The good news from tonight was that the Cubs were able to get 27 outs; the bad news was that the last 24 outs were just a mere formality. Tonight’s 7-1 loss against the Arizona Diamondbacks was over before most fans with Javy bobbleheads reached their seats. What You Need to Know: After five games in […]
Day: July 23, 2018
Maud Nelson and the Chicago Stars
The $10,000 custom Pullman coach parked outside a makeshift canvas grandstand was one of the most exciting sights in small-town America in the summers of 1902 and 1903. For inside the canvas walls was a spectacle irresistible even to the most proper of gentlemen: the Chicago Stars, and in particular, Maud Nelson. The Chicago Stars […]