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The Chicago White Stockings are feted as U.S. champions, circa 1876. The White Stockings would become the Chicago Cubs in 1903. (Library of Congress)
The Chicago White Stockings are feted as U.S. champions, circa 1876. The White Stockings would become the Chicago Cubs in 1903. (Library of Congress)
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One hundred fifty years ago, the game was called "base-ball" and the city's team was known as the "Chicago Club" not the Chicago Cubs.
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