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Second in a series of posts about the evolution of the Cubs' record for largest home crowd, from 1901 through 1929, when they attracted 51,000 for an early-season game against the Cardinals, a.
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The end of the West Side Grounds, Part 2 By JohnW53 on Feb 16, 2021, 4:33am CST 2
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No one expected Charles Weeghman to keep the Cubs on the West Side after he gained ownership of the team late in 1915. As owner of the city s Federal League team, he had built a new park on the North Side and he quickly announced that it would become the home of the Cubs in 1916.
This did not sit well with everyone. Ring Lardner, the Tribune s star columnist, wrote a faux letter, supposedly sent from Riverside, just west of Chicago, to Frend Harvey (all spelling and punctuation as in original!):
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