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Great issue on the 1919 Chicago "Black Sox" scandal...
Great issue on the 1919 Chicago "Black Sox" scandal...
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September 29, 1920
BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Sept. 29, 1920
* Chicago White "Black" Sox
* World Series Scandal breaks
* Players suspended from team
* Pitcher Eddie Cicotte confession
* Shoeless Joe Jackson confession
The top of the ftpg. has column heads on the infamous "Black Sox" scandal with: "BASEBALL PLOT BARED" "Cicotte and Jackson Make Complete Confession" "First-Named Tells of Receiving $10,000" "Gamblers Obliged to Place It Under Pillow" "Jackson Was Promised $20,000; Got $5000" "Scandal Over the 1919 World Series Grows" "More Men to Be Called Before Grand Jury" with text as well.
The article--and another related article--continue on the back page. See photos for portions.
Complete in 12 pages, partially loose at the spine, nice condition. Somewhat fragile & should be handled carefully.
AI notes: On September 29, 1920, the Black Sox Scandal broke wide open when a grand jury indicted eight players from the Chicago White Sox for allegedly conspiring to fix the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Among those accused were stars like Shoeless Joe Jackson and Eddie Cicotte. That same day, White Sox owner Charles Comiskey suspended the players, even though they had not yet been tried. The scandal shocked the sports world and led to the appointment of Kenesaw Mountain Landis as the first Commissioner of Baseball, tasked with restoring the integrity of the game. Though the players were acquitted in court in 1921, all eight were permanently banned from Major League Baseball.
Category: The 20th Century
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