The 1919 World Series was very interesting to say the least. Some of the White Sox players wanted some extra money, and some bookies wanted to make big bucks off of the series. I believe that this series is one of, if not the darkest chapter in Major League Baseball’s history. About a week before the World Series had even begun, the two teams were set. The Cincinnati Reds were going to take on the Chicago White Sox in the 1919 World Series. There were many bookies wanting to make lots of money off of the series. Some of these bookies were Abe Attel, Bill Maharg, and Bill Burns. Arnold Rothstein was also suspected, but he was found innocent on every major court. Eight Chicago White Sox players were in search of more money than their contract implied. The fans that knew about this were afraid of the possibility of a rigged World Series. As most of these fans suspected, a scandal had been put into place. Eight White Sox players met with the bookies mentioned earlier. Attel, Maharg, and Burns offered the players a total of one-hundred …show more content…
Foolishly, the bookies didn’t think that the Sox would actually blow the series. So when the White Sox did lose on purpose, the bookies were dumbfounded. The bookies didn’t have the $100,000 they had promised. All eight White Sox players were taken by storm. They were infused with rage and fury. The White Sox ended up getting the money that they had been promised because the players admitted to losing the series on purpose. Every player that had been involved in the scandal was banned from baseball for life. Arnold Rothstein was possibly involved in the scandal as well. He may have provided the bookies with small amounts of money at a time. There was not enough evidence to find him guilty so he was free of all charges. The other bookies, Attel, Maharg, and Burns, however were not as lucky. They were in great deals of trouble when the series was