Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 270, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1915 — Evers Proud of His Mouth. [ARTICLE]

Evers Proud of His Mouth.

"I am no rowdy and I won’t shut up. If it wasn't for my mouth I would be in the minor leagues. There are a lot of other players better than I am, but they can’t get their stuff over. In * game I shout, rasp, shriek at anybody. My words cut and they disconcert a player and they help win ball games.” All this from Johnny Evers, player of second base for the Boston Braves, and owner of the sharpest tongue in baseball