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American League of Professional Base Ball Clubs (U.S.). Black Sox scandal (American League) [microform] Records, 1914-1969.

Title: Black Sox scandal (American League) [microform] Records, 1914-1969. 1914-1969.

Records and photographs from American League President Ban Johnson's office relating to the Black Sox World Series Scandal in 1919, when eight players were indicted for throwing games for financial gain. Other baseball gambling incidents discussed in the collection include the relationship between New York pitcher Carl Mays and Boston gambler "Pete the Greek," and a 1917 incident in which the White Sox players took up a collection to pay pitchers from the Detroit club, who beat Boston at a crucial point in the pennant race, $200 each. The records consist primarily of Johnson's correspondence, but also includes trial documents and exhibits, player interviews and depositions, the reports of private investigators hired by the League, and photocopies of period newspaper accounts of the scandal. Collection highlights include letters documenting the efforts of attorney James R. Price to have Abe Attell extradited to Illinois, and a transcript of his interview with former player Joe Gedeon; letters and telegrams showing Johnson's extraordinary efforts to find and extradite Bill Burns; correspondence showing how closely certain members of the press, including J.G. Spink of The Sporting News and newspaperman Joe Vilas, worked with the League in investigating the scandal; and pages from the register of the Hotel Sinton in Cincinnati, Ohio showing the names of the White Sox players as well as Abe Attell and other gamblers.

ArchivalResource: 1 box ; 0.4 linear ft.

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Tunis, Elizabeth C. Flaws in the diamond : typescript, 1975 : major leaguers expelled from organized baseball 1919-1922 / Elizabeth C. Tunis.

Title: Flaws in the diamond : typescript, 1975 : major leaguers expelled from organized baseball 1919-1922 / Elizabeth C. Tunis. 1975.

Discusses the expulsion of 17 players from organized baseball from 1919 to 1922.

ArchivalResource: 59 leaves 1 folder.

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American League of Professional Base Ball Clubs (U.S.). Black Sox scandal (American League) : Records, 1914-1969.

Title: Black Sox scandal (American League) : Records, 1914-1969. 1914-1969.

Records and photographs from American League President Ban Johnson's office relating to the Black Sox World Series Scandal in 1919, when eight players were indicted for throwing games for financial gain. Other baseball gambling incidents discussed in the collection include the relationship between New York pitcher Carl Mays and Boston gambler "Pete the Greek," and a 1917 incident in which the White Sox players took up a collection to pay pitchers from the Detroit club, who beat Boston at a crucial point in the pennant race, $200 each. The records consist primarily of Johnson's correspondence, but also includes trial documents and exhibits, player interviews and depositions, the reports of private investigators hired by the League, and photocopies of period newspaper accounts of the scandal. Collection highlights include letters documenting the efforts of attorney James R. Price to have Abe Attell extradited to Illinois, and a transcript of his interview with former player Joe Gedeon; letters and telegrams showing Johnson's extraordinary efforts to find and extradite Bill Burns; correspondence showing how closely certain members of the press, including J.G. Spink of The Sporting News and newspaperman Joe Vilas, worked with the League in investigating the scandal; and pages from the register of the Hotel Sinton in Cincinnati, Ohio showing the names of the White Sox players as well as Abe Attell and other gamblers.

ArchivalResource: 1 box ; 0.4 linear ft.

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[Player File : McMullin, Frederick William, 1914- / compiled by the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.].

Title: [Player File : McMullin, Frederick William, 1914- / compiled by the National Baseball Hall of Fame Library, Cooperstown, N.Y.].

Player file includes material documenting his baseball career and personal life. These items may include newspaper and magazine articles, biographical material, press releases, copies of original documents, and other sundry items. Some player files may not contain any material due to the brevity of his career and/or the time period which he played. File contents: folder 1 (1914- ).

ArchivalResource: 1 folder.

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