Before Wrigley became Wrigley: the inside story of the first years of the Cubs' home field 9781613216484, 9781613216750, 1613216750

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Chapter One -- The Cubs and the North Side, Day One; Chapter Two -- The Chicago

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English Pages (iv, 268 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations Year 2013;2014

Before Wrigley became Wrigley: the inside story of the first years of the Cubs' home field
9781613216484, 9781613216750, 1613216750

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Table of contents :
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Contents
Chapter One --
The Cubs and the North Side, Day One
Chapter Two --
The Chicago Theological Lutheran Seminary Lot
Chapter Three --
Lucky Charley Weeghman
Chapter Four --
Charles Webb Murphy
Chapter Five --
Joe Tinker and the Federal League
Chapter Six --
Weeghman and the War
Chapter Seven --
Crisis Management
Chapter Eight --
Murphy and Evers
Chapter Nine --
Groundbreaking on the North Side
Chapter Ten --
The Battle of the Dock
Chapter Eleven --
"The Fellows from the North Side Were Actuated with Pride." Chapter Twelve --
A Promising Start for the New LeagueChapter Thirteen --
War and Strategy
Chapter Fourteen --
Lazy Days
Chapter Fifteen --
Stretch Run,
Chapter Sixteen --
Peace Foiled
Chapter Seventeen --
"I Have Just Signed Walter"
Chapter Eighteen --
Showdown in Judge Landis's Court
Chapter Nineteen --
The 1915 Season Begins
Chapter Twenty --
The Cubs, the Whales, and the Future of Chicago Baseball
Chapter Twenty-One --
A Champion on the North Side
Chapter Twenty-Two --
The Cubs Head North
Epilogue
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

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