Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 176, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1910 — Cubs’ Mascot Tabled After Wild Chase [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Cubs’ Mascot Tabled After Wild Chase

CHICAGO. —Bruno, a black cub bear late of Montana, mascot of the Cubs baseball team, was tamed a few days ago. Bruno escaped from his cage borne In the basement of the Monroe club, West Monroe and Green streets, and ran amuck on tbe West side, creatlbg a panic among pedestrians and children, snapping at cats, growling at chickens, and attacking stray dogs. Two baseball "fans” were in the midst of a heated argument over the merits of the Sox and Cubs when 'Bruno, running at full Speed and pursued by a score of club members, pedestrians, policemen and children, rudely upset the Sox fan.

“Pretty good team we have, eh?”, asked the Cub fan of the Sox supporter, who was brushing the dust from his clothes. v “Oh, I don’t know.” “Well, that was our mascot. And the team is traveling about as fast as Bruno,' 1 added the Cub rooter. “Then the team is going some,” admitted the Sox fan as he turned and watched the bear mascot disappear in a cloud of dust. Bruno, closely followed by the small army of pursuers, Continued to fight everything that came his way, until, bleeding from a dozen flesh wounds, the animal fell exhausted at West Adamß and Morgan streets. The cub was penitent, and showed no desire to romp and play until one of the club officials had tied a red ribbon about its neck. Then Bruno brightened up, but did not try to escape again. The cub was to make its first public appearance at the West side ball grounds as mascot of the Cubs in tbe afternoon.