The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-02-23
CHICAGO CUBS STOP
OFF N DUKE CITY
ON WAY TO COAST
Special Train Carrying Party Of
Eighty-five Remains Here an
Hour and a Half Before Contin.
uing Trip TO Pasadena.

The Chicago Cubs. their wives ami
others totnling "A party " e~ighty-nve
arrived In Albuquerque on a special
train at 1850 o'clock yesterday after
noon. They were here until 6 o'clock.
\ number OF fans were at the sta
ton TO see the players as were "a
crowd OF boys who romped from the
y. NJ. &. A. building as the special
pulled In from the north. The ball
~tossers had nc sooner stepped on to
the platform. when they were led by
w. n. Walton. the photographer. -
the rear end OF the train where a
group picture was taken. Several
Indian squaws with papooses In their
arms. stood beside the ball players.
aud a cry of ten cents' Just as the
picture vas about to be snapped
brought laughter from the onlookers
Ms well as the visitors.
Badgcr Fight Reported.
The party spent six hours in santa
Fe yesterday. where IL was reported
that an exciting badger fight had
taken place. According to members
OF the party, so much enthusiasm was
present at the fight that all the sf-
forts OF Captain Fred Fornon. OF AL
buquerQue " suppress the betting
were In vain.
J. A. Ross, One OF the stockholders
VI the Chicago team. having no par
tisianship In the fight. was selected to
pull the badger out Of the barrel cage.
He wrapped the rope twice around his
hand and yanked the badger from his
cage with such force that the animal
slid across the floor right up To the
bulldog. The former was thus handi.
capped and poi overpowered.
The special was scheduled to stop
at TIE Grand Canyon before contin-
uing t. the training camp OF the play
ers at Pasadena. Cal.
The Cubs are: Wolf. Schick. Dill.
hoefer. Douglas. Mowllitz. Conifrey.
McTigue, Aldrige. jacobson. Hunter
and brother. Harrington. Schultz. Car
ter. Smith. Flack. Safer. Fred VIII.
llams. Doyle. Yerkes, Workman. Zeid-
er. Sheckert. Shay. Murphy. McGin-
mis-. Benton. Packard. Vaughn. label.
Hendrix. Perry, A. Arundel. King
trainer; Mitchell, manager. c.
@. Williams. business manager; J. o.
seys. publicity manager.
Others composing the party are
Charles weeghman. president Of the
club. and Mrs. Weeghmau; W. Walk
or. vice president aud Mrs. Walker;
y. ID. Plumandon. director, and his
wife. Mr.. mt Mrs. \. Wagner. friends
OF President Weeghman. Mr. and Mrs.
i. Gardner. Charles s. Williams, &.
Dean. \. Speilman. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ
PrendegHst, MI. and Mrs. c. Deal, Mr..
and Mrs, a. Demaree. Mr.. ana Mrs.
l. Guthman. Mr.. and Mrs. a. Sweet.
!. 4. Ross. Canada manager % the
Wrigley spearmint company; e. c.
Fady. Mrs. Scraf. Mrs. Ram. l.. Con-
over. ]. +. Polak, J. zarobsky and \.
Nanek.
These are the newspapermen ac-
cOmpanying the CUBS: O.. Reichow. 81
the. Chicago N.ews. with Mrs. Reichow
Il. Nelly. OF the Chicago American.
with Mrs. Nel.y; Howard Mann. of the
Chicago Post, ". Forman. sporting
editor OF the Chicago Herald; George
Rice, Of the Chicago Journal: Charles
Dryden. pf the Chicago Examiner,
James Crgsinborry, OF the Chicago
Tribunsu. 6
The Chicago cubs won national
fame in 1870 when they became Ma
tional league champions They re-
pested Tho victory In 1907 and again
in 1905, losing 1t In 1909 and again
winning in 1910. In 1907 and 1905
the Cubs were world CHAMPIONS.
A little WANT AID now and then
is read by every class OF men-and
women too. Try n