Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of the "Chicago 'Black Sox' Scandal" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Abe Attell, acquit, Black Sox, Cincinnati, Comiskey, fix, Reds, White Sox, World Series.
To narrow results, search between October 1919 and August 1921.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"White Sox Favored to Win World's Championship"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), September 28, 1919, Page 22, Image 22, col. 1.
"Reds World's Champs"
The Democratic Banner (Mt. Vernon, OH), October 10, 1919, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
"Comiskey Insists Sox Put Forth Best Efforts"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), December 16, 1919, Page 14, Image 14, col. 8.
"Baseball Probers Watch White Sox"
Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA), September 24, 1920, NIGHT EXTRA FINANCIAL, Page 20, Image 20, col. 1.
"Grand Jury Finds World Series 'Fixer'"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), September 25, 1920, Page 1, Image 1, col. 3.
"Eight White Sox Are Indicted"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), September 29, 1920, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
"Abe Attell May Be in This City"
Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA), September 30, 1920, NIGHT EXTRA, Page 15, Image 15, col. 1.
"Hoyne off for Chicago With Proof of Ball Plot; Jury to Sift All Games"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), October 1, 1920, Page 1, Image 1, col. 6.
"Comiskey Severs all Relations with Seven Indicted Players"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), March 17, 1921, Page 12, Image 12, col. 5.
"'Black Sox' in Chicago Court"
Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA), July 9, 1921, NIGHT EXTRA, Page 11, Image 11, col. 3.
"Says Black Sox Crossed Bribers"
Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA), July 20, 1921, NIGHT EXTRA, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
"Burns Calls Series Plot Players' Idea"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), July 22, 1921, Page 1, Image 1, col. 4.
"Reds Disregarded, Black Sox Decided When to Win or Not"
Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA), July 23, 1921, NIGHT EXTRA, Page 10, Image 10, col. 1.
"Ball Players Acquitted by Chicago Jury"
The Columbia Evening Missourian (Columbia, MO), August 3, 1921, LAST EDITION, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
"Jury Acquits White Sox After 2 Hrs."
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), August 3, 1921, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
"Jury's Verdict Does Not Open Gates to Former White Sox"
Evening Public Ledger (Philadelphia, PA), August 4, 1921, NIGHT EXTRA, Page 18, Image 18, col. 1.

Chicago “Black Sox” Scandal: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America