Reds Beat Black Sox 9-1

Posted on October 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 2, 1919, Cartoon

Oct. 2, 1919: Cartoonist Edmund Waller "Ted" Gale on "Base-Ballsheviki." Notice the little baseball bombs.

Oct. 2, 1919, World Series

When an 8-to-5 favorite in a World Series is beaten by a score of 9 to 1 in the first game, it looks as if all the dope has been upset and all the wise experts are cuckoo…


Oct. 2, 1919, Black Sox World Series

… Before the game, the betting was 8 to 5 in favor of the Sox, but the
Reds beat them 9 to 1 just the same. Something was wrong and it looks
as if it was nothing else than overconfidence on the part of the
Chicago team.

Sept. 25, 1920: Black Sox

Sept. 25, 1920: The Chicago grand jury "has received evidence which indicates an attempt by a nationwide ring of gamblers to 'pollute baseball and ruin the great national game, in the same way boxing was killed and horse racing crucified,' Henry H. Brigham, foreman, said."

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