass
ing Of Chance, but the release Of Joe
/ Tinker, the brilliant shortstOp Of the
team. Evers and Tinker. while working
together Ike a charm on the field, were
at swords points on the bench, coming
10 blows In Brooklyn o~s day when
/ Tinker was managing the club in the
| absence of Chance.
Murphy realizes that Tinker could never
| play under the direction OF Evcrs and
has given Joe permission 20 open nego-
tiations with the Cincinnati club Tn the
hope Of landing managerial berth there.
Thus with one stroke Murphy loses an
able experienced general and one OF the
best shortstops In either league. Tinker
to be sure. is thirty-sIx years Old and Is
not good for many more campaigns. but
he was never better than last season.
The same thing may be said Of Evers'
| who came back In wonderful fashion.
Possessing all the brains OF second
McGraw Evcrs lacks some OF the most
essential qualities that - 10 make up
/ successful manager Ability TO keep the
| team in good humor and playing al top
notch every minute Is half the battle ac-
cOrdinE 10 the men who know. But
| Evers, unless he changes his tactics VIII
/ have his men fighting among Themselves
and Will prove a poor discipluarian. A
man who will pour sand down an UNI
[ pres back, as Johnny did last summer
/ is too hot tempered TO manipulate pen
nant winning combination 10 the best az
vantage.
! With a big hole left I'm the iufeld by
| the passing Of Tinker, a pitching staff
that numbers only Cheney and Richie,
men of even average worth, an outteld
THAT has slowed up grcatly-Sheckard
Ibripg ALI through and Schultz on his last
l,og-,rd tho veteran Archer the only
c,tcbcr ~ any ability whatsoever. the
| rcpr,rv rcw manager will have his
har1s C,,u d.,aIoninp = team that will
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80,
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were ho' "'''l's " iN"'' ''''' nv '''''
| ana would Ike 10 manage some ot"e'
| team. Murphy seems set against ms
and has stated that he Intends TO Keep
! Chance as utility inheldcr This, OF
| course, is nothing but ruse to Keep
| Chance from going 10 another clua. HIS
| ball playing days are over, but, accord
! ing 10 the laws Of baseball, the peerless
leader cannot 20 anywhere else so long
as Mummy offers him contract, no mat
| Ter how nominal the salary. II he re-