September 28. The grand jury brought charges against the eight members of the White Sox team. It stunned the nation, although they still watched the trial very closely. The players soon became known as the “Black Sox.”
The grand jury and conspiracy trials were a very important part of baseball history because of all of the gambling scandals. Sox pitchers “Lefty” Williams and Eddie Cicotte both had confessed to the grand jury about their involvement in the scandal. The jury’s biggest issue was the dealing of the big winners which were the gamblers. Two of Boston’s gamblers, John “Sport” Sullivan and another just known as “Brown” were the chief collaborators. After catching the backers, the next step was catching the men who carried out the crime. In June of 1921, the conspiracy trials began before Judge Hugo Friend. All of the players were found not …show more content…
He had a career average that was pretty close to the .400 mark. He was also at the top of the league in most stats every year. Mr.Jackson was looking to improve his banking account during the scandal. He was told he was going to get $20,000 by the gamblers but only received the first payment of $5,000. He, however is often viewed both as innocent and guilty. Jackson’s hitting average was .385 in the series. He was one of the bright spots for the Sox. Many journalists and many people viewed Jackson as a small town boy who was an innocent victim, of city slickers and greedy baseball owners. Books and articles lean towards supporting both sides of the story; no matter the outcome of the trial, Jackson was a significant part of the scandal. Sadly, Jackson is not remembered for his enviable smooth swing or his great statistics; but for allegedly taking money in the 1919 World Series scandal. He is forever linked in history with another man infamous for his gambling and betting on baseball, Pete
The grand jury and conspiracy trials were a very important part of baseball history because of all of the gambling scandals. Sox pitchers “Lefty” Williams and Eddie Cicotte both had confessed to the grand jury about their involvement in the scandal. The jury’s biggest issue was the dealing of the big winners which were the gamblers. Two of Boston’s gamblers, John “Sport” Sullivan and another just known as “Brown” were the chief collaborators. After catching the backers, the next step was catching the men who carried out the crime. In June of 1921, the conspiracy trials began before Judge Hugo Friend. All of the players were found not …show more content…
He had a career average that was pretty close to the .400 mark. He was also at the top of the league in most stats every year. Mr.Jackson was looking to improve his banking account during the scandal. He was told he was going to get $20,000 by the gamblers but only received the first payment of $5,000. He, however is often viewed both as innocent and guilty. Jackson’s hitting average was .385 in the series. He was one of the bright spots for the Sox. Many journalists and many people viewed Jackson as a small town boy who was an innocent victim, of city slickers and greedy baseball owners. Books and articles lean towards supporting both sides of the story; no matter the outcome of the trial, Jackson was a significant part of the scandal. Sadly, Jackson is not remembered for his enviable smooth swing or his great statistics; but for allegedly taking money in the 1919 World Series scandal. He is forever linked in history with another man infamous for his gambling and betting on baseball, Pete