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Charges dropped against the Chicago "Black Sox" players...



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March 18, 1921

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, Nebraska, March 18, 1921 

* Chicago "Black Sox" White Sox players
* 1919 World Series of baseball scandal


The sports page has one column heads. on the "Black Sox" World Series scandal of 1919: "Judge Dever Drops Charges Against Sox" "State's Attorney to Gather New Evidence--Blames Predecessors for Collapse of Case Thursday". The report begins: "Immediate prosecution of Chicago White Sox base ball players & others indicted in connection with the alleged throwing of the 1919 world series collapsed today when the state...dropped the cases against seven of the players & Judge Dever took the others off the court call..." with more (see). 
Twelve pages, nice condition.

Category: The 20th Century