Fwd: Inquiry from freelance writer regarding Wrigley Field

[Joan Houston Hall]

Can anyone help him?  Please respond directly to him as well as to the
list. Thanks.


>Return-Path: MarkEJacob at aol.com
>From: <MarkEJacob at aol.com>
>Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 11:22:46 EST
>Subject: Inquiry from freelance writer regarding Wrigley Field
>To: jdhall at facstaff.wisc.edu
>
>     My name is Mark Jacob. I am a Chicago writer and researcher working with
>the
>Chicago Cubs on a book about Wrigley Field. I got your e-mail address through
>the Dictionary of American Regional English website.
>     A question: Would you or any of your colleagues know the derivation of
>the phrase "Friendly Confines" as a nickname for Wrigley Field? (I have heard
>many different theories, but there is no clear consensus from Cubs experts
>around here.) The phrase is not included in your published volume, but I
>thought perhaps you had some information in your files. If not, do you have
>any advice on whom I might consult? Even knowing a decade of origin, if not
>the original author, would be helpful.
>     Any assistance would be greatly appreciated -- and credited.
>
>                                             Mark Jacob
>                                             MarkEJacob at aol.com
>                                             (847) 679-7837