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We all remain hopeful that, sooner or later, the Cubs will play their first home game of 2022. It's doubtful that modern media will cover it as colorfully as the Chicago Tribune did the team's...

Thirteenth in a series of posts about attendance at Cubs' home games in 1876-1900, the 25 seasons of the National League before the Modern Era began in 1901. ......... Go figure. In 1894, the...

Cap Anson, Chicago city clerk, Park 2 By JohnW53 on Dec 11, 2020, 3:41am CST + ......... By May of 1906, Cap Anson had been Chicagos city clerk for a little over a year, during which he had become embroiled in a number of disputes. One battle, over whether a friend whom Anson had appointed as chief clerk was a permanent or temporary hire, ended only when the citys Civil Service Commission froze the payroll for Ansons department. But that was small potatoes compared to what came next...

Cap Anson, Chicago city clerk, Park 1 By JohnW53 on Dec 10, 2020, 5:53am CST + Imagine if Michael Jordan, after leading the Bulls to their 6 NBA championships, had run for city office in Chicago. Thats pretty much what happened in 1906, when Cap Anson, legendary player-manager of the Cubs from 1876-97, entered the race for city clerk. In some ways, Anson was even more of an icon in Chicago in the early 20th Century than Jordan was near the centurys end. The Cubs, first known as the ...