ST. LOUIS • When the fan credited with christening the Cardinals did so, she was complimenting a color more than 116 years ago, not comparing the club to a flock of birds.

That came decades later after Branch Rickey's trip to Ferguson, Mo.

And now the Cardinals are going back.

This Sunday, several officials from the Cardinals, including club president Bill DeWitt III, will host an event at the birthplace of the modern "Birds on the Bat" logo. It was way back in 1921 that Rickey attended a gathering at The First Presbyterian Church of Ferguson, and on his table were decorations that featured a solo cardinal, bright red like the team's colors, perched on a twig. Rickey saw it as a bat -- and a icon was born.

"Back to where it all began," DeWitt said Wednesday. "This is a chance to go back to Ferguson for what really will be a nostalgic presentation. It's a neat story, and we'll get a chance to go behind the logo we all know."