Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-08-22

thusiasm, once so pronounced is lack
ing. The rare old, fair old golden
days have gone, all right, and some
thing new will have to crop up tc
bring the heart beats back again-tc
wake our interest when these ole
rivals meet. The Cubs are at the
Polo Grounds now. They were out
there yesterday, with Evers in COM
nand, and with Zimmerman at third
yet they didn't quicken the pulse an
iota. There isn't any Tinker and
there isn't any Chance, any more,
and poor little Evers isn't able to key
UP the enthusiasm all alone. 1t is
really pathetic to observe the Cubs
now and think of few years back.
All over the National League circuit
the thought is the same-oh, for the
| cid days!-but over at the Polo
| Grounds the fans feel it more than
anywhere. From Tinker to Evers to
| Chance is historical masterpiece.
Efforts to attach this beautiful double
play sentiment on to other trios fail
dismally. We still like to hear about
the famous men of Cub renown. and
we like to sound their praises. AS
Cubs they were alone in their class,
but not a single mothers son of them
seems to amount to much away from
the Cub environm ent.
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The Giants are very good at all
times now. but with Matty in the
box they are ne plus ultra. big
Six" was there yesterday and he
peppered the Cubs whenever they
showed their faces. He held them
safe at every turn and their two
runs were not within seven of
enough to win And Old Mattyl He
Is still limping out to the pitchers
box and limping in again, maybe not
always winning, but always one to
be feared and generally one to be
felt. There are other great pitchers.
we know with speed, with spitball.
with curVes-Yet We will take Matty
for ours and we will not be far off the
track
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All credit to EVers. He is doing
much better with the Cubs than most
may finish third with his team, but he
is almost certain to be no worse than
fourth. He has not managed well, for
the Cub team, on paper, should win
the championship; yet he hasn't done
SO very poorly, at that. He is still
the same little spitfire, and perhaps
just as brainy a player but there is
no use talking, a baseball manager
must have the gift to get him by
Evers has a lot of things-quick wit
and keen eye. He plays the game
we'll and he knows the game well, but
he will never be a John McGraw or
Connie Mack, both great and con-
sistent leaders.
Over on the Polo Grounds yesterday
Evers was asked to talk baseball
say something that would make good
reading for the fans. If there is one
thing that Manager Johnny can do
Just about as we'll as he can play
second base it is talk-not the talk,
mind you, about pennant prospects
and harmony in the team-but talk
that bristles with wit and sarcasm
talk that would probably get every
other manager in the business in
trouble, but which doesn't feaze Evers
in the least.
Now that we have won seven
straight games in Boston and Phila-
delphia, it's about time the story was
sent broadcast that Roger Bresna-
han will succeed me as manager"
Evers snapped as he twitched for the
game to begin.
That was a body blow for the
newspaper men who have been say
ing unkind things about Johnny and
who have been boosting Bresnahan
for the job.
Then Evers said a few things about
Charley Murphy, the owner of the
club. 1t seems that Johnny doesn't
play any favorites. He hit at Murphy
just the same as he would hit at the
ball-or at the umpire.
"Murphy-he's a jinx," Evers said.
81 left him in Chicago in the hope
that we may finish second"
That was all he said about his boss,
but it isn't likely his boss will be
angry because Johnny didn't say
more.
The Cubs manager had read the
interview given out by Mike Mitchell
as to Johnny being a blank failure
as a leader.
"I read everything" Evers said
land 1 didn't miss what Mitchell said
I'm glad that Mikes glad to be with
Pittsburgh. The Pirates were surely
his friends. If they didn't take him
he would have gone to Kankakee OF
Tuscaloosa, as Pittsburgh was the
only club that didn't waive on Mike
Evers wouldn't say that the Giants
would surely win, but he did say that
the Cubs were still battling and still
hopeful.
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Frank Million, Though Harold
| Dibbee, has invited the German I'm
perial Olympic Committee, which is
now visiting this country, to attend
! the cycling races at the Velodrome
Sunday. Mr.. Dibblee telephoned me
this morning that the committee had
accepted the invitation and would bt
| present.