President William Howard Taft,  above shaking hands with Cubs pitcher Mordecai Brown, attended the September 16, 1909 game at Chicago’s West Side Grounds.  Tickets for the game went quickly and scalpers who expected a windfall were foiled by Cubs’ management. The Chicago Tribune said: “Ticket scalpers who tried to dip their hands into the pockets … Continue reading President Taft “Not only Likes the Game, but Knows it”