It was the spring of 1945 and another baseball season was right around the corner. This is typically a time of warmth, renewal and – for baseball fans – excitement.
Yet this spring, Americans on the homefront were tired. Wearied from years of terrible war and from the ever present rationing system.
It had been a tough few years for all Americans, including those in Chicago.
Yet the one thing that unified Americans, and that brought happiness and relief from their struggles, was the national pastime.
For those on the North Side of Chicago, especially, it was the Cubs.