Those 1907 Chicago Cubs

Submitted by diana on Wed, 2007-03-14 23:19.

History

Ya gotta love what a Google news alert will deliver to you.

I just found an article about life in Oak Park (a Chicago suburb just west of the city) 100 years ago that mentioned the Cubbies!

Oak Park's century of progress
1907 was a different time, but diversity was still an issue
By DOUG DEUCHLER

sample from article:

Quote:

Cubs win!

Though it was an amazing, extraordinary year in Oak Park history, 1907 was especially exciting for the many Oak Parkers who watched the Chicago Cubs defeat the Detroit Tigers in the World Series. The Cubs won again the following year, (thanks in part to Merkle's Boner) and then ... well, you know the rest.

You can read the entire article here:

http://www.wednesdayjournalonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=6978&TM=3887.669

Imagine 100 years ago. No tv! (no internet, no cell phones and so on...)

It looks like people managed to stay busy.

Wait, no Wrigley Field back then either, right?

I suspect though, that with no tv, (No WGN) that there probably weren't a whole lot of Chicago Cubs fans out there either.

I rather suspect that one factor that really hurts the Cubs in the W/L column is that all of their competition can watch Cubs games during the day when they're not terribly busy.

The Cubs on the other hand, aren't going to get to view a lot of Kansas City Royals games before playing them.

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Photos from Ryne Sandberg's Chicago Cubs jersey number retirement ceremony at Wrigley Field

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