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Crazy Chicago Cubs Mascot From 1908

CHICAGO (CBS) -- We have found the great, great-grandfather of the Chicago Cubs' current mascot, Clark.

Here he is, striking a menacing pose with the 1908 World Series champion Chicago Cubs.

Chicago Cubs team with Cubs mascot
Chicago Cubs team with the Cubs mascot in Chicago, Illinois, 1908. (Credit: Chicago History Museum)

They look nothing alike, so maybe they aren't really related.

Clark Mascot
Clark the mascot takes out CBS 2 reporter Mike Puccinelli. (CBS)

But both seem pretty fearsome, as CBS 2's Mike Puccinelli can attest.

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