The day is October 14, 1908. The Chicago Cubs have just defeated the Tigers to repeat as World Series Champions. The win caps a five-game match-up featuring a hall of fame infield of Tinkers, Evers and Chance, a 21-year old Ty Cobb, and great pitching from Cubs' hurlers Orval Overall and Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown. Yet there is no joy in Chicago. Cubs fans are angry and the players feel betrayed. Sports writers are fed up with their working conditions and team owners will soon meet to debate, among other topics, whether to do away with the World Series all together. Just one week earlier, the city was riding high with anticipation. To find out what went wrong, let's rewind the clock.
