Show Evers' Evers Legs Have Slowed Down own EARS may have slowed up Johnny Evers' Evers baseball ability but buthis buthis buthis YEARS Y his recent three day suspension Indicated that the Trojans Trojan's spirit can become ns as fidgety as In tho the days of at tho the old Chicago Cubs under Frank Chance Chanc What was said by Evers and Umpire Quigley In to their argument over the batting order which resulted In the punishment of or the Braves Braces assistant manager probably never will be made public It undoubtedly would show that the former keystone king as Charlie Murphy used to call E Evers ers em employed toyed loyed the same sume sort of attack that made him a n past master In getting gettin the goats of at umpires Evers ers proudly asserts that ho bo never ne raised a hand to one of or the field officials The Tho nearest he came come to It he lie said suld was In a battle hattle of words with Umpire Finneran When the decision was about to go against him he be picked up a little dust and let It slide down the back bock In his palmy days Johnny had only to make a n certain gesture and he was put out of the game But ho be had a gesture for each ot of the umpires and when wilen he made It 14 It meant more than a mouthful of words Whenever he heard a n story about a n National league umpire be held It In cold storage until nn an opportune time arose to spring It One of these Incidents Involved an umpire who before his entry as ns a n professional pro pro- professional arbiter was employed by an athletic club as a sort of at superintendent super superIntendent I of the club property and um umpire fo for Us Its baseball el games 0 1 tt C b I I t t. t 1 j jJohn John Evers VU ace w fen u ie u s were CI C lOll lOll- ng the Polo Grounds the Giants got a n couple of runners on the bases one being on third and the Cub Infield as wn was Its practice In such situations drew In close around tho tiro pitchers pitcher's box for n a quick play that they would pull at nt atthe the che plate he umpire momentarily stopped the game to brush the dust nil oit the home plate giving Evers the he lie hud had awaited fi since he lie heard of at the officials former employment Well 1 l see youre you're back at the theold old Job taking care of the rounds grounds rounds said En Evers rs as the um Ire bru brushed hed the plate The rhe Trojan did not finish that same game ame and was absent from rota the Cubs Cubs' lineup for several du days Buys s 's there thero after |