Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-21
RAJAH BENCHED
FOR PUNK WORK
Evers Charges Bresnahan with
Loafing and Says Need
ham Will Catch.
TRIES TO CHANGE STYLE
Trojan Says Veteran Dlsobeyed Or.
ders in Handling Cub
Pitchers.

Boston, Mass, July 21.-Enter Deer
foot Tom as regular Cub shortstop un-
til Archer quits the hospital Sounds
funny, Ell, with Needham doing the
heavy work when battle-scarred war
rior of Bresnahans calibre is sticking
around with nary a physical ailment
to keep him from lending a hand be-
hind the log? But Evers is the boss
and he has benched the former skip
per of the st. Louis Cardinals because
he doesn't approve of Rogers style Of
catching.
What's wrong with Bresnahan?
Why did you yank him in the third
inning of the first game of Thursdays
double-header, and why did you send
Needham into the succeeding contests
here?" That's the query we PROFOUND
ed to Johnny. The managers reply
was short and TO the point: Because
he isn't catching the way l want him
to, and Needham does
FAILS TO STOP RUNNERS.
Whereupon the Trojan was bonn
barded with all sorts of questions con-
corning this new tangle. For years
critics, fans and other players, like
wise umpires, have named King, Bres-
nahan and Archer as the boss perform
ers in their particular line of work
in the National league. Evers doesn't
string along with the majority. how
ever. Said John, warming to his re-
cital of facts as he sees them:
Too many opposing runners are
given opportunities to take big leads
off the bases and consequently steal
because Bresnahan will not signal the
pitcher for pitch-outs at the right
time. His failure to catch along the
line followed by Killing and Archer
and other catchers with the Cubs dur
ing the last 10 years has cost the
team heavily this trip.
| Several runners have advanced
and landed on the scoring spot-which
is second base-simply because Roger
gave them the chances. His style
may have pleased the New York club,
and he did some remarkable worS
with the Cardinals. but don't propose
to make over the system of play we
have been accustomed to for 10 years
because of catcher's inclination to
do his work as he thinks best"
ROGER GLAZING DOWN" ON JOB.
Evers also cited an instance where
he thought Bresnahan "soldiered" on
the way from, the plate to first base
while batting after the manager had
rebuked him for an alleged bit of mis-
judgment in signaling the Cub pitcher
an inning previous.
According to Archer, he will be
ready for windpad duty by Wednes-
day, when a double-header will be
staged with Dooin's daisies at Phil
adelphia. The crack sharpshooter is
anxious to get back on the job, but
, he must play things safe with that
smashed digit, else another sojourn on
the side lines may follow.
i, All hope of returning Zimmerman
=, to the lineup during the remaining
. five games of this trip faded yesterday
when the temperamental slugger
,, hoped a train for Chicago. thinner
man told Evers yesterday he did not
intend to play until he felt o. K,
, whereupon Johnny shipped the Grip
pied athlete back to Chicago with in
structions to visit a bone repairer.
Artie Phelan will continue on watch
| at the far corner until Heine decides
he is ready to risk his ankle, which
was hurt the day before the Trojans
| left for the east.