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Pellowski, Michael J.

The Chicago "Black Sox" Baseball Scandal

128 pp. | Enslow | June, 2003 | Library ISBN 0-7660-2044-4 $$20.95

(4) YA Headline Court Cases series. Extensive background on White Sox history is followed by the "fix" and the 1919 World Series game, settling at last into the court case and the controversy over "Shoeless" Joe Jackson's guilt and exclusion from the Hall of Fame. The writing is somewhat bland and filled with irrelevant detail. Occasional black-and-white photos of the ballplayers break up the text. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos., ind.

Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam