BURYING THE BLACK SOX
by Carney, Gene
Most fans today know that gamblers and ballplayers conspired to ?fix? the 1919 World Series?the Black Sox Scandal Many, however, would be surprised to learn that it took nearly a year to uncover the fix. This then is the first book to focus on the cover-up that kept the fix from the American public until almost another whole baseball season was played, and to examine in detail the way events unfolded as the deception was unraveled. Carney thoroughly documents his information and brings together evidence from a wide variety of sources. He reveals what else happened and answers the questions that fascinate any baseball fan wondering about baseball?s original dilemma over guilt and innocence. Who else in baseball knew that the fix was in? When did they know? And what did they do about it? Carney explores how Charles Comiskey, the owner of the White Sox, and his fellow owners tried to bury the incident and control the damage, how the conspiracy failed, and how ?Shoeless? Joe Jackson attempted to clear his name. 362 pages, hardbound, March 2006.
