The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-14
JOHN EVERS' JEALOUSY
MAY COST BRESNAHAN HIS
lob WITH CHICAGO TEAM
Great Backstop in Bad With Manager of Windy City Team
May Land Berth With Superbas
PhIEes Next Season
Phlllies Next Season

ST. LOUIS. Sept l3-Roger Bres-
nahan is getting $4,000 "A year to
act as understudy for Jimmy Archer
on the Cub catching staff while Man
ager Eyers is drawing down 5000, ii
is reliably reported, for managing the
club. What's the answer?
There are many 81. Louis fans.
friends of Brcsnahau. who are inter
ested in knowing what win become Of
the former Cardinal manager, They
realize that owner Murphy hardly will
retain a player at Bresnahans salary
when his manager tEvers) considers
him in the same class with Tom Need
ham, an ancient maskman-
Eyers recently benched Bresnahan
and called on Needham AT that time
Keystone King claimed that Roger
was not playing the right kind Of
ball" owner Murphy rushed into
the breach and ordered Evers to put
Bresnahan back in the box score and
Johnny obeyed, with deep regret,
However, Just as soon AS Archer re-
covered. Bresnahan again was rele-
gated TO the bench and Archer was
permitted to work in both ends OF
double headers
Too Much Ability.
cause. is sore on Bresnahan. Rather,
Evers fears the Duke, who has too
much managerial ability to remain
harnessed In the ranks. Consequent
ly, Ii is believed that Evers viii not
favor the retention of Bresnahan next
season. and the fans naturally are In
terested in Bresnahans fate,
Roger has nothing to say. He has
said nothing since he joined the club
and his demeanor since being reduced
TO a private has been such as to pro-
woke applause. He has done what he
has been told. thereby proving himself
a more obedeut serf than many other
members of the Cubs.
Occasionally, though. Bresnahan is
forced to show that he knows Just as
much baseball, If not a bit more, than
EYers And this hurts.
In the sixth inning Of Tuesdays
second game Roger was obliged to
cali his boss. Evers pulled bone"
although he was being coached by
Bresnahan to make the proper play.
Mowrey opened this inning with a
single. Cakes came next. Big Jim
Vaughan. who has fairly good mo-
ton to first had Mowrey sliding back
to first as he pitched to Cakes. Rebel
hit the ball to Evers AS Johnny
gloved the pill Mowrey was Just re-
gaining his feet at first base. Bres-
nahan raced madly toward first, yell
ing to Evers to make the play on
Cakes and then get Mowry. How
ever, Johnny tossed the ball to second,
and instead of a sure double play.
only one man was retired Bresna-
han saw the play that Evers ever
looked. For just such reasons Evers
doesn't want Rogers around
Accused OF Double Crossing.
When Bresnahan signed with the
Cubs he was accused by Manager
Clarkes of the Pirates OF double-cross-
ing the Pittsburg club. Roger, much
to his friends surprise, never contra
dicted this statement at the time 1t
was made However, he did go to
Clarke during the current season and
prove to Freds absolute satisfaction
that Owner Dreyfuss refused to pay
the price Murphy offered That put
the shoe on Clarke's other foot
Bresnahan last winter promised to
sign with Clarke If Pittsburg paid
as much as any other club. But Drey-
fuss, unknown to Clarke, refused to
pay the price Chicago offered, and
naturally Roger Went to the Cubs.
This in spite Of the fact that Murphy
and Bresnahan were enemies at the
time.
Evers is said to have made good.
He's fighting his players. and his play
ers are fighting him. but he has his
credit is due Bresnahan, who round
ed out the pitchers Indeed. Evers
himself admitted this spring that be