The “Fixed” World Series of 1919 Seated in the stadium of the White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds; the crowds are roaring, for it’s the biggest game of the 1919 season. Excitement and anxiety is contagious, as everyone waits in suspense for the first pitch to be thrown. All of America is waiting in the stadium and around their televisions for the outcome of this momentous occasion to begin. No one could guess that this event was about to be ruined by the act of eight players. As baseball and gambling started to grow exponentially, management was poor in enforcing rules against gambling problems and in managing the White Sox team, leading to the event in 1919, when the White Sox threw the World Series which resulted in a tarnished public image for the White Sox.
Management for baseball was poor in the 90s; including not enforcing enough rules against gambling. Charles Comiskey (White Sox President) had been known to break many contracts with players including “Shoeless Joe Jackson.” As Carney reveals, “The jury believed Comiskey had made and broken that promise, but it did not award Jackson any money. The foreman explained that the cause …show more content…
Comiskey’s management of the White Sox team was extremely poor. This led to the White Sox losing the World Series otherwise known as the Black Sox Fix. The White Sox losing to the Cincinnati Reds resulted in the White Sox having a tarnished public image. There may be a debate on what really caused the Black Sox Fix of 1919, although there is no debate that this scandal influenced baseball history for decades to come. Cohen’s Law states, “What really matters is the name you succeed in imposing on the facts - not the facts themselves” (Carney
Management for baseball was poor in the 90s; including not enforcing enough rules against gambling. Charles Comiskey (White Sox President) had been known to break many contracts with players including “Shoeless Joe Jackson.” As Carney reveals, “The jury believed Comiskey had made and broken that promise, but it did not award Jackson any money. The foreman explained that the cause …show more content…
Comiskey’s management of the White Sox team was extremely poor. This led to the White Sox losing the World Series otherwise known as the Black Sox Fix. The White Sox losing to the Cincinnati Reds resulted in the White Sox having a tarnished public image. There may be a debate on what really caused the Black Sox Fix of 1919, although there is no debate that this scandal influenced baseball history for decades to come. Cohen’s Law states, “What really matters is the name you succeed in imposing on the facts - not the facts themselves” (Carney