Arizona republican., 1919-04-09
V|CE-PRES|DENT AND GOVERNOR
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Cubs and Vets Mingle To morrow In First Big Game of Year-Everything Set and Ready

With Vice President Thomas R. Marshall to throw the first ball and Governor Thomas E. Campbell to catch it the Phoenix War Vets will open the 1919 baseball season tomorrow after noon with the Chicago Cubs, many times worlds champions, to oppose them.
 The few final arrangements for the opening and greatest game of the year will be completed this afternoon, but even without them the stage is set for the humiliation of the redoubtable Cubs or will it be the Vets? At least, ev- erything is ready for the big game and tonight Phoenix will see the night-be- tore-the- battle spirit everywhere.
 Official announcement that the two mosa august personageS in the state, the vice-p president of the nation and the governor of Arizona, would open the Vets Cubs game was made yester day. Vice President Marshall will pitch he first ball of the contest, and Gov ornor Campbell, behind the plate, will receive it. After that the game will be on, and after the second pitch the op cning ball, neatly autographed by the ice-president and the governor, will he auctioned off to the highest bidder and the proceeds turned over to the treasury of the hoeniX Great War vet erans' association.
 Last night everybody concerned was happy over the game. Manager Pinney of the Vets saw his men work out in great shape and went around full of cheer for the future. Manager Mitchell of the Cubs was not in Phoenix, but everyone knows he is always sure of every game he plays. He too has seen his men working out before him daily and has been making cheerful remarks about the future.
 The War Vets players will meet in a body tonight at the soldier and sailor club rooms for a little before -the-war conference, and signal practise will be gone over and pep stirred up a bit. Today the grass diamond at Riverside Park will be given its final grooming, and unless it rains pitchforks tomor- row afternoon during the game, wealth CT will have no effect on the playing, as Manager Pinney discovered yesterday that ordinary water, in less quantities han a water spout had no effect on the hard grass field.
 Incidentally, today is the last day that grandstand seats for the game may be purchased in town. After to- night fans will have to journey to Riv- erside before the game and trust to luck to get their seats at the gate. 9th erWise they can stand up if they find they have no luck.
 Fans will have no disappointment te ace in the game, however, and that js the absence of Grover Alexander AIeH was to have joined his club in Phoenix after pitching tomorrow's game for tht Vets, but the usual delay in getting or- of the service on time has made it i'm possible for him to get to Phoenix al all. The manager of the vets is stl considering whom he will pitch il AleX's place and has a number of gooi prospects in mind, with one or two dark horses. Both Cubs and Vets vii use their regular first-line teams. anC the revised lineup will be made publi in The Republican tomorrow morning.
 The Cubs will arrive in Phoenix to morrow morning and be taken on whirlWind tour of the city and it's en Virons to show them what they hay, missed by not training every spring il Phoenix. Plans for their reception ar
 
 10 show them few thingS
 The gates at Riverside Park will b. open at 130 o'clock tomorrow after noon. Five minute stage service be tween the town and the park is bein, arranged, with motor cars galore Tn big busses of the Adams, Jefferson an commercial hotels will also help t carry the fans to the scene of action Along about 2:90 o'clock a number o he stores in the city will begin to clos up in honor of the occasion and to giv their owners and employees a chance { get out and see the game. Shortly after the high school will close
 The ubs will take the field at 2:1
 Tho Cubs will take the field at ? : 1 and give an airy exhibition of shadoN 1all playing. The Vets will t-ot ou and begin to Timber up later The gam will be called at 3:15 sharp.
 John Hyder of clothing store fam has promised 10 give any Stetson ha in his store to the first man on eithe team that hits out for a home TUT Other merchants are also maxim