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7Stfu (Free and Download) the Betrayal: the 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball Online 7stfu (Free and download) The Betrayal: The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball Online [7stfu.ebook] The Betrayal: The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball Pdf Free Charles Fountain ePub | *DOC | audiobook | ebooks | Download PDF Download Now Free Download Here Download eBook #2254407 in Books 2016-07-26 2016-07-26Formats: Audiobook, MP3 Audio, UnabridgedOriginal language:EnglishPDF # 1 6.75 x .50 x 5.25l, Running time: 12 HoursBinding: MP3 CD | File size: 37.Mb Charles Fountain : The Betrayal: The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised The Betrayal: The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball: 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Well researched and well written factual accountBy dcreaderNortheastern University professor Charles Fountainrsquo;s The Betrayal: The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball retells the story of the 1919 World Series ldquo;fixrdquo; and explains its ramifications for the gamersquo;s development. He relates the known facts, helpfully clarifying between which are known, which are speculated and even that which are ldquo;knownrdquo; but not really true largely thanks to previous accounts that are as much fiction as fact. The result is a more accurate account and deeper understanding of how and why the scandal unfolded as it did.To do this, Fountain takes us back to the 19th century so we can appreciate baseballrsquo;s complicated relationship with gambling (and to some extent game fixing). For ldquo;behind the Black Sox story,rdquo; he writes, ldquo;stretches a long history of organized dysfunction and incorporated hypocrisy.rdquo; Only after a period of toleration did baseballrsquo;s powers that be come to recognize that fixed games alienated spectators and threatened ownersrsquo; financial interests. Efforts to clean the game of dirty players were largely successful by the 1880s.But the events of 1903 would undo this progress, recreating an environment conducive to gambling and fixing. For it was in this year, Fountain explains, peace was achieved between the warring National League and the upstart American League. With peace came an end to competition for players and the higher salaries that went with it. Instead, the reserve clause and their depressed salaries would rule. In addition, a new owner-dominated governing structure would be created and it promptly failed its first test in dealing with allegations of game fixing, choosing to look the other way instead.In the early 20th century, playersrsquo; gambling on the outcome of games was not seen as problematic. It was even encouraged to show confidence, perhaps like a CEO who takes a large share of their pay as stock options rather than cash. But so long as there was gambling, there would always be losers seeking to shift the blame. Allegations of a ldquo;fixrdquo; would follow each World Series, and when similar allegations surfaced in 1919 even before play began they were not illogically dismissed out of hand.Fountain spends considerable time on the politics of baseball management, focusing on the rivalry between White Sox owner Charles Comiskey and AL President and de facto baseball CEO Ban Johnson. By 1919 the two were locked in blood feud, and each would try to use the fixed series as a tool to gain the upper hand. The result would be a new Commissioner with dictatorial powers. And Commissioner Mountain Kennesaw Landis would react much differently when the 1919 fix became common knowledge than the National Commission had in 1903.Colorful profiles help keep the readersrsquo; interest. Besides Comiskey and Johnson, Arnold Rothstein (the gambler who would remain at an elusive center of the fix), ldquo;Shoelessrdquo; Joe Jackson, Judge Landis and Hal Chase are profiled at length. Although one of the ldquo;Black Sox,rdquo; as guilty players were tagged, Jacksonrsquo;s actual role was also very small (he admitted taking money on the understanding he was supposed to be throwing games, but there is no evidence that he did so) but Fountain goes on at considerable length about his life and legacy.There are some flaws with Fountainrsquo;s account. Many threads, such as the profile of Chase and the relationship between Comiskey and Johnson just to cite two examples, are much longer than necessary to explicate the bookrsquo;s central story. As a result the reader frequently finds herself in an alleyway of baseball history, often very interesting but also largely beside the point. Fountain also makes several rather egregious errors when it comes to discussing Jackson and the Hall of Fame. For instance he writes that it was Commissioner Bart Giamatti who proclaimed that no one on baseballrsquo;s eligible list was eligible for election to the Hall of Fame. In fact, it was an ex post facto rule change in 1991 by the Hallrsquo;s governing board in reaction to the Pete Rose case. Fountain also asserts that writers never had the chance to elect Jackson to the Hall. In fact, Jackson was on the 1936 and 1946 ballots, but received only two votes each time.1919: The Great Betrayal contains a great deal of very interesting history about different aspects of the baseballrsquo;s early period and brings many of its characters to life even if it is not all strictly related to the 1919 World Series fix. The story is not really complete, however. Nothing about Babe Ruth, the livelier baseball or the phenomenon of the home runrdquo; that began to appear in 1920 and would change the game dramatically appears in Fountainrsquo;s account, all of which are necessary to understand the ldquo;modernrdquo; (or post dead ball) game. But fans of baseball history will find much to enjoy, ponder and argue with in Fountainrsquo;s retelling.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Black Sox--a New LookBy Steven PetersonI am a Chicago White Sox fan. Books on the Black Sox give me heartburn! This volume does a really fine job of outlining the events and the context in which eight members of the team were kicked out of baseball. The names:Chick Gandil (the key culprit), Joe Jackson, Fred McMullin, Buck Weaver, Lefty Williams, Happy Felsch, Eddie Cicotte, and Swede Risberg. Two of these--Jackson and Weaver--may have been innocent of "throwing" games. But they were both aware and had gone to meetings of the conspirators.This is a book, in part, about powerful personalities and clashes. Ban Johnson, President of the American League, and Charles Comiskey (former major league player and then owner of the Sox); cliques on the White Sox, with "clean" Eddie Collins in one camp and some of the conspirators in another; Arnold Rothstein, eminent gambler) and other more marginal figures in the gambling world; prior exemplars of baseball players throwing games--with Hal Chase being one of the most eminent examples.The book explores the development of the American League and third leagues and the evolution of baseball in the first quarter of the 20th century. The White Sox season in 1919 is depicted. Then, the series. The reason for players to begin discussing playing a crooked game, to throw the series to the underdog Cincinnati Reds. The players got shortchanged by gamblers at the outset of the Series. Did the Sox, in the end, lose it through their chicanery? Or did the Reds simply play better? The reader can decide.Then the aftermath. A new position was created--Commissioner of Baseball, with very strong powers. Judge Kennesaw Mountain Landis was the first incumbent. Baseball went after the eight Sox. They were banned from baseball. The book ends with a discussion of what happened to those eight men out after their banishment.A well done work. .15 of 17 people found the following review helpful. A First-Rate Book on the 1919 World Series and the Prominent Individuals InvolvedBy Bill EmblomI have never heard of author Charles Fountain and I wondered what, if anything, someone else could write about the 1919 World Series that hasn't been covered by another individual in the past. I believe this book along with "Burying the Black Sox" by Gene Carney do the best job of digging into the archives regarding the Black Sox scandal. I feel author Fountain has done meticulous research in his search for the truth in regard to those who were involved at the time be they players, owners, or gamblers. We have American League President Ban Johnson and his once friend and now bitter enemy White Sox owner Charles Comiskey along with another fierce foe, newly-elected Commissioner Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis who has now pushed Johnson into the background of his beloved game. We also have the eight affected players and the gamblers who ended up double-crossing one another when the money wasn't forthcoming. Gamblers Abe Attell, Sport Sullivan, Billy Maharg, Nat Evans, and "The Big Bankroll" himself, Arnold Rothstein all have their respective rolls laid out. Sportswriters such as Ring Lardner, Hugh Fullerton, Jimmy Isaminger, and J. G. Taylor Spink of The Sporting News were featured writers at the time. Lardner never had the same love for baseball after this scandal came to light and turned his writing to other subjects.Author Charles Fountain acknowledges that several sources are no longer available for research but he does an admirable job with the material that is available. Each of the eight affected players give their version as to whether or not they played to win. They admit to taking money but there appears to be questions regarding the effort put forth during the games.
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