Early in the 20th century, boxing, baseball, and horseracing were the three of the most popular sports in America. They offered great experiences for a low cost. However, they were a reflection of how society and life was during this era from 1900 to 1930s. America was dealing with racial tensions and relations, economic struggles, conflict with labor and capital, and corruption in the sports and trying to clean it up. The issues of America were grand and these three sports brought it life in a brighter, bigger, and clearer form. The film Eight Men Out exemplifies this era of American lives. The eight ball players of the Chicago White Sox are angry with the owner Charles Comiskey because time and time again he would under pay players and
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The players were trying to make a decent living, but since pay was poor they had to seek other ways to avoid economic struggles. The struggle between Comiskey and his players led to the Black Sox Scandal. Eight players reportedly underperformed to earn money from gamblers. After word came out of a scandal, the owners set up a commissioner’s position to rule and govern over baseball. His job was to ensure the game was clean and was free of undesirables. The players face a trail in court and were found innocent of any wrong doing, but the commissioner of baseball Kenesaw Landis banned all eight players from Major League Baseball because he does not want any player who is willing to throw a game, promises to throw a game, or player who sits in with crooked ballplayers and gamblers in discussion about throwing a game and does nothing about it to play professional …show more content…
It does show a bit of racial tensions and relations though, but in an unconventional way. Seabiscuit is not like most of the horses it faces, it is a smaller thoroughbred, and it was given up on early on. The horse was not a different breed than the other or a different race, but it was different. It brought hope to the people who did not have any; it was like people of color coming out and winning when the odds were stacked against them. The horse represented all color and poor people because it fought, scratched, and clawed its way to the top of the field. All these color and poor people would have to do the same to become successful. Seabiscuit, his trainer, jockey, and owner fought to make their money during the
The players were trying to make a decent living, but since pay was poor they had to seek other ways to avoid economic struggles. The struggle between Comiskey and his players led to the Black Sox Scandal. Eight players reportedly underperformed to earn money from gamblers. After word came out of a scandal, the owners set up a commissioner’s position to rule and govern over baseball. His job was to ensure the game was clean and was free of undesirables. The players face a trail in court and were found innocent of any wrong doing, but the commissioner of baseball Kenesaw Landis banned all eight players from Major League Baseball because he does not want any player who is willing to throw a game, promises to throw a game, or player who sits in with crooked ballplayers and gamblers in discussion about throwing a game and does nothing about it to play professional …show more content…
It does show a bit of racial tensions and relations though, but in an unconventional way. Seabiscuit is not like most of the horses it faces, it is a smaller thoroughbred, and it was given up on early on. The horse was not a different breed than the other or a different race, but it was different. It brought hope to the people who did not have any; it was like people of color coming out and winning when the odds were stacked against them. The horse represented all color and poor people because it fought, scratched, and clawed its way to the top of the field. All these color and poor people would have to do the same to become successful. Seabiscuit, his trainer, jockey, and owner fought to make their money during the