Shoeless Joe Jackson

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The Black Socks Black Socks played against the Cincinnati Reds in 1919. Eight men agreed to throw the series to get paid $10,000. My opinion on that is. Well, to be honest, I don't have a specific opinion. To me, it's another baseball scandal that was slowly washed away with time. Now do I think that it was right for them to ban the White/Black Socks from baseball? Well I mean it depends on how you look at the situation. I guess to some extent it was wrong but on the other hand, it was right. Why

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The Black Sox scandal is the name given to the conspiracy that fixed the 1919 World Series which was played between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. A number of players on Chicago conspired with different gamblers to throw the games on purpose. “This is the biggest scandal in major league history.” (“Black Sox Scandal.”) This betting conspiracy between a group of players and gamblers led to the permanent banning of eight players from the White Sox baseball program. “They were very strict

Rothstein and his men thinking that the players were serious about getting their money so before Game 4, Sullivan came up with $20,000 and promised $20,000 more if Chicago lost. Gandil split the $20,000 evenly among Risberg, Felsch, Williams and Jackson. Two players did not see a dime of that money, McMullen and Miller. Cicotte lost game four 2-0. Once again the promised $20,000 never appeared. The conspirators decided they'd been lied to enough and played to win, beating the Reds 5-4in game

Although it sounds like an odd question, it is appropriate. Until this assignment I never realized that society holds a lower standard for our celebrities, even dismissing when our super stars put the general public in danger. This is why I believe celebrities should have harsher punishments. For example, how many of you listen to the singer Chris Brown, do you know he got away with assault charges? For those of you who knew he was guilty of assault, but not punished, did it affect your respect

Baseball is America’s pastime. Thousands of fans every season gather in stadiums nationwide to watch as players take the diamond. People of all ages have a love for baseball, after all it is the all American sport. Baseball was loved by millions until one day when the truth came out. The 1919 World Series had been rigged. Hearts were broken and sadness spread across America. These crooked people didn’t intentionally try to ruin baseball but there were reasons why these men went astray. People didn’t

play in 1920. Then, they were banned from professional baseball for life. As for Comiskey, the manager, and Rothstein, a gambler, they both denied their partake in the crime and did not get blamed or accused of anything (Batchelor, 2016). As for Joe Jackson, he was not angry about the fix or getting denied access into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He knew that he would always be remembered for his stats and records (Pellowski, 2003). He could as well been completely innocent. He batted .375 and batted

Question #1: The opening scene is a direct representation for what the Simpsons’ family signifies throughout this episode: a middle class socio-economic family. The beginning of the show depicts a middle class, rural community that has built around a nuclear power plant in Springfield, Illinois. The start of the show illustrates the basic character traits of the Simpsons’ family that is needed for a viewer to understand the comedy portrayed within the show. Bart, a middle school aged boy, is represented

There was great speculation that in 1919, the White Sox fixed the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. Even though there is factual evidence of such occurring, some members of the scandal still maintained their innocence, like “Shoeless” Joe Jackson. There was a trial about the scandal and the jury delivered a verdict of not guilty, however when Major League Baseball investigated, they banned eight members for life. In addition, prior to the trial, crucial evidence went missing from the Cook