Burying the Black Sox: How Baseball's Cover-Up of the 1919 World Series Fix Almo

Description: Burying the Black Sox by Gene Carney Most fans today know that gamblers and ballplayers conspired to "fix" the 1919 World Series—the Black Sox Scandal. It has been touched upon in classic works of sports history such as Eliot Asinofs Eight Men Out, referred to in literary classics like W. P. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Most fans today know that gamblers and ballplayers conspired to "fix" the 1919 World Series—the Black Sox Scandal. It has been touched upon in classic works of sports history such as Eliot Asinofs Eight Men Out, referred to in literary classics like W. P. Kinsellas Shoeless Joe, and has been central to two of the best baseball movies ever made, John Sayless Eight Men Out and Phil Robinsons Field of Dreams. Many, however, would be surprised to learn that it took nearly a year to uncover the fix. Burying the Black Sox is the first book to focus on the cover-up that kept the fix from the American public until almost another whole baseball season was played, and to examine in detail the way events unfolded as the deception was unraveled. Unlike Eliot Asinof in Eight Men Out, previously the definitive book on the subject, Carney thoroughly documents his information and brings together evidence from a wide variety of sources, many not available to Asinof or more recent writers. In Burying the Black Sox, Gene Carney reveals what else happened and answers the questions that fascinate any baseball fan wondering about baseballs original dilemma over guilt and innocence. Who else in baseball knew that the fix was in? When did they know? And what did they do about it? Carney explores how Charles Comiskey, the owner of the White Sox, and his fellow owners tried to bury the incident and control the damage, how the conspiracy failed, and how "Shoeless" Joe Jackson attempted to clear his name. He uses primary research materials that werent available when Asinof wrote Eight Men Out, including the 1920 grand jury statements by Jackson and pitcher Eddie Cicotte, the diary of Comiskeys secretary, and the transcripts of Jacksons 1924 suit against the Sox for back pay. Where Asinof told the story of the eight "Black Sox," Carney explains the baseball industrys uncertain response to the scandal. Author Biography Gene Carney is the author of Romancing the Horsehide: Baseball Poems on Players and the Game and numerous articles in publications ranging from USA Todays Sports Weekly to academic journals and small magazines. He lives in Utica, New York. Review "Aiming to supersede Eliot Asinofs Eight Men Out, veteran baseball researcher Carney unpacks the history of the scandal to reveal new sources and new elements to the tale. Asking who knew what about the fix, when they knew it, and what they did about it, he answers with a fully documented study of scandal and cover-up that should prove essential for all baseball collections."—Library Journal"It is startling to think that immutable baseball history youve known since childhood is nothing more than a pile of unconnected errors. Gene Carney has convinced me: few of us know a thing about the 1919 World Series, and that if Joe Jackson and his colleagues committed any crimes, they paled in comparison to the cover-up effected by the games management. And all that is particularly evocative and relevant today, as we try to figure out if the games management is trying to expose the use of performance-enhancing drugs or hide the evidence of it."—Keith Olbermann"If you think you know the story of the Black Sox Scandal, think again and start reading. This thoroughly researched and well-balanced account goes well beyond anything that has ever been written about it before. Gene Carney has done a world championship job."—Bill Deane, former senior research associate, National Baseball Hall of Fame"I thought that I knew everything about the Black Sox Scandal until I read this book. Gene Carney has not entirely solved the puzzle; nobody possibly could. But thanks to his detective work we have a lot more of the pieces and a fuller picture of what occurred both during the 1919 World Series and, equally significantly, during the cover-up that followed."—Jules Tygiel, author of Past Time: Baseball as History"[Carney] assembles an impressive range of perspectives on each question about the incident. . . . Extensive research and thorough documentation will make this a valuable resource."—Publishers Weekly"More good stories than you can count . . . And its more challenging insight than youve ever read on Shoeless Joe and the Black Sox. . . . If youre at all serious about baseball, its a must-read."—Greenville (SC) News Long Description Most fans today know that gamblers and ballplayers conspired to ?fix? the 1919 World Seriesthe Black Sox Scandal. It has been touched upon in classic works of sports history such as Eliot Asinof?s "Eight Men Out," referred to in literary classics like W. P. Kinsella?s "Shoeless Joe," and has been central to two of the best baseball movies ever made, John Sayles?s "Eight Men Out" and Phil Robinson?s "Field of Dreams,"Many, however, would be surprised to learn that it took nearly a year to uncover the fix. "Burying the Black Sox" is the first book to focus on the cover-up that kept the fix from the American public until almost another whole baseball season was played, and to examine in detail the way events unfolded as the deception was unraveled. Unlike Eliot Asinof in "Eight Men Out," previously the definitive book on the subject, Carney thoroughly documents his information and brings together evidence from a wide variety of sources, many not available to Asinof or more recent writers.In "Burying the Black Sox," Gene Carney reveals what else happened and answers the questions that fascinate any baseball fan wondering about baseball?s original dilemma over guilt and innocence. Who else in baseball knew that the fix was in? When did they know? And what did they do about it? Carney explores how Charles Comiskey, the owner of the White Sox, and his fellow owners tried to bury the incident and control the damage, how the conspiracy failed, and how ?Shoeless? Joe Jackson attempted to clear his name. He uses primary research materials that werent available when Asinof wrote "Eight Men Out," including the 1920 grand jury statements by Jackson and pitcher Eddie Cicotte, the diary of Comiskey?s secretary, and the transcripts of Jackson?s 1924 suit against the Sox for back pay. Where Asinof told the story of the eight ?Black Sox, ? Carney explains the baseball industry?s uncertain response to the scandal. Review Quote "This is a must read for any fan interested in the Black Sox Scandal story. Gene Carney has done his research and the book speaks for itself...I have been researching Joe Jackson and the Black Sox Scandal for over 22 years, and this is the very best book to date on the true story of the fix....If you only have time to read one book on the Black Sox Scandal, you must read this one!" Details ISBN1597971081 Author Gene Carney Short Title BURYING THE BLACK SOX Language English ISBN-10 1597971081 ISBN-13 9781597971089 Media Book Format Paperback Illustrations Yes Year 2007 Imprint Potomac Books Inc Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Dulles Edition New edition Subtitle How Baseballs Cover-Up of the 1919 World Series Fix Almost Succeeded DOI 10.1604/9781597971089 AU Release Date 2007-06-30 NZ Release Date 2007-06-30 UK Release Date 2007-06-01 Pages 388 Publisher Potomac Books Inc DEWEY 796.35764609041 Audience General Publication Date 2007-06-01 US Release Date 2007-06-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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