Greed: The 1919 Baseball Scandal

“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction” (Fromm Web). Money may be enticing but how far will some people go for money. What would they risk? Are there lives less important than their worldly need for vast amounts of money? In the event of the 1919 Baseball World Series, 8 White Sox Players, Eddie Cicotte, Oscar Felsch, Arnold Gandil, Joe Jackson, Fred McMullin, Charles Risberg, George Weaver, and Claude Williams were all tried in court, shamed, and permanently banned from the game of baseball for the rest of their lives.
Cool Cincinnati October air, the roars of thousands of baseball fans fill the Famous Crosley Stadium. Cincinnati Reds pitcher at the mound and a White Sox player at the home base ready to hit a ball. The perfect setting for a sneaky scandal. Imagine the White Sox player purposely missing the pitch just to lose out at his run. That is the overall idea behind this infamous scandal. These eight men apparently made their team “The White Sox” lose the 1919 World Series for money.
Back in these days, which was not too long ago,

It is greatly agreed by historians and researchers that Weaver removed himself out of the plan before the Series actually started, and it is for sure that he received no compensation from these con-men. Per the statements of Burns and Maharg at the trial, which was held in 1921, Jackson did not attend any pre-Series get togethers where the plan was discussed, although he did intake $5,000 at some point during the Season. Before the Season started, both Sullivan and Burns or Maharg came up to the wealthy New York gambler Arnold Rothstein to give him the money for the players, who were promised a huge total of