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Before all the Hot Stove League talk of a budding Cleveland-Cubs rivalry, there was the Cleveland Cubs. In 1931, the Negro National League was facing dire financial straits due to the Great Depression. Hoping to become a needed monetary anchor in a larger market, Nashville Elite Giants owner Tom Wilson relocated his club to Cleveland, which had been home to six previous league franchises (Buckeyes, Tate Stars, Browns, Elites, Hornets, Tigers). But even with pitcher Satchel Paige on the roster, the Cubs struggled on the field and at the box office; though the stats are sketchy, the team reportedly played home games on a field adjacent to League Park and exited the league at mid-season due to poor attendance. The NNL eventually ceased operations, with Wilson accepting an invitation to join the Negro Southern League,….for his Nashville Elite Giants. It was as if the Cleveland Cubs never existed.