The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-20
Chicago Cubs Arrive at Noon
from Mobile and Take Quar-
tiers at The HiIIman
REAL GAME PLAYED
AT WEST END TODAY
The Team With 116 Victories and
Loser to Chicago Amercans-A
T. Chance to See Big Leaguers
In Action on the Field.

The champion baseball team of the Ma
tlonal league the Chicago Cubs, will ar
rive in Birmingham Eat noon today and
will take quarters at the Hillman hotel.
Three games will be played between the
champions of the National and the cham
plons of the Southern league The first
will occur this afternoon and the remain
der tomorrow and Friday.
The aggregation headed by Frank
Chance-who incidentally, is suffering
just trne from a back wrenched i'll
New Orleans last WEEKS one of the
wonderful opponents of the great national
sport today. The Cubs won the cham
pionship Of the National league last sea-
son with the greatest ease and broke all
previous records for all leagues in the
landing of ZIG victories during the season.
After landing the trophy of the National
league the men of Chance were defeated
for the championship of the world by
the Chicago White soX, pennant winners
of the American league. While the sox
deserve all credit for their great victory,
1t is probable that the Cubs make up the
stronger aggregation. Experts pointed
out. in explaining the reason for the de-
feat that the Cubs having had such an
easy task in landing the National pennant
were out of form when the world cham
ponship was fought for. while the soX,
having been compelled to fight to the very
last for the pennant of the American
league, were kept keyed up to the very
highest pitch even up to the arrival of the
post-season series.
The Cubs Jaunt
However this may be the Cubs will ar
rive in Birmingham today. 1t will be
more than interesting to see the strangers
from the woolly west looking at the sky
scrapers in Birmingham and viewing the
furnaces and the steel plant. 1t is a
doubtful problem as to whether or not the
visitors will be able to remain firm at
their oars Birmingham does present
many strange sights. and the Cubs have
a good reason for their certain excite
ment.
Since leaving Chicago for their spring
jaunt, the Cubs have stopped in New
Orleans and Mobile. In the Crescent City.
Franks aggregation was beaten regular
~ The Cubs received much valuable
training in Louisiana, in spite of the
eccentrcties of Charlie Frank, and his
continual srumblng. Two days were
spent in Mobile. aud two nice games
played both going 10 the big leaguers
by easy scores Today the Cubs will ar
rive in Birmingham in form, strong, and
ready for action. The fans will have the
pleasure of witnessing a great baseball
machine. probably the greatest in ex-
istence
Manager Chance thinks that he will
land the pennant another season. just as
Birmingham thinks that 1t will be crown
ed for another term in the Southern
league Chance does not hope, however,
to pile up another such magnificent bunch
of victories. Last season, as stated, the
Cubs won ll6 games. the record of all
leagues This season. however, as Chance
has pointed out in several interviews,
the tailenders. Boston and Brooklyn, are
materially strengthened and it goes
without saying that these teams will win
more often from the champions than
las year.
Barons Desire Victory.
The game this afternoon Will start at
$3.50 o'clock The fans are prepared to
go out in vast crowds Baseball sap has
risen to the overlooking point, and it
will be the easiest thing in the world
TO turn loose few of the blood curdlers
tina have made Birmingham famous as
the sporting town of the south. Manager
Y ughn will give all of the pitchers a
tri L while the Cubs are in Birmingham
Raglan will start the game, and he Will
lie relieved by Clark. Bruner and Turner
will follow. Meek will probably begin
receiving but Garvin and Mite will be
given an opportunity. too. Lister. Wal
ters, OyTer and Montgomery will COM
plete the infeld. Wordsworth, Gardner
and Smith will have the gardens we'll
filled Alcock and Roettinser Will be
seen. too, during the skirmishes.
In spite of the fact hiatt the Cubs
have won every game played in Dixie.
This spring, and in spite of the fact
that they are in better trim today than
ever tC fore this season. Manager Vaughn
has agreed to talSe at least one OF the
three games lie thinks that it would
he an honor for the champions of the
south to defeat the champions OF the
National league The games Will be jam
up in every particular, and as the strug-
plc TODAY will he the first real explosion
of fireworks. it goes without saying that
the fans will take advantage of every
opportunity to go, see and conquer