The Great Baseball Mystery: The 1919 World's Series
New York: A.S. Barnes & Co., Inc., 1966. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / Good. Item #2343623
First edition. Chips and tears to jacket edges, front jacket flap price-clipped. Boards lightly soiled.
318 pp. 8vo. An investigation of the 'Black Sox' scandal of 1919, which involved the World Series between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. Accusations of collusion with organized gambling rings were aimed at eight members of the White Sox, who allegedly attempted to throw the series, and despite their later acquittal were banned from the game.
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