Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-05 | Page 11 | Trainer of Cubs and Evers Fight; John Gets His'n

Trainer of Cubs and Evers Fight John Jo Gets t S t pe 1 c t X 1 S S r JOHNNY EJ EVERS RS Chicago April 4 Alleged dissension Manager Manag-cr John Evers and mem- mem hers jers of or the Chicago o National league baseball club came camo to a 1 head with the return of oC tho tine team hero here toda today after a seven even weeks' weeks training trip when Train Train- tr r presented his resignation I In n tho the form of or a blow to the managers manager's jaw w. w Tho The fight occurred Just as the train was vas pulling Into this eft city from Kansas Kanus Kan Kan- sas us City The Journal this afternoon declares the training trip has not been beens as s harmonious as ns had been reported ers g tho the Journal learns from perSons persons per- per sons ons who took the trip has not beon been able bio to control his temper tempel and the there have o ave been numerous minor squab squabbles hs The Tilt now flOW manager Is said to have 6 been rather sharp In his criticisms and has hils engaged in feuds with sith newspaper correspondents correspondents cor cor- rt- rt respondents as well as with members of or his squad While there were no open outbreaks resentment was obvious loll and brought the affair to a crisis today The rhe fight started when I asked If ho had ordered the team to to 0 report for tor practice this afternoon The trainer replied that he ho gave such orders when instructed to do O so h by bythe bythe the manager At this Evers lost his temper and Is said to havo havn applied foul toul language to the tho trainer Tile The latter re replied replied revIled re- re plied vIled with his fist and Evers fell feU over Into a a. seat He admitted using the language to which objected hut but sal said ho did not mean It the tho way fa the trainer took It IL left tho squad at tho the railway railway rail raU- wa way station stallone IIo lie said Manager Tinker Tinker Tin Tin- ker her wanted him him at nt Cincinnati Sem- Sem mons mona added that he would sign n a c contract con con- n- n tract to train the Cincinnati team