Arizona republican., 1919-04-10
PHOEN|X TOSEE CH|CAGOCUDS|N
 ACT|ON TODAY
Champions Of National League Will Be On Exhi-
 bition at Riverside Park With War Veterans Team

Today is the day! Baseball fans have been awaiting it with impatient interest. The Phoenix War Vets have waited for it with both anxiety and confidence. The Chicago Cubs have awaited it indifferently but yet with interest. The city of Phoenix is on tip-toe for it and all set for seeing some big and fast action.
 At 3:15 o'clock this afternoon the Phoenix War Vets. latest entry in Ari- zona ball circles, will meet the Chi cago Cubs, veteran big leaguers, on the diamond at Riverside Park in the big gest game of the 1919 season, so far, and the first game a big league team has played in Phoenix in a considerable time.
 Following is the lineup that the two teams will start against each other this afternoon, revised up to the last min ute and complete, with the exception of the Vets pitcher. Manager Pinney is still deliberating about him. The lineup, in the order Of batting:
 The Lineup
 Cubs-F1ack. If; Hollocher, ss; Mann If; Paskert. cf; Merl1le, 1b; Deal, 3b [; Kilduff, 2b; Killifer, c; Hendrix, D; Pick, McCabe, Barber.
 Vets-Sorey, ss; Iselin, 3b; Scott 2b; Westfall, ID; Cooper, of; Adams If; Johnson, If; Youngblood, c; Ott Glow, Robinson Webb.
 Stars to Be Here
 A glance 9 the lineup of the Cubs will make the feet Of any fan itch tC get to the park. It is the old regular team Of the Cubs the team that put mp many a good fight for the pennant It is practically the same team the Cubs will start their 1919 season with and most of the players already have their faithful following of fans iron previous seasons. Fred Merkle, veter- an first baseman. will be there, witt Charlie Deal across the diamond a third. Killifer, as famed a catcher a: exists in the big leagues, will be be, hind the plate and Hollocher, speedy shortstop, will be ranging around tht lnfield at his post In the box, Hend riX will start off the game with hi first wind-up. and all around the fielt veteran and renowned players will b. waiting a chance to get into action.
 As for the War Vets, they are al untried team with no past at all bu q promising future. And a good hal of their players have prospects that vii make Phoenix proud of them.
 Game Starts at 3:15
 The Chicago Cubs will roll into tn city this morning at 7:15, travelling il state with their full squad They vii be met at the station by a chambe of commerce committee composed o Donald Dunbar and W. W. Lawhor and taken for a whirlwind trip througl the city if they have time. Breakfas will be taken uptown. and the morninj spent in odds and ends and in loo5ini over Phoenix wills a possible object 0 making this city their spring trainin; camp.
 The gates at Riverside Park will b open at l:30, With motor service t the park from the heart of towr Shortly after 2 the Cubs will take tn diamond under their manager. Ere Mitchell, and go through their warm ing up exercises in a shadow game complete game with only q ball and a opposing team lacking. The Vets wi appear soon after.
 The game will be called at 3.1 o'clock sharp this afternoon. Vice President Marshall will throw the frs ball over the plate, and Governo Campbell will catch it. The ball wi then be autographed by both and auc toned for the benefit of the soldier and sailors club.
 After that the game will be on.
 Watch out, Cubsl