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.
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Go figure.
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Cap Anson, Chicago city clerk, Park 2 By JohnW53 on Dec 11, 2020, 3:41am CST +
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By May of 1906, Cap Anson had been Chicago s 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 city s Civil Service Commission froze the payroll for Anson s department.
But that was small potatoes compared to what came next.
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MERIT BOARD AFTER ANSON,
Charges Commission Thinks of Try-
ing to Get Him Before the Council.
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City Clerk Cap Anson s desire to keep right, politically, which has led him to shield three influential city hall employees charged with drawing pay without rendering adequate service, may bring him before the city council for an explanation.
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.
That s 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 century s end.
The Cubs, first known as the White Stockings, then as the Colts, were the city s only professional sports team. There was no NBA, or NFL, or NHL. The most popular sports other than baseball were horse racing and boxing. The sports section of Chicago papers also devoted regular attention to aquatics, billiards, boating, cricket, lacrosse, race walking, rowing, shooting and yachting.