The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-12-02
CRABS COMPOSE
THE CHICAGO TEAM
President Murphy says They
Should no Longer be
Called Cubs.
BY George c. Rice.l

According to Presiden, Charles W.
Murphy, h name of the Chicago
Nationals should be changed from
CUBS to Crabs next year. The Gun
boss is worrying abou, the safety of
umpires assigned To work in games
on the windy city grounds next sea-
son because there will be so many
mean tempered players on his team.
In Johnny Evers. the new manager,
Murphy has selected the biggest crab
in the game, according to every high
class judge Of the sport. Evers
doesn't even deny the fact. but on the
contrary has taken great delight III
Human Crab"
He has been known as the greatest
umpire batter in history until last
summer, when he took Il vacation OF
several months in the early summer,
but came strong at the finish. as the
record of Ton Lynch will show.
The Cub leader has collected at
least two new men for next seasons
campaign who will run him a close
race for the honors of his team next
year in the grabbing line.
OTIS ClNmer. the veteran N~r;-"~npo-
lis outfielder. has been recognized for
Years as one OF the crabs of the game.
He has been winning many ball
games for the Millers in the years
nat he has been there by growing
at the umpires SO viciously every
time they made a decision against
him on a close play that they have
been scared into giving him many
decisions he Was not really deserving
of.
Mcdonald Bites Empires.
Eddie Mcdonald, the new utility
player from sacramento. is also a
fcrocious proposition for the UNI
n1rQ0 VTl1iS * nyn ~, E,.o.-
traded Downey for him. No one who
watched Mcdonald play last summer
with the poor old Braves thought he
was a whirlwind of a player, but the
Cub leader wants him, he says. be-
cause he is a wise player. Paw. of
his wisdom consists of swapping ut
the ulnplres when those ind.> iduals
call the close ones against him.
Then Evers will have his old te IN
mates. Miller and Zimmerman. to
make up the list Of crabs. Miller,
who has been with the Cubs y Wy a
year. is regarded as one of the mos.
|ill-tempered Of all players of tie old
league: His looks r particularly
favorable for such a reputation.
While he is off the field. Ward Mil
Ter is Il pleasant spoken man. but the
minute he gets into his fighting clothes
his whole demeanor changes and he
is as apt to bite any one that enters
an argument with him as not.
Heine Zimmerman qualities for me
because of his record dur
ing the last season. Heine has been
IL regular on the team for only one
year. but in tina; time he has tau sht
all the umpires in the league that he
deserves wholesome regard for fear
he Will chew off an ear or an arm
any time they call him out at the
plate when he slides in on his nose.
Five Strenuous Fighters.
With five such strenuous 'igf trrs
as the above il is no wonder that
President Murphy is already wonder
ing where he will finish ncNi asnll.
True. EverS has made Il solemn
promise that he will try his best to
control his temper and cut out the
Grabbing. hut that is no proof that nc
will be able to do 1t.
Even II 'thr manager does succeed
in calming himself on all occasions.
he will not be able to control the
fiery dispositions OF the other four
members of tho team.
h Appreciation Of Crab" has been
applied to all players that lose their
tempers on every occasion that
things go against them. They .a.c
always good lighters and generally
valuable mon for their team.
Players who tight hard to win are
more valuable than those who do not,
SO managers of big league teens
have come to regard the crabs as
very desirable members. Miller Hug
gins and Otto lInabe arc two no. Sc
crabs.