Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-11-03
To RULE
CUBS WITH IRON
HAND IN 1874
lawn Declares He Will Change
His Managerial Tactics When
Season Starts Next Year.
BY Davenport.

n HICAGO, Nov 3.--FTom Novem-
I Der to April 10. or whereabouts,
is some jump, but the festive fan
who follows the doings of the heroes
of the diamond is accustomed to
jumps ard almost any old thing is
possible in the Hot Stove League
Hence this brief tale deals with what
may happen when the tar begins to
oOZe out of the bleacher seats about
five months from to-day.
When the Cubs answer the Clang of
the gong next April they will find a
decided change in the makeup Of their
boss, JaWn Evers
1t goes without saying several of
the Cubs who took orders from the
Trojan this past season viii be on
the pay roll next April I, but they
will hardly know their former boss.
Experience is a great little teacher
and wise is he who sits at her feet
and drinks in wisdom.
Profits by Experience.
The experience Evers had last sea =
son in the way of managing a real
ball club has opened his eyes and he
will profit by it.
Up to the first day of last August
Manager Evers had not assessed a
fine upon a member of his club
He tried to get along without the
unpleasant task of kidnapping some
players coin and the players soon
abused the kindness.
True, he assessed a fine of two hun
dred cool simoleons upon the great
Zim when the two clashed at St
Louis, but after sleeping over the
proposition. Jawn rescinded his ac-
ton and remanded the fine the very
next day.
Upon several other occasions he
threatened belligerent members with
fine, but never carried out the
threat.
This little courteous plan of action
proved a boomerang, for the players
soon began to take advantage Of
Evers' kindness and then came de-
cided change IN the Trojans methods
Rules With Iron Hand.
He cast aside the cloak of kindness
and became an austere manager, d
real boss, and some OF the trouble
makers began to tremble.
There was a reason, for Evers had
learned from experience that the only
way in which to manage club was
to manage It.
Then came the exit of the veter-
ans, overall, Richie and Reulbach
heard the tinkling OF the tinware.
One hot day in July when Eyers
was being pestered with suggestions
from his men, he said to the writer:
why, I have pitchers on my staff
who know so much about pitching
that they will not permit me to offer
even a suggestion. What's a fellow
going to do?
They know more about baseball
than l do, and they do not hesitate to
tell me So"
It did not take Jawn long to decide
upon a course of action. The disor-
ganizers went their way and straight
way there came a period Of peace on
the Cub club
This era Of peace brought forth re-
suits, for figures show the Cubs
played the strongest bali Of any club
in Tom Lynch's little aggregation
during the last few weeks Of the sea %
son.
Evers To Be Boss.
What's this all about? Simply this:
Jawn Evers will manage the Cubs
next season and every member OF the
club will be made to know right Off
the reel that he is the man who put
the IN II.
He intends to rule with peaceful
methods If possible, IL not the other
means will prevail.
1t was only natural that when
Evers assembled from the ranks and
became the head OF the club, he
should sympathize with the players
and try to make their pathway easy,
but he soon learned that there is a
wide chasm between a player and a
manager.
He believed at the time he succeed
ed to the throne. that Frank Chance
was In some way a hard manager,
but he learned later that Chance did
not choose the easiest way simply be
cause it was not the easiest.
The Trojan is doing little talking
these days but ne said enough toward
the end OF the season TO eulignten one
as TO what his future actions will be.