Deseret Evening News | 1907-06-01 | Page 11 | How Chicago Team Was Named "Cubs"

HOW CHICAGO CHIAGO TEAM WAS NAMED CUBS The rite Cubs came by their thol nickname honestly It I full fell tel upon pon them theta ns as 18 n a result rosul of ot the fight between National anti leagues In Chicago Chien some same years earu ago When hl lien the tw American league made Its Is Invasion Inva lon of ut Its agents grabbed d nearly every vely old player In iii II the tim National u nw league club and by b In sal salaries al aries took them theta over lo to the tho now nol rl ll aLlon This naturally left lett the West Vest WestSide WestSide Side tIte club cb stranded They rhe had to tiLl nil fl UI up the gaps gais left IU by br the raid rId with young players picked up promiscuously With Wih the tho crowd of o youths the National league club went welt on with their she sched schedule ule Ie hut but the papers Piper began hegan calling calu the tha tho kid JI cubs and the name stuck attack For awhile they the were ware cubs cuba In Iu fiLet fact act ut lt the baseball business hut but as IS time passed they the grew into real Teal chant But they are Cubs Cuba Cub to the theof tie of sport Just the bame me