Cubs Trivia
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 2:30 pmThe Chicago Cubs have been the Cubs since 1902. What were they in 1901?
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Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 2:30 pmPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:11 pmbefore 1902 the "Cubs" used the nicknames "White Stockings", "Colts", and "Orphans". The Chicago Daily News used the nickname "Cubs" for the first time. It was offically adopted by them team in 1907
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:15 pmWhite stockings, Colts and Orphans were all team names used by the Chicago National League franchise prior to 1902.
Who was the original tennant of Wrigley Field and what was the stadiums original name?
Who was the original tennant of Wrigley Field and what was the stadiums original name?
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:16 pmNice google job. 
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:19 pmI checked out the WGN TV Chicago Cubs trivia quiz on which I obviously bombed.
Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2005 3:19 pmKnoxVegas wrote:Who was the original tennant of Wrigley Field and what was the stadiums original name?
The Chicago Federals of the Federal League in 1914 or 1915. Originally named Weeghman Park after Charlie Weeghman built it (also built Comiskey).
I wrote my first research paper on the history of Wrigley.
Posted: Sun Aug 07, 2005 7:16 ambste_lax wrote:Nice google job.
No google job. I also did a paper in college, on the history of the Federal League.