The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1913-01-09
ROGER BRESNAHAN
MAY Be MANAGER
TO REPLACE EVERS
Charlie Murphy Shows Wis
dom in Obtaining Cardi-
nails Leader.
JACKSON SPENDING
SIMPLE LIFE NOW
Closes Each Day With a Dozen
Raws, His One
80 Hobby.
By SENATOR"

If all stories are true regarding the
signing of Roger Bresnahan with the
Chicago Cubs, "Chattering' Charlie
Murphy is once more shown to be fox
According to the dope, Bresnahan 4:
TO get s6,3Si every year. If he finishes
his three years with the Cubs, he will
receive bonus of $4,000
With Bresnahan on his team, Murphy
is protected against the salary demands
of Jimmy Archer, the best catcher in
the National League With Bresnahan
on the job, Murphy has a potential
manager in case he suddenly decides
that Johnny Evers lacks the class for
the position. Murphy is crazy like a
fox, that's all.
Again, it's good betting that Bresna-
han will never collect that bonus of
$1,000 Leave it to Murphy to discover
some way out of paying it. He will
not have Bresnahan on the Cubs for
three full years, If that will cost him
Sie.OoO in hard money.
Evers Is Doomed.
Evers, the Cook county crab, is said
to be doomed to failure in his efforts
to fill the shoes of F. Leroy Chance,
Peerless Leader. The Troy terror is
known everywhere for his ungovernable
temper. Murphy says he likes that trait
in his new manager, but it is hardly
a characteristic to work for the good of
the CUBS There will be many troubles
IN the clubhouse this coming season
and the players will not have the even
tempered. sharp-tongued Chance to
settle them. either
Many Chicago fans think Evers will
De supplanted by July f. With Bresna-
nan. former manager of the Cardinals,
hanging around. it's a fair guess to
says that he may wind up the season OF
IslS leading the Cubs. anyway. the
Cubs youthful manager hasn't the
smoothest road ahead of him.
Joe jackson, the near-holdout of the
Naplanders. Ia .spendinge a quiet winter
on his farm near Greenyille. S. c. Hes
has bought this farm with his earn
ings on the diamond. and wants to be-
come gentleman farmer when he quits
playing ball. ~
Jackson's Amusements.
Jackson's simple life consists of put
tering around his farm all morning,
trolley riding with his wife in the after
noon, and winding up the day with
tour Of the various moving picture
houses possessed by the South Carolina
metropolis.
It's South Carolina for me- says
Joe. The boys ! meet in the big
league generally tell me that their am
bltion Is to own a ranch in California,
but I'm quite satisfied with South Caro-
lima. The only reason they want their
farms in California is because they
don't know South Carolina as / do
Every evening after the last moving
picture house has quit working, Joe
takes his wife into the nearest oyster
house and does away with a dozen
raws. just Ike that. If there is one
thing Joe Jackson likes it's a raw oys-
ter. No, not one oyster but dozens Of
rhem. one after the other. So he closes
Is day with a dozen raWs and then
kes home on the last trolley. Talk
put Your simple life, that's Jsckson's
die monaker.
Here's the Secret.
One of the secrets of the high stand
ing of the Climbers I'm 1872 may be seen
in the dope that shows how much hit
ting they needed TO make their runs.
The worlds champion Red SoX required
IL hits to shove a run over the platter,
making 794 runs on 1,403 bingles.
The Climbers made 69S runs on 1,Z9
Though out-scored and out-hit by the
Athletics and the Tigers, the Climbers
have the same average as both these
teams. The Athletics scored 779 runs
on Lap hits and the Tigers 40 runs
On 1,374 hits.
The Browne slowness of foot is seen
in their requiring % hits for each run
they managed to bring over the plate.
Instead Of being speedy, the White Sox
are just ahead of the Browns, requir-
ing Il hits for each run scored.