The Chicago Cubs go to Santa Monica, California for spring training, while most clubs go south or stay close to home.
1905 – The Chicago Cubs go to Santa Monica, California for spring training, while most clubs go south or stay close to home.
Philadelphia Quakers head for Jacksonville, Florida, for spring training
1889 – The Philadelphia Quakers head for Jacksonville, Florida, for spring training. No other major league clubs will train in the Deep South this season.
After a week of conditioning in Macon, Georgia, the Detroit Wolverines National League club team begins a six-week spring exhibition tour through the South and Midwest.
1887 – After a week of conditioning in Macon, Georgia, the Detroit Wolverines National League club team begins a six-week spring exhibition tour through the South and Midwest.
AL Spalding meets with the Chicago players and exacts from each man a pledge of total abstinence from drinking
At Hot Springs‚ Arkansas‚ AL Spalding meets with the Chicago players and exacts from each man a pledge of total abstinence from drinking during the coming season. With the entire outfield gone from last year’s team and P Jim McCormick holding out at home in NJ‚ the champion White Stockings will have to rely on young players.
