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	Championship Games (1920-1949) - Giants.com
		The Giants closed the gap at 13-7 in the third period when Danowski connected with Strong for a 42-yard touchdown pass, but the Lions' defense accounted for two more scores in the final period on a blocked punt and intercepted pass.
		The Giants blocked two punts early in the game, and capitalized on both with Ward Cuff kicking a 13-yard FG and Tuffy Leemans blasting over on a 6-yard plunge.
		The Giants led 6-3 in the first period on a Tuffy Leemans to George Franck touchdown pass of 31 yards, but the Bears scored on a pair of field goals, then broke the game wide open in the second half on touchdowns by Norm Standlee (2), George McAfee and Ken Kavanaugh.
	www.giants.com /history/ChampionshipGames.html (1030 words)

	Chicago American Giants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chicago American Giants were a Chicago based Negro League baseball team, formed by player-manager Andrew "Rube" Foster.
		Charter members of Foster's Negro National League, the American Giants won five pennants in that league, along with another pennant in the 1932 Negro Southern League and a second-half championship in Gus Greenlee's Negro National League in 1934.
		The next season the American Giants joined the new Negro National League, narrowly losing the pennant to the Pittsburgh Crawfords in a controversial decision by league president Gus Greenlee (owner of the Crawfords).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chicago_American_Giants (459 words)

	Baltimore Elite Giants - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Nashville Elite Giants were a professional baseball team that played in the Negro Leagues.
		The team was established by Thomas T. Wilson as the semi-pro Nashville Standard Giants in 1921.
		In 1935, the team moved to Columbus, Ohio and became the Columbus Elite Giants.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Baltimore_Elite_Giants (226 words)

	NY Giants Giants/Chicago Bears NFL recap on ESPN
		Giants running back Tiki Barber did not maintain his 10-yard per carry average on Sunday, but he had 86 yards and a TD on 17 carries in a win over the Bears.
		Chicago scored on a 2-yard pass from Cade McNown to Eddie Kennison with 14 seconds left in the first half for a 7-7 tie.
		Giants DB Ralph Brown has a bruised kidney and will remain in Chicago for observation.
	espn.go.com /nfl/2000/20000917/recap/nygchi.html (941 words)

	New York Giants (1925-Present)
		The Giants continue to struggle posting a losing record for the second time in franchise history at 4-6-2, as the NFL was set to move into the modern era.
		The Giants would fall behind 13-3, but in the 4th Quarter the Giants were able to get their footing with sneakers as the Bears still stumbled on the icy field.
		The Giants stumble out of the gates losing their first 3 games, but the Giants would quickly right themselves and would win 9 of their next 10, and were set up with a possibility of playoff berth with a win in their final game.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /nfl/nyg/nygiants.html (9515 words)

	The Spolin Center - New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears
		The first theatre in Chicago was opened in 1847, and the city has been a theatrical center since the turn of the century.
		From 1914 to 1920 she was Director of the Department of Recreation in the Chicago School of Civics and Philanthropy.
		In Chicago, improvisation games were a way of communicating between people, especially those disadvantaged and without a social voice, long before they were borrowed by the stage.
	www.spolin.com /ny-vs-chic.html (3138 words)

	Chicago Giants - BR Bullpen
		The Giants did introduce southern flball star Smokey Joe Williams to the north, but he was just 3-4 with a 3.12 RA that year.
		The Chicago Giants were an also-ran the rest of the decade while the Chicago American Giants were one of the top Negro League teams.
		The Giants finished in 1921 with a last-place 7-37 record, though Beckwith batted.355, sixth in the league.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Chicago_Giants (275 words)

	AmericanHeritage.com / Chicago: The Giants’ Footprints
		Chicago stretches along the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan, and from the vast height of the Hancock building it seems intimately connected with the water.
		Chicago was late in starting to preserve its old buildings, but the destruction of the Stock Exchange in 1972 seems finally to have galvanized the city into saving what remained of its architectural treasures.
		The captains of industry who lived there were so successful that Chicago was exploding with factories, railroads, and stockyards, and the peace of Prairie Avenue was being invaded by the noise and stench of their own successes.
	www.americanheritage.com /articles/magazine/ah/1987/7/1987_7_28.shtml (1739 words)

	Negro National League (the first) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Negro National League (NNL) was one of the several Negro Leagues which were established during the period in the United States in which organized baseball was segregated.
		Established in 1920 under the leadership of Rube Foster, owner and manager of the Chicago American Giants, the NNL was the first African-American baseball circuit to achieve stability and last more than one season.
		The two most important east coast clubs, the Hilldale Club of Darby, Pennsylvania, and the Bacharach Giants of Atlantic City, were affiliated with the NNL as associate clubs from 1920 to 1922, but did not compete for the championship.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Negro_National_League_(the_first) (361 words)

	CNNSI.com - MLB Baseball - Recap: San Francisco Giants 7, Chicago Cubs 6 - Sunday August 12, 2001 08:05 PM
		CHICAGO (Ticker) -- Kirk Rueter tossed five scoreless innings, then watched the bullpen nearly squander a six-run lead before the San Francisco Giants held on for a 7-6 victory over the Chicago Cubs in the rubber game of the three-game series.
		The Giants have won 14 of their last 17 games and remained one-half game behind first-place Arizona in the National League West.
		The Giants added three runs in the seventh to stretch their advantage to 7-1, but the Cubs rallied for four runs in the bottom half off Tim Worrell and Felix Rodriguez.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/mlb/nl/recaps/2001/08/12/cubs_giants (631 words)

	New York Giants
		When the Giants arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to play the Philadelphia Eagles of the Eastern division at Municipal Stadium on Saturday night, September 13, Jack was a freshman end with jersey number 29 on the Giants' 33-man roster.
		On Sunday afternoon, November 23, the Giants beat the Washington Redskins 20 to 13 at the Polo Grounds in New York to clinch the Eastern Division championship.
		Wellington Mara, the youngest son of Tim Mara, one of the founders of the Giants, was secretary of the organization, and signed for the Giants.
	www.jacklummus.com /Files/Files_N/new_york_football_giants.htm (1677 words)

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		The Giants were formed in 1911 by Rube Foster, the man often called the father of fl baseball.
		Beckwith began with Frank Leland's Chicago Giants from 1916-23, when his dead-pull hitting led opponents to shift their defense to the left side of the field.
		He started with the Chicago Unions in 1896 and went on to contribute to the success of many of the finest teams of his era: The three-time champion Philadelphia Giants and the Brooklyn Royal Giants of 1907-10, before winding down his career with Rube Foster's first capable Chicago American Giants teams through the mid-1910s.
	www.strat-o-matic.com /sphere/neggints.htm (2381 words)

	Chicagoland's Sports Icons
		The Chicago American Giants was the most dominate team in the midwest.
		He signed the biggest contract in the history of Chicago sports, then hit.308 while leading the American League(AL) in home runs (37), runs batted in (133), walks (99), and slugging average (.603).
		Chicago fell from second to fifth place with a 77-85 record.
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	New York Giants Tickets - New York Giants Upcoming Schedule - New York Giants Information Feature - Sports Game - New ...
		The Giants moved to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey from Yankee Stadium in 1976.
		The Giants team began the recent football tradition to douse the head coach with a cooler of ice cold water near the end of a victorious game that clinched some sort of championship.
		The Giants were defeated by the Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl XXXV by the score of 34-7 in 2001.
	www.chicagogigs.com /sports/football/nfl/new-york-giants-tickets.htm (428 words)

	Chicago's Harmonica Giants
		Like so much about Chicago blues, the harmonica element, for all its associations in the modern listener’s mind with the urban north, has very agrarian roots.
		The towering figures of Chicago harp’s evolution began forming their classic licks at the fish fries and barn dances of the era between the world wars.
		They also comprise, as a group, the ultimate example of the notion of a bluesman living by his wits; each left home at an early age and fended for himself in one of the roughest environments to be found in midcentury America.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/r&b_history/86756 (546 words)

	Rube Foster \| BaseballLibrary.com
		He pitched the Cuban X-Giants to the fl championship, and was the winner in four of their five victories over the Philadelphia Giants in the Black World Series.
		They dominated both the Chicago semi-pro scene (regularly winning the championship) and national fl baseball, capturing Negro League titles in 1914 and 1917 and sharing the 1915 championship with the New York Lincoln Stars.
		Mize hit.312 with 359 HRs in 15 ML seasons for the Cardinals and Giants, while Foster was a star Negro League pitcher, manager, and Negro League organizer in the first quarter of the 20th century.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/F/Foster_Rube.stm (960 words)

	Chicago Cubs Tickets - Chicago Cubs Schedule - Chicago Cubs Baseball Tickets
		The Chicago Cubs are one of the oldest franchises in Major League baseball.
		There is a last to mention when referring to the infamous Chicago Cubs; they are the last team to add numbers to their jerseys back on June 30, 1932.
		The Chicago Cubs are well known for their day games where several businessman and husbands can be notoriously found when they have called in sick or are allegedly running a 3 hour errand.
	www.onlineseats.com /mlb-tickets/chicago-cubs (1560 words)

	SEPTEMBER, 1908 \| BaseballLibrary.com
		The month starts with the Giants in 1st in the NL with a 69-45 record, followed by Chicago (70-47) and the Pirates (69-47).
		The Giants' Harry McCormick is on 3B, and Fred Merkle (19, and making his first start of the year, is subbing for the sore-legged veteran Fred Tenney), on 1B.
		Chicago White Sox ace Ed Walsh is the 3rd pitcher within a week to pitch and win both ends of a doubleheader, beating Boston Walsh gives up just one run and seven hits, while fanning 15 in winning 5-1 and 2-0.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/chronology/1908SEPTEMBER.stm (3102 words)

	S.F. looking like Chicago / Giants going on five decades without winning World Series (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		A cousin from Chicago recently discovered some World War I love letters between my maternal grandfather and grandmother, along with some letters from other family members to my grandfather, who was in the Army and stationed in Germany, France and Luxembourg.
		Giants' finances: The Giants took a PR hit when general manager Brian Sabean said payroll will be slashed next year, but now the team is saying the cuts won't be as drastic as Sabean intimated.
		Former Giants executive Corey Busch is handling the initial transition talks and is expected to be a high-ranking Dodgers official.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/10/19/SPG1S2EKJD1.DTL (1222 words)

	FOX Chicago \| Sports \| Giants Edge Cubs 2-1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		The Giants' next great hope for a homegrown pitching star beat Jerome Williams, his former minor league teammate, with one of the most impressive starts all season in San Francisco.
		Cain was the youngest debut starter for the Giants in 21 years when he lost to Colorado on Aug. 29.
		The Giants snapped their three-game losing streak while sending the Cubs to just their second loss in eight games on their road trip.
	www.foxchicago.com /_ezpost/data/25572.shtml (894 words)

	Chicago Bears Football DVD's
		The NFC champion Chicago Bears, seeking their first NFL title since 1963 scored a Super Bowl-record 46 points in downing AFC champion New England 46-10 in Super Bowl XX.
		The Giants were held to 32 yards on the ground and Phil Simms had only 40% pass completions.
		Washington was heavily favored, but Chicago came away with a 23-19 victory that featured TD passes from Fuller as well as Payton.
	www.chaserock.com /fbdvds/bears.htm (538 words)

	Rube Foster history and biographical information
		His first year in baseball was spent as a pitcher in the Chicago Union Giants franchise.
		He joined the Philadelphia Giants squad the next year, winning 2 games in the playoffs against his former teammates.
		He began his managerial career with the Leland Giants in 1907 when Frank Leland hired Foster to play and manage with the team.
	www.negroleaguestore.com /Rube_Foster.htm (665 words)

	New York Giants Tickets - New York Giants Schedule, New York Giants Football Tickets, New York Giants Games
		Although originally named after the baseball team that moved to San Francisco, the Giants established themselves a viable contender in the NFL in the years before the Super Bowl.
		The Giants lost six of seven games in the second half of the season, including a 24-21 defeat to Tennessee, where they inexplicably lost a 21 point fourth quarter advantage.
		They stumbled through the remainder of the NFL schedule, and were ousted by the Philly Eagles in the playoffs, and in truth most Giants fans will probably be looking for tickets to Giants Stadium with 2007 on their minds, knowing there's glory ahead.
	www.ticketliquidator.com /tix/new-york-giants-tickets.aspx (1115 words)

	Daily Record Sports - Turnovers doom Giants against Chicago (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		Chicago Bears running back Anthony Thomas scores a touchdown as the Giants’ Nick Greisen (54) and Fred Robbins look on during the second quarter Sunday at Giants Stadium.
		The Giants got a final chance when Jack Brewer recovered the onside kick at their 40.
		The Giants had a chance to take the lead early in the third quarter when linebacker Nick Greisen recovered a lateral at the Chicago 18.
	www.dailyrecord.com /sports/pro/sports1-110804giants.htm (890 words)

	San Francisco Giants Tickets - San Francisco Giants Upcoming Schedule - San Francisco Giants Information Feature - ...
		The Giants though qualified for the fall classic again, they were not taken by the New Yor Yankees.
		But the Giants proved to be the most defensive teams against Cleveland Indians during that era.
		The San Fransisco Giants further went on to win 5-2 innings, making the series the most remeberable moment for the San Fransisco Giants.The team came back in 2002 World Series, and played a harsh game opposite Anaheim Angeles who defeated the San Fransisco Giants and won the World Series.
	www.chicagogigs.com /sports/baseball/mlb/san-francisco-giants-tickets.htm (448 words)

	Chicago Cubs Tickets - Cubs Baseball Tickets - Chicago MLB Brokers
		The Chicago Cubs are now second in their division after Milwaukee, however some changes are still being made to the roster.
		On June 13, the Chicago Cubs recalled left-handed pitcher Clay Rapada from Triple-A Iowa as well as optioned outfielder Matt Murton to Triple-A Iowa.
		Our Chicago Cubs tickets are fully guaranteed, we are a licensed and bonded Cubs ticket broker.
	www.vividseats.com /mlb/chicago-cubs-tickets.html (439 words)

	Chicago Union Giants - BR Bullpen
		In 1901 Frank Leland combined the Chicago Unions and Columbia Giants to form the Chicago Union Giants.
		The team lost the Western title in a series with the Algona Brownies in '03, the one year they had serious competition in the west.
		In 1905 the team was renamed the Leland Giants after their manager and founder.
	www.baseball-reference.com /bullpen/Chicago_Union_Giants (122 words)

	In addition to Chicago, Giants enter postseason play
		Chicago clinched the NFC North and a first-round bye yesterday by holding on to beat Green Bay 24-17 in the first start of the season for Rex Grossman.
		The New York Giants (10-5) also secured a playoff berth when the Minnesota Vikings (8-7) were eliminated with a 30-23 loss to Baltimore in the night game.
		In the NFC, the Giants can win the NFC East with a victory Saturday at Oakland.
	www.showmenews.com /2005/Dec/20051226Spor010.asp (329 words)

	Cubs roll Giants, have Chicago's attention - USATODAY.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27)
		CHICAGO — They might be in second place, and the Milwaukee Brewers aren't slowing down, but Cubs' fever is gripping Chicago once again.
		The Cubs won Wednesday, a 12-1 laugher over the San Francisco Giants, for their 17th victory in the past 22 games.
		They are the hottest team in baseball since June 3, winning 27 of their past 40, and breathing down the necks of the Brewers, who lead the National League Central by 3 1/2 games entering Thursday.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/2007-07-18-giants-cubs_N.htm?csp=34 (607 words)

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