Reply #67: Quote from Eliot Asinof, author of Eight Men Out [View All]

[FredScuttle]

“I have no evidence to believe (Shoeless Joe) Jackson or Weaver gave less than their best efforts,” Asinof says. “I don’t think they threw the Series. They weren’t blatant fixers. Weaver didn’t even take any money from the gamblers (apparently his only baseball sin was not ratting on teammates). Jackson was promised $20,000 but was paid only $5,000 and tried to turn in that money to Charles Comiskey (owner of the White Sox) and tell him what was going on, but Comiskey wouldn’t even meet with him. Comiskey already knew what was happening and was trying to cover up the scandal.”


edit: to add the cite - http://www.rochesterdandc.com/sports/columns/01118A2TN3B_sports.shtml