There's an interesting book on the Black Sox scandal I read last year which put into perspective the actions of Joe Jackson, and Buck Weaver and Swede Risberg and the others. Basically it all boiled down to the cheapness of Charles Comiskey. He was notorious for paying his players less than the other teams, making them sign two year contracts where if they didn't resign for the second year they couldn't play anywhere, making them pay for their laundry, etc. If Comiskey had treated them fairly they probably wouldn't have thrown the series.

 

Regards....................the Chiefjag

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