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The Great Gatsby And The 1919 Black Sox Scandal

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In 1919, one of the largest scandals in sports history occurred. The Black Sox Scandal of 1919 was one of many American sports scandals which have damaged the trust fans have in their favorite sports players.
The Great Gatsby is related to the 1919 world Series because of the man who supposedly fixed the game, Meyer Wolfsheim. In the book The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby states “Meyer Wolfsheim? No, He’s a Gambler. He’s the man who fixed the World Series back in 1919.” then a couple lines later replying to Nick saying “They can’t get him, old sport. He’s a smart man.” This is a reason that proves that the 1919 World Series is related to the book The Great Gatsby. The world series fits in this book because it shows the type of work that Gatsby
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