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Originally Posted by mattsey9
Throwing games for money was unfortunately all too common in this era. However, current scholarship reveals that the Cicotte 10K bonus story we've all heard isn't based in fact. There was no clause in Cicotte's pact rewarding him for 30 wins, and it seems that the player himself begged off duty to return home to rest his weary arm.
In fact, Cheapskate Comiskey doubled the pay of Cicotte and Lefty Williams for 1920.
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Not to mention Cicotte had two shots at #30 and blew both.