Bisbee daily review., 1919-04-08
"Pittman's Prides" Prepare to
Make Chicagoans Extend
Themselves
By "Biz" B. Phan


Been out lookin' the local boys
over an. take it from me, they're
goin' to make the Cubs step
some to beat 'em. See where the
Cubs took three trimmin's out o.
four from the Los Angeles club
last week. Course that don't
signify that the Cubs can't play
ball. cause we all know that that
Angel club is right there with the
goods in the early part o. the
season, knocking the OF pellet
round like they were big
leaguers, only difference bein'
that when the season gets goin'
they can't keep up the pace.
Takin' it all in all, an by an
large. as my OF friend Cobb would
say, we ought to have a right
smart ball game here next Satur-
day. The Cubs right now are in
almost mid-season form, an the
whole world knows that that is
some form. Pick is swingin'
wicked club out on the coast,
cloutin cut base hits so fast an
so often the scorers are gettin'
dizzy, tryin' to figure his averages.
The mound men are twirlin' a
good game, too, the only loose
place in the club bein' in the field
in column, an that's only natural
this time O. the year. Take in a
few days, an they'll have all the
wrinkles ironed out, an then
there amt any club in the world
they'll have to take off their hats
too.
Local Boys Work Out
In the meantime, while the
Cubs are cavorting round in the
famous Southern California sun
shine, an all that goes with it,
includin' the luxury of a million
dollar hotel at Pasadena, the War
rem district fellows are gettin'
busy. We been havin' a little
baseball weather here ourselves,
an the collection of ball-tossers
who are goin' to do their best to
show the Chicago birds that they
aren't the only tribe that can
play ball are getting some good
workouts in the local lot
Manager Pittman's runnin'
round buster than an OF mother
bird teachin' her young'uns to
fly, dashin' here and there to
make final arrangements for the
game, an back out to the park to
see how the clubs gettin' long
The fans are comm to life and
are gettin' in their reservations
for grandstan' seats, and all in
all we've got pretty good picture
here Of a regular baseball town.
Good Time for All
Pears like We'll have an en-
ioyable time next Saturday, so
the Cub reporter can say "a good
time was had by ALL" at the end
O. his story.
Pitts takin' no chances on get
tin a wallopin' Saturday, an says
his club will be all to the merry
when the jumps bellows PLAY
Bali" at the grandstan,' exercis-
in the ancient an honorable prac-
tice O. keepin' the fans guessin'
what he's sayin
Scarcely realized myself how
soon the big game was comm till
I met Pitt on the street an he
tells me how his club viii line up
for the battle. That kind O. made
me come to an wake up to the
fact that we haven't got much
more o. this waiting stuff to do.
By the way, just to satisfy those
folks who still think the Cubs
aren't goin' to play in Bisbee, here
is a telegram from John o. Seys,
the Cubs secretary, received by
Pittman yesterday:
Fresno, Calf, April z. 1919
Number eight holds at Tucson
until 4:3O for Cubs. Arrive about
8 o'clock Friday night Notify
Queen hotel to hold dinner for
81 people, also reserve five rooms
for newspaper men. Players use
sleeper at Bisbee.
JOHN o. SEYS."
Pitt allows as how his boys
viii be able to treat 'em rough