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"Black Sox" scandal players are indicted...
"Black Sox" scandal players are indicted...
Item # 690227
September 29, 1920
NEW YORK TIMES, September 29, 1920
* Chicago White "Black" Sox
* World Series Scandal breaks
* Players suspended from team
* Pitcher Eddie Cicotte
* Shoeless Joe Jackson
The front page features one of the more infamous & noteworthy headlines in the world of professional baseball, announcing the indictment of eight players in the 1919 World Series betting scandal.
The headline reads: "EIGHT WHITE SOX PLAYERS ARE INDICTED ON CHARGE OF FIXING 1919 WORLD SERIES; CICOTTE GOT $10,000 AND JACKSON $5,000".
Various subheads include: "Comiskey Suspends Them" "Promises to Run Them Out of Baseball if Found Guilty" "Two of Players Confess" "Cicotte and Jackson Tell of Their Work in Throwing Games to Cincinnati" "Both Are Held In Custody" "Prosecutor Says More Players Will be Indicted and Gamblers Brought to Task".
The report takes the entire last column of the front page and carries over to take three full columns on page 2, with considerable detail on the events and involvement of the players.
Complete in 32 pages, slightly irregular at the spine margin from disbinding, some minor margin tears, generally good condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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