02662nam 2200577 450 991046108330332120200520144314.00-19-023272-20-19-979522-3(CKB)3710000000468228(EBL)2198492(SSID)ssj0001543361(PQKBManifestationID)16134179(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001543361(PQKBWorkID)14792251(PQKB)11574338(MiAaPQ)EBC2198492(Au-PeEL)EBL2198492(CaPaEBR)ebr11095022(CaONFJC)MIL826481(OCoLC)920167139(EXLCZ)99371000000046822820150504h20162016 uy| 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe betrayal the 1919 World Series and the birth of modern baseball /Charles FountainNew York :Oxford University Press,[2016]© 20161 online resource (317 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-979513-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Introduction: The Black Sox were only a part of it -- "Honorable Joes" -- The Prince of Fixers -- Baseball at war -- Brothers and enemies -- The conversations -- Losing the Series -- The end of the Series -- The cover-up begins -- The newspapers try to figure it out -- "It Ain't True, Is It Joe?" -- The Judge -- Judgment -- Timeless Joe -- Epilogue.In the most famous scandal of sports history, eight Chicago White Sox players--including Shoeless Joe Jackson--agreed to throw the 1919 World Series to the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for the promise of 20,000 each from gamblers reportedly working for New York mobster Arnold Rothstein. Heavily favored, Chicago lost the Series five games to three. Although rumors of a fix flew while the series was being played, they were largely disregarded by players and the public at large. It wasn't until a year later that a general investigation into baseball gambling reopened the case, and a nationwide scaBaseballCorrupt practicesUnited StatesHistoryBaseballUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.BaseballCorrupt practicesHistory.BaseballHistory.796.35709773/1109041Fountain Charles891808MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461083303321The betrayal1991720UNINA