BLACK SOX SCANDAL Vol. 4, No. 2, December 2012 Research Committee Newsletter Leading off ... What’s in this issue ◆ The curious case of Billy Maharg (not Peaches Graham) .... PAGE 3 ◆ 1919-20 White Sox’s historic late-innings success ...... PAGE 6 ◆ Educational levels and the Black Sox Scandal .... PAGE 9 ◆ "Harry's Diary": The elusive missing link . PAGE 10 ◆ In Memoriam: Robert L. Risberg....... PAGE 14 ◆ 1912 White Sox: End of an era on the South Side . PAGE 15 Chairman’s Corner Left-hander Dickey Kerr is remembered for being one of the "Clean Sox", winning By Jacob Pomrenke two games during the tainted 1919 World Series. But before the scandal was ever
[email protected] revealed, he played an important role as Kid Gleason’s secret weapon out of the bullpen. The Chicago White Sox of 1919-20 almost never blew a late lead, and I hope you all had a chance Kerr was a key reason why. Read more about the White Sox’s historic late-innings to check out the fantastic Black success on page 6. (Photo: Chicago Daily News negatives collection, SDN-062584, Sox special issue of Base Ball: courtesy of Chicago History Museum.) A Journal of the Early Game, edited by Bill Lamb and pub- lished by McFarland & Co. this past spring. Bill Burns: Running for the border Judging by the response at this summer’s SABR 42 conven- By Jacob Pomrenke League officials who wanted to bring tion in Minneapolis — Gary
[email protected] him back to Chicago for the Black Sox Mitchem at McFarland told me trial.