Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-12
CUBS ALWAYS PROMINENT
NAILED MANY REMNANTS
DURING PAST FORTY YEARS
srcnf Players Secured. Regardless OF
Cost, During Whole Existence
of Famous Club.

CHICAGO. January il.--'Ehc change
J in ownership Of the cubs. which will be
| completed on January 90. when Charles
! W. Wccghman and his associates pay
to Charles L. Tart 500. 900, baiauc. due
F! on the half million transaction. marks
an epoch in the history OF one of the
famous clubs Of professional baseball.
since tho Chicago club was organized,
! IN 1876, IL has always held a promi-
hcnt place IN the professional game
During its existence of forty Years
many championship pcnnants have
ncch nailed 10 its iiac pole Probably
no other club III the senior major
icasu" has been 50 fortunate imam
Chilly, rs money or the lack OF il has
never troubled thc Chicago manage
ment. AZ all times the owners Of this
organization have endeavorcd to Sc
cure the services OF great PLAYERS, re-
sardlcss of cost. as The roster shows,
and this has been one Of the strong
est factors In the clubs success.
In forty years only six men have held
the majority stock in the club, the re-
cent deaf having transferred control
.l," the hands al chor!c, W. Wcegh-
been few. William A. Hubert and IN.
late Albert q. >paldinS organized The
team IN 1876. i.a:cr James \. Hart pur-
S., ,s',, a CONTROLLING interest from
HnaidinS and held il for fourteen years
Iheil, IN nos, cam" Charles W. Muir
ply, from Cincinnati, with $l25, 200. and
IN nmS'ng out liart's interest the club
Murphy and Charles T. Taft. Frank
Chancc was made MANAGER i'm 1906
During the ensuing i've years Chicago
gathered together the greatest team
IL ever had, winning four pennants
ana two worlds series.
Ghincc resigned in 1872. but after an
experience Of nearly two seasons with
tne New York Americans the Califor-
nian who was regarded as ono of tho
greatest leaders in tho national game
quit major League baseball and re-
turned to his orange groves at Glen
Chance in Chicago as manager, but
after wrangie with Murphy was trad
ed to Boston Then Hank Opay. the
veteran umpire. became the Cubs pilot
put after single seasons handling of
the steering wheel was dcposcd and
Roger Bresnahan was placed i'm charge.
to be followed. i'm all probability. by
Joe tinker next season.
In point Of continuous service how
ever, Captain Adrian &. Arson holds
the Chicago record as manager. An
son was appointed in 1871, ana held
the position until 1897. during which
term the Clue won five pcnnants. An
sons last champion ship victory oc-
Cured in 1856. and it was not until
i'uh, tWcnlE years later, That tho pen
nant visited Chicago again. through
the efforts Of Frank Chance.
Anson was succeeded as mama ger bv
Thomas +: Burns in S"7, ana two years
later Thomas I. LOTUS took IN tho
managerial rcinS, and held them for n
similar period. The late Frank Sclcc
took the team in hand in 1902. and they
finished at tho top of the second diyi
sion that season. In the three follow
ing years, under Selecs management
the Cubs finished third. second and
third in the pcnnant races, and then
Chance stepped In to bring them to
the front in 1905.