Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-01-11
By Harry CHASER.

XETHEN Roger Bresnahan ar
wv fixes his signature to Cub
contract within a few days
Manager Evers will have two of
the best backstops in the majors
under his charge, an asset that
should go a long way toward max
ing up for other deficiencies in
CURED by the release of Chance
and Tinker Jimmy Archer ana
'Bres' form a brace of maslmen
the like Of which can not be found
on any one team in the big show.
Both are sterling, aggressive
players who possess, besides the
wealth of ability, the fighting spirit
that forms an important part in
the success of every big Lacquer.
Like Bresnahan, Archer is a native
son of the Emerald Isle. Roger was
born at Tralee, County Kerry, while
Archer first saw the light of day
at Dublin.
Besides getting a splendid catch
er In Bresnahan, Murphy draws in
him a baseball general of tried abil-
ity, and should Johnny Evers' eff
fort in a managerial role result in
failure, why, Chubby Charley will
only have to promote Roger from
the rank OF, player to that of lead
err. As a lieutenant to the brainy
little Cub manager. too, Bresnahan
will be invaluable. Two heads are
better than one at times in direct
ing the destiny of big league out
fit Charley Murphy no doubt had
this in mind when he outbid Barney
Dreyfuss, among others, for the
services of the deposed Cardinal
chief.
Bresnahans worth on the field is
so generally recognized throughout
the baseball world that it hardly
needs to be repeated. The Giant
fans valued him highly and heaved
many a sigh when the noted back
stop was passed along to the st.
Louis club in the spring of 1909,
after he had aided the Giants in
more than half-dozen pennant
fights that included one for the
worlds championship.
Popular in St. Louis.
Rogers appearance in st. Louis
caused as much joy as his depar-
ture did regrets in New York. Mis-
souri, fandom took to him like a
duck to water, and it was not long
before he was established as firm
ly on the pedestal of popularity
there as he ever was in Gotham.
And well he might be. too. for Rog-
err showed EN-" in short order
that he was there. He took hold
of the Cardinals, a seventh place
aggregation, in 1908, and in a short
time made a first division team of
it, and for a time in 1911. held a
prominent position among the front
runners
Only last year St Louis fandom
was singing his praises and re-
marking the great good fortune
that brought him 10 the Mound
City And just when ne thought
he was soon so realize his ambition
OF molding a pennant winner came
the unfortunate turn Of affairs that
cast MIN adrift in the baseball
world.
Naturally a man OF his ability
need not go begging for Job in
these prosperous baseball DAYS. So
there is little cause for him to re-
gIet having had to seek pastures
new. He is said to have received
sum Of money that should be balm
?a-pIenty for any disappointment
he may have suffered By the breach
II contract. and, after all. a lob
as subordinate under Charley Muir
ply may be preferable to that Of
leader under the st. Louis regime.
Pitched for Chicago Once.
By an odd turn Of fate Bresna-
han finds himself today back with
the team ou which he PLAYED more
than "a decade ago Il Was in 1900