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Seventh and last in a series of posts .... On Feb. 13, 1909, Cubs player-manager Frank Chance completed the long drive to Chicago from his winter home in California. "The peerless leader. ....
Fourth in a series of posts .... In 1907, his third full season as a Cub, Solly Hofman became a regular starter. But that didn't mean he had a regular position. Hofman played in 134 games. ....
Third in a series of posts .... Solly Hofman played in 86 games for the Cubs in 1905, his first full season, at 6 of 9 positions. In 1906, as the Cubs stormed to the pennant, Hofman played. ....
Twice this season, the Cubs have made 8 hits in a game, all singles. They beat the Red Sox, 3-1, and lost to the Mets, 0-8. Last year, the Cubs finished with 9 singles and nothing else while. ....
The end of the West Side Grounds, Part 2 By JohnW53 on Feb 16, 2021, 4:33am CST 2 .... 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!): ....