02629nam 2200565 450 991079754310332120230808212149.00-19-023272-20-19-979522-3(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 StatesHistoryBaseballCorrupt practicesHistory.BaseballHistory.796.35709773/1109041Fountain Charles1537535MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797543103321The betrayal3835787UNINA