The Chicago Tribune announces a contest with an unusual prize: the three winners will join one of Chicago’s three major league teams – the Cubs, the White Sox and the Whales of the Federal League – for a road trip at the end of the season. The contest is open to all local amateur players under the age of 21 and will help launch the major league careers of Henry Rasmussen and Charlie Pechous.

On May 23, 1915 — The Chicago Tribune announces a contest with an unusual prize: the three winners will join one of Chicago’s three major league teams – the Cubs, the White Sox and the Whales of the Federal League – for a road trip at the end of the season. The contest is open to all local amateur players under the age of 21 and will help launch the major league careers of Henry Rasmussen and Charlie Pechous.

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