Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1913 — CUBS WON’T QUIT ON EVERS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

CUBS WON’T QUIT ON EVERS

Vic Safer Declares Team Will Give New Manager Loyal Support—Do Not Love Murphy.

Admitting that his teammates on the Cubs’ squad are not In love with President Murphy and that they did not like his actions toward Manager Chance, ■ “Vic” Saler, first baseman of the team for the latter part of the season, scouted the stories to the effect that the men would lie down on Evers and Murphy to get even. That every member of the team will play just as hard for Johnny Evers, the new manager, a» he did for Frank Chance is the belief of Saler.

"Of course," he said, “the boys do not like to see Chance leave and some feel that an injustice has been done,

but as for their allegiance to the Cubs and the management they will all stand by the club. “When the season opens this year you will find them playing the game for all that is in tftem. Evers is popular with all the players, and he can count on them doing all in their power to help him in his new duties, which will Indeed be hard, as to fill Chance's shoes is a real task.”

Vic Saler.