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St. Petersburg, Florida has been a longtime baseball hub, thanks to former mayor Al Lang who brought this spring training to the city in 1914. However, because of WWII travel restrictions, the Chicago Cubs and White Sox held their 1943-44 spring training in a small Midwestern town. Which town, later famous as Larry Bird's hometown, hosted them?
French Lick, Indiana hosted the Chicago Cubs and White Sox for spring training in 1943 and 1944, when WWII restricted long-distance travel. St. Petersburg, Florida is the historic spring training hub, thanks to former mayor Al Lang who brought the pre-season practice to the city in 1914.