The chronicle=news., 1912-11-06
TASK OF JOHN EvERS
BAD ONE. SAYS EXPERTS
ny T. y. sANBORN.

TO manage the Cubs. From the first
signed statement issued by the Cub
magnntc indicating the certainty or
II change Of management. Ercfs was
first choice among the Guesscrs. but
Murphy kept tile pot boiling by hint
ing that the appointment would
cause sensation.
The selection OF E,crs was not SEN
sntional, since IL has been admitted
all along that he was the logical sue
cUssor to Frank Chance. after Tinker
eliminated himself by saying lie
would not take the job II offered him
In fact. the naming OF any on" hut
Evcrx would have proved sensation
al and that was why the sucsscrs
did not come out flat with the sclcc'
,Ion Of the Trojan ax soon az II was
certain that no contract would DC
offered to Frank Chance.
Evcrs has scryc,! IN the ranks un-
der Chance for seven and u half years
and knows better than any one else
Oh the team the Chance plan OF at
tack which as proved 70 successful
ever since the Peerless Leader took
the rcIns. Evcrs has the brains ara
nerve to risk the style oi playing
that has made tho West Side team
famous. lie knows base ball. inside
and Out. vel enough to originate
plays OF his own. lie has been the
close friend and confident OF Chance
nj all iImcs. The Trojan also has been
closer to Murphy than any OF the rcst
NJ the Cub players until recently.
when n cooincs is believed to have
come between them.
|. EvcrS. therefore. was the logical
man to step into Frank Chances
,hocs Mt he time. and he has the
hearty congratulations OF everybody.
concerned. Including the former Cub
pilot. A. the same time John J. has
the sympathy OF every one Of his
friends. Everybody admircs him for
iackiing the Job. II is right In line
with the tremendous nerve and pluck
the Trojan always displayed. There
probably Isn't n harder task to he
found In baseball. II Is harder than
the one BIlly sullivan undertook
when he succeeded Fielder Jones as
manager Of the White Sox on the lat
tcr's retirement back In the fall Of
1908. for Jones was not the popular
idol that Frank Chance is. although
the White Sox pilo, showed himself
the straEctic master OF the Cub lead
cr In the worlds series OF 1906. Jones
was admittedly q great leader and
cid more with less material than any
man before or since his time. but
what I mean is that he lacked the
personal magnetism hy which Chance
has made the public like him rs well
as admit and admire his greatness.
Evcrs hRx TO take team whose
performances have been uniformly
succcSful.. but which is breaking up.
From what is left he has to start
building anew without much straw
in sight from which to make bricks.
!, Is going to he n tough task and
II will test Johnny's hold on the pub
lie affections II he does not make u
team OF champions riSh, from the
start-an almost impossible task.
II is practically necessary to get
two new outiicidcrs. n shortsiop and
some pitchers. From Evers' conver.
sa,ion II looks n certainty that Joe
Tinker viii be given the opportunity
to manage the Reds II a suitable
trade can be made for him. But how
to fill Tinker's place around the In
fields keystone is the problem. No
youngstcr on the Cub list can do II.
even II there is a phcnom in the list.
II takes years to learn to play short
stop as Tinker plays II. II Joe is not
given the chance to manage he will
naturally feel hurt and that will af-
feet his work.
Suggestions of threc.corncrcd
deal by which Mike Doolan could be
secured Ms Evcrs' side partner have
been made. and anything Is possible
in which the Chicago Cubs are In
volvcd. provided 1t also gives Garry
Herman what he wants.
Evcrs has expressed willingness
to let 70 of Sheckard II James Tildcn
wants TO secure managerial berth
md has expressed dbubt as to GEN.
ter field. but has come out flat-foot-
cd in favor OF retaining Frank
Schultz In right. It is easier to plug
holes In the outfield than on the
infield. because the machinery out
there docs not require 80 much OF the
oil OF experience to get 1t working
smoothly. 1t will be n long time.
however. before there is developed
US great an outfielder as Sheckard
was-note the use Of the past tense.
Even to his friends 1t has looked AZ
II sheckard was slowing up In his
all-around work this year and as II
he was not the fielder who did so
much toward winning all those PEN
nnnts In the last decade. but
youngster coming in has long way
to go before he meets Shcckard going
out.
With only one catcher. too much
of the Cubs chances OF SUCCESS de-