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California's Gold with Huell Howser
Catalina Cubs
Season 6
Episode 6004
Chicago millionaire William Wrigley brought excitement to the Catalina Island every year, when his Chicago Cubs baseball team came for spring training each season through the late 1940s. A ball field was built and visitors came from Los Angeles and other California cities to watch the “Catalina” Cubs.
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