March 25, 200422 yr The Sox original name was the White Stockings. I heard they used this name because it was also the Cubs original name and the Sox did it sort of as a joke on the Cubs or something. Of course, after a few years though they changed it to the Sox. I don't know why it is spelled Sox though, sorry. Maybe it's just early 1900s slang.
March 25, 200422 yr Someone asked me and I didn't know? Maybe those who suggested the spelling of Sox were illiterate baffoons. It was the early 20th century, and education wasn't necessary in life.
March 25, 200422 yr Maybe Snoop Dogg's great-grandfather named the teams back then? Although if that was the case, they'd be the Chicizzle Whizzle Sizzles... It was probably just the slang of the time. and let's face it, Sox looks better in Old English than Socks would have...
March 25, 200422 yr I don't know why it is spelled Sox though, sorry. Maybe it's just early 1900s slang. they were lazy.
March 25, 200422 yr Hmmm S A X -- taken S E X -- Good for ticket sales S U X -- Some years . . . S I X -- taken S Y X -- Too close to a band from Chicago S O X -- perfect Based on White Sox history, my guess is the sign painted wanted too much per letter and they needed to save money for the players
March 25, 200422 yr I think it also had something to do with headlines in newspapers. Before, as said before, it was Stockings, but that is a mouthful and took a lot of headline space, so then they changed it to as short as they could, Sox.
March 25, 200422 yr I think it also had something to do with headlines in newspapers. Before, as said before, it was Stockings, but that is a mouthful and took a lot of headline space, so then they changed it to as short as they could, Sox. According to sources, it is a combination of that and also because of many immigrants in chicago in the early 1900's. They would spell words phonetically to help them read, and the name stuck... I think I have a book on this somewhere maybe...
March 25, 200422 yr According to sources, it is a combination of that and also because of many immigrants in chicago in the early 1900's. They would spell words phonetically to help them read, and the name stuck... I think I have a book on this somewhere maybe... Those are the types of books in the University of Michigan and University of Illinois libraries.
March 25, 200422 yr From 'ESPN Answer Guy" (there is a couple pages on this but heres the prime info): For headlines, the Chicago Tribune shortened "Stockings" to "Sox." Aha! Colleen Vander Hye, Reasearcher, Chicago Tribune: To help immigrants, newspapers often spelled words phonetically, like "clue" was "clew"; "through," "thru." Sweet. Columnists Carl Green and I.E. Sandborn are credited with "Sox."
March 25, 200422 yr Someone asked me and I didn't know? Somehow I'm just going to guess that some company originally or still has a copyright or trademark on the word "sock".
March 25, 200422 yr Somehow I'm just going to guess that some company originally or still has a copyright or trademark on the word "sock". It is funny because the question was already answered, and Jas still took a shot at answering it.
March 25, 200422 yr It is funny because the question was already answered, and Jas still took a shot at answering it. Screw you ...they don't teach reading in college. I'm from the Office Space college...I got my jump to conclusions table mat
March 25, 200422 yr Screw you ...they don't teach reading in college. I'm from the Office Space college...I got my jump to conclusions table mat
March 25, 200422 yr Author Screw you ...they don't teach reading in college. I'm from the Office Space college...I got my jump to conclusions table mat Your guess was better than any of mine were, so good on ya'.
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