https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh en-us 2018-09-22 20:00:46 UTC 2018-09-26 16:21:07 UTC hello@padlet.com maplemakena https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh/wish/284783824 The "Black Sox scandal", as it came to be known, was when the best players on the White Sox decided to start throwing games. Gamblers would then bet on the other team, and pay the players for their participation. The White Sox were the best team in the MLB at the time, so they were expected to win most games. Their odds started out 5-1 against the Cincinnati Reds, then dropped to 8-5, and 2 days before game one, the odds were even. A man named Arnold Rothstein put $270,000 on the Reds at the world series, and then they won.]]> 2018-09-23 18:52:23 UTC https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh/wish/284783824 maplemakena https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh/wish/284783927 The Black Sox (talented core of the white Sox team), were "Shoe-less" Joe Jackson, whom Hall of Famer Walter Johnson called "the greatest natural player hes ever seen", cagey veteran pitcher Eddie Cicotte, Left Williams, other pitcher, said to have the best control in the game, George "Buck" Weaver, a steady .300 hitter, Charles "Swede" Risberg, a gifted and acrobatic shortstop, Arnold "Chick" Gandil, a huge man with "hands of iron, Happy Felsch, and Shano Collins. All of these people were involved in the Black Sox Scandal. They received five $20,000 deposits per person.]]> 2018-09-23 18:52:58 UTC https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh/wish/284783927 maplemakena https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh/wish/284783961 The Big Bank Roll is the name given to professional gambler, convict, and New York mob leader, Arnold Rothstein. Rothstein played a major role in the scandal, but his involvement has never been proven. ]]> 2018-09-23 18:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh/wish/284783961 maplemakena https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh/wish/284784002 This is a quote players joining the MLB used as baseball players made a lot of money. What people didn't know is that the White Sox, though one of the best teams, made the least amount of money. Eddie Collins negotiated his trade and got $14,500 annually, while Shoeless Joe was purchased for the same amount as Collins, and made $6,000 a year ($89,000). Ed Rush, a Cincinnati player, had a batting average 60 points below Jackson's made $10,000. Comiskey, owner of the Sox, even skipped out on meal allowances. He gave them $3 a day, while all other owners paid $4.]]> 2018-09-23 18:53:35 UTC https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh/wish/284784002 maplemakena https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh/wish/284789287 2018-09-23 19:33:00 UTC https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh/wish/284789287 maplemakena https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh/wish/284789434

]]> 2018-09-23 19:34:05 UTC https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh/wish/284789434 maplemakena https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh/wish/285098862 The game was between the White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. It's important because it was discovered that the White Sox were throwing games and threw the world series to get a large payout?]]> 2018-09-24 15:43:42 UTC https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh/wish/285098862 maplemakena https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh/wish/285114878 2018-09-24 16:07:19 UTC https://padlet.com/maplemakena/anyrslhvwmrh/wish/285114878