Petition for the Restoration of Buck Weaver typescript 1993. 1993.

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Petition for the Restoration of Buck Weaver typescript 1993. 1993.

On June 11, 1993, the Chicago Lincoln and Chicago American Inns of Court conducted a federal court trial to determine whether to reinstate former White Sox Buck Weaver and Shoeless Joe Jackson. Weaver and Jackson were banned from baseball following the fix of the 1919 world series. Included are fact sheets, correspondence to the commissioner of baseball and the court petition.

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Jackson, Joseph, 1889-1951.

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Chicago American Inn of Court.

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Chicago Lincoln and Chicago American Inns of Court.

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Weaver, George Buck, 1890-1956.

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World Series (Baseball) (1919)

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Vincent, Fay, 1938-

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Chicago White Sox (Baseball team)

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In 1919, some Chicago White Sox players intentionally lost the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. As compensation, some of the players received cash payments from gamblers. Rumors of a conspiracy circulated immediately following Cincinnati's victory, but the scandal broke publicly in September 1920. This series of events and later developments became known as the Black Sox Scandal. The group of players banned from major league baseball because of the scandal were Eddie Cicotte, Happy Felsch, C...

Chicago Lincoln Inn of Court.

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