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Show IEVERS A SPY ON CHANCE New Manager of Cubs Said to Be Stool Pigeon Pige-on For Murphy Frank Chance is not in a position I I statements today in the latest hot H Btove league sensation, since he Is in ' l Bermuda. But he has a friend in Chl- ; I ago who declines to remain silent H under the newest bombardment from the tenth floor. "Evers now professes to consider r: j rhance an enemy, and sas he is m c- I tified by what he terms Frank's hange of heart. Apparently ii la H time to enlighten him "As has been published repeatedl in the closing days of Chance's ad-3 ad-3 ministration as manager of the Cubs, hl employer. Charles Webb or Welsh. or whatever it is. Murphy, hired a spy to watch Chance's movements.! ;V-j3: and more particularly to report what- r'.J ever Chance happened to My about i Hi Murph. As Chance never has madei ; -., any bones over his opinion of Murphy the spy found plenty ot material to w rk on "Chance had a prettv good idea of H the spy's identity, but never was ab- I solutely sure. One day a friend went to him and said . ! " Do you know who it iB that is m "stooling" you ' ' Chance said he did not know Hi " Well.' said this friend, 'it's .lohu- 1 ny Evers.' I "I am not saying that statement was H I true I don't believe Chance ever was BJ H satisfied In his own mind that Evers! II was the man. But It naturally may: H M have made a difference in his fttti- I tudc towards Evers. Chance tried not H m to show it. Up to the last he tried H I to be a good friend of Evers or at H I least to treat him as cordially as pos- H I sible. j Just after Evers' appointment as i. manager of the Cubs was announced, I ( hanee and a party of friends were dining in a dow n town cafe one night. One of the party discussed Evers' I appointment and his prospects, sug- gested that they Invite him to come down town and receive congratulations congratula-tions Chancfl seconded this plaii heartily ami some one telephoned to Evers Johnnj, refused to see Chance." |