Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 187, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 August 1919 — MEYERS QUITS AS MANAGER [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

MEYERS QUITS AS MANAGER

Former New York Giant Catcher Resigns as Leader of New Haven Club in Eastern League.

John “Chief” Meyers, former New York and Boston National catcher; has resigned as manager of the New Haven club of the Eastern league, which post he has held since the opening of the present season. It was announced last night that Danny Murphy, formerly of the Philadelphia Americans, and more recently manager of the New Haven and the Hartford

teams, has been appointed of the local team. Business interests prevented Meyers from devoting all his time to the team, it was stated.

“Chief" Meyers.