Oct 1, 2008 6:41 pm US/Central
A Look Back At 1906: Cubs Vs. Sox In World Series
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In 1906, the Cubs and the Sox faced off in the World Series.
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A whole lot has changed in the 102 years that have passed since the Cubs and Sox last met in the World Series.
CBS 2's Kristyn Hartman reports that in 1906, dress seemed a whole lot fancier and heavier, Carson Pirie Scott was a big shopping destination and according to the folks at the Chicago History Museum, the windy city had a population of about two million people.
"They would be mostly laborers - blue collar immigrants doing things that made the city run," said Liz Garibay, Public Programs Manager, Chicago History Museum. "People were very much into their sports."
So you can bet they followed the huge news that fall: the mother of all Crosstown Classics - the Cubs and the Sox showdown in the World Series.
The Chicago Public Library pulled one of the seven daily papers from Monday Oct. 15th, the day after the Sox won it all.
Cartoons show the same kind of team rivalry back then, and pictures featured players who didn't look too different from today.
In 1906, there wasn't even an old Comiskey Park. The Sox played in the area of Wentworth and Pershing in a place called South Side Park.
And those North siders, they were really West siders. The Cubs back in 1906 played in the West side grounds near Polk and Wolcott.
"There were certainly lots of stands, not as fancy," Garibay said. "Fans were allowed on the field, sitting on the grass."
At almost 93, longtime Sox fan Arturo Velasquez wasn't even born yet to see all that. He has hope, though, it'll happen in his lifetime.
"I would love to see that," Velasquez said. "Oh, that would be something."
Velasquez has been a loyal Sox fan for decades, but he said, "The Cubs, between you and I, they have a wonderful team. They finally got a team together. I love that."
And his neighbors South and North love the prospect history could repeat with an all Chicago World Series.
A few more slices of life from 1906: a dozen eggs cost about 7 cents; milk was 8 cents a quart. And you paid just 25 cents for regular game bleacher seats in the ballpark – and 50 cents for the World Series.
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