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Show FESTIVE GAME TO BEjLAYED Seals and Chicago Cubs to Meet in Sacramento Tomorrow. To-morrow. SACRAMENTO. Cal . March 18. Tuesday, March 20, will be Governor j Stephens day in Sacramento and plans toward this end are now being perfected perfect-ed by the baseball committee of the chamber of commerce. California's new executive will hold the center of interest at the ball game between the Chicago No. 1 Cubs and the San I'ran- ; cisco Seals, which will be played at Buffalo park that afternoon. Stephens (has agreed to pitch the first ball and' i otherwise participate in the day's cero- I monies. The chamber of rommerce's present ambitious program includes the declaring declar-ing of a general half holiday In the city. Efforts will be made to have both the senate and assembly adjourn for the afternoon, to have the city com-; I missioners declare the day a half holiday holi-day and to have the merchants of the city close their stores for the afternoon. after-noon. Live Sent and Bear. Preceding the game an automobile parade will be held with a number of liovel features appropriate to the oc-, casions. Plan; are afoot to secure a live seal and a live bear, symbolizing the two teams that will play in the afternoon. George C. Davis has been appointed on the wild animal com-j com-j mittee. Only Appearance of Cubs. The game will see the first and only appearance of the Chicago first team 1 in Sacramento and as the training sea- j -on is now drawing towards a close, the players will likely be in pretty sood condition. The club which takes the field in Cub uniforms here next Tuesday will probably be the out which will start ih4 National loa?ue race next month Some of the Bruins. The lineup will Include Vie Salmon first: Larry Doyle, former New York Giant star, on second, Charley Deal od third; Wortman, short; Mann, Wolter and Cy Williams, outfielders. The pitching staff includes Hendrix, Perna-ree, Perna-ree, Humphries and several cth.-r regulars reg-ulars Baum Will Pitch. M inager Wolverton has promised to Jl d his own regulars on the field thai T afternoon and at the request of ihe I committee has agreed that "Spider Baum will pitch for the Seal rlnh I |