Posted By:
Brian
Hi Guys, and gal,
Name one person on the Black Sox who didn't know or surpress evidence of the fix. Anybody who has played organised sports, especially at this level can tell when there's something going on. So College boy Collins, Schalk and Gleason didn't surpress anything. Give me a break, Landis said anyone who knew about the fix should be banned, and that would include all of the Sox and probably half of the Reds. Weaver was just unlucky enough to have been " One of the boys" someone with direct knowledge of the fix, even though he didn't participate. And that's where they drew the line in the sand, so that the owners and other players could be salvaged.
Be careful judging the actions of men from the past by standards of today. There actions were still wrong, just more excepted during the early 20 century than today. Do you ever see betting lines on NWA wrestling? Why? Because the outcome is already determined. Be well Brian