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Peerless Leader Frank Chance Shape Cubs Pennant Machine
Frank Chance, captain and manager of the Chicago Cubs since 1904, built a pennant winning machine from raw material, famed for the Cubs inside game and his personal courage. He drove the team, endured slights, and mentored players, earning the title Peerless Leader while planning a future in California orange groves after baseball.
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Frank Eroy Chance
Chilcago Cubs
Heecame
Chance
Chicago
Frank Leroy Chance
Cubs
Athletics
Frank Chance
Polo Ground
Giants
Philadelphia
Vooter
Pullman
Boston
Chines
California
Fresno
Fresno Grammar School
Washington University
Brown
San Framctsco
Bll Lenge
Adrian C. Anson
Lange
Anson
Tim’ Donohue
John Kling
Frank Selee
Pope Hartford
Sam
Edith Pancake
Tie
Stelia
Sassuo
Aretor
Frank
Glendora
Gal
Golden West
Ake
E Eugene Field