And judge and jury the life and times of the judge Kennesaw Mountain landis. Were very fortunate tonight to have an esteemed historian and awardwinning writer, who is not only an historian but hes very into baseball. So, its a good combination because right now its the 100th an verse of one of the most infamous scandals in baseball history. The black sox scandal where members of the Chicago White sox were accused of throwing the world series to the cincinnati reds. And it brought about many changes in baseball, including getting a commissioner and getting eight players on the white sox banned from baseball for life. So but the story of that is not really a simple one. Its very complicated. So, the title of tonights talk is called field of myths 100 years after baseballs 1919 black sox scandal, finally separating the many myths from the reality. So this should be a fascinating talk. And i am excited to welcome david pietrusza, our speaker tonight. Well, thank you. [ applause ] yeah, wer
Eightluded getting players on the white sox banned for life. The story of that one is not a simple one. The entitlement of tonights talk is called the field of myths. This scandaler separated this from reality, this should be a fascinating talk. I am excited to welcome david pictures of david. David thank you. We are gathered here tonight on the eve of this years world ago, whod 100 years knows if they would be another world series after that scandal was exposed and whether trust in baseball was starting to evaporate very rapidly. Is eight men, that out. That is the story we know. That was the title of a book, a movie. The legends respond about that. Troubleot the start of in rivers city. Gambling had been rife in baseball since the beginning of the sport. Think of all of the gambling in america. The riverboat gamblers and card sharks at west. People like that. It has always been there. In baseball, in try, new york, there were gambling scandals, rumors of fixes in louisville in 1877.
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The same man on saturday hit another person on the train near the embarcadero station. Alex savidge is at the News Conference that wrapped up and he will have more details coming up in a live report. A man accused of a brutal stabbing in the midwest turned himself in and the bay area. The chicago professor facing homicide charges and being extradited back illinois and allie rasmus is live at the courthouse with an update. Reporter right now the 42 yearold Wyndham Lathem is in the east county hall of justice in dublin at the Alameda County courthouse. He is waiting on the hearing that will start the process to extradite him back to illinois. He will be arraigned on murder charges he faces. The hearing has been pushed back to 2 pm this afternoon. Wyndham lathem is accused of stabbing to death Trenton Cornellduranleau , a man he was in a personal relationship with. Wyndham lathem is a former biology professor at Western University and booked into the santa rita jail friday after turning h
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