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The beginning of the 1900s was a rip-roaring time in American history. Many historical and world-shaping events took place, and baseball was in the thick of it all. Among the drive to further the notion of baseball’s consideration as the ‘National Pastime,’ teams embraced the game’s continuity leading to more competition.
In 1912, led by emboldened hard-body Frank Chance, the Chicago Cubs were two years removed from a World Series appearance in which Chance and his boys were bested by the Philadelphia Athletics and fellow Hall of Famer Connie Mack.