Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-10-24
BY Edward J. Geiger.

~ HICAGO, Oct. 24.-Johnny
Evers, crack second baseman
of the Cubs and one of the
best -Sackers the game can boast of,
is to manage the West Side organ
ization during 1913, if no longer.
Charles w. Murphy owner Of
the Chicago National league club,
after a careful study of all the
available material for the manage
rial berth. decided on Evers and
closed with the fighting youngster.
This puts to rest all the guesswork
and mystery connected with the
question that has been in every
mouth, Who win take Frank
Chances place as the leader of the
Cubs ?"
Murphy Is not the author of this
Information, and he may deny the
above. Johnny Evers also may. for
he has been pledged to secrecy, but
no matter what stand either the
magnate or the player may take.
the above statement is true. and if
Murphy does not admit it now or
before November / the date on
which he. says he will make the
name of the new manager public,
he will eventually confirm it,
Likens Evers to McGraw.
The Cubs boss believes that in
Evers he has a second John "Mugg
sy" McGraw, and the leader of the
New York Giants is his ideal of a
manager 1t is chiefly because of
this that. he selected Evers 20 man
age the Cubs next year. though this
is but one of his reasons.
Murphy is firmly of the belief
that Johnny is heart and soul in
the game. that he is fighting for
the interests of the club at all times
and that when he is put out of the
play by the umpires it is not the
desire to have his say or to get into
the spotlight, but because he is
fighting to win. That's the stuff
that has made McGraw famous,
and that's the stuff Murphy says
wins pennants and swells the box
office receipts.
John is popular with the fans
and players has youth. is a good
batter. fast on the bases and on
the field, and above all is a Won
derfully fast thinker This has
been something that Murphy has
admired in Evers for years. and lit
has eventually brought it's reward.
The Cub owner argues that he is a
good judge of players, has remark
ably good judgment and seems to
grasp critical situations the mo-
ment they come up And with all
his quickness of thought Murphy
says Evers never leaps, before he
looks. In other words. ne always
thinks before he speaks. and once
he has spoken he is firm. He pos
sesses more thaa the average
amount of intelligence.
Merkle Play Aids Johnny,
Charles Webb has always been a
strong admirer of EVers, and John.
ny has been very friendly with tie
boss. Two other things that stand
out prominently in Murphys rea-
sons for naming Evers are that it
Vas John VINO discovered Heine
Zimmerman, and because Eyers
quick thinking helped win the
pennant for sthe West Sid
ers when the Trojan discovered
that Merkle. of the Giants. failed
to touch second in the play OF 1908.
Murphy belieyes that though Ev-
ers Is only 20 years old, thus max
ing him the Youngest manager in
either league, he will feel the weight
of the responsibility placed on his
shoulders and VIII handle the team
in manner which Is to Murphy's
liking and that 1918 will see the
Cubs winners. Evers and Murphy
were brought together to discuss
the matter at the opening of the
city series. They spen, several
hours together going over the de-
tails
Though satisfied that Johnny