the duluth dukes played their first game in the new stadium on july 16, 1941. their first opponent was their local rival, the superior blues. when the blues folded in 1955, the dukes (known as the white sox during the 1956–59 seasons) became the duluth–superior dukes. the original dukes played in wade stadium from 1941 through the 1970 season. the only break came during the 1943–45 seasons when the northern league suspended play due to world war ii. the stadium was the home of three teams in the twin ports league, the only class e league in the history of baseball, in 1943.