Interesting that the White Sox are almost invariably called the White Sox, while the Cubs are usually called the Colts, sometimes called the Cubs, and at least once just called Chicago (as in White Sox vs Chicago). Even more interesting is that the later reports include the Boston-Pittsburgh series as just one among several post-season series. And the articles themselves reveal, or indicate, much of what journalism was like in the pre-radio, pre-film, pre-TV era. And the public's interesting in baseball clearly was sufficient to create a demand for ultra-detailed articles about exhibition games.
- The idea that a baseball team needs to have a nickname is a modern invention. Ballclubs at this time did not tend to have formal nicknames. These names were instead given to them by sportswriters, who were at liberty to change them to their own poetic and literary tastes.
- There had been some clamoring for interleague post season series going back to 1900, actually. People at the time still remembered the old post season series between American Association and National League champions.
- And, yeah, there was a ton of interest in extra baseball back then. I was surprised at how large the crowds were for a 15 game series.
Interesting that the White Sox are almost invariably called the White Sox, while the Cubs are usually called the Colts, sometimes called the Cubs, and at least once just called Chicago (as in White Sox vs Chicago). Even more interesting is that the later reports include the Boston-Pittsburgh series as just one among several post-season series. And the articles themselves reveal, or indicate, much of what journalism was like in the pre-radio, pre-film, pre-TV era. And the public's interesting in baseball clearly was sufficient to create a demand for ultra-detailed articles about exhibition games.
A few quick points:
- The idea that a baseball team needs to have a nickname is a modern invention. Ballclubs at this time did not tend to have formal nicknames. These names were instead given to them by sportswriters, who were at liberty to change them to their own poetic and literary tastes.
- There had been some clamoring for interleague post season series going back to 1900, actually. People at the time still remembered the old post season series between American Association and National League champions.
- And, yeah, there was a ton of interest in extra baseball back then. I was surprised at how large the crowds were for a 15 game series.