Asinof, Eliot, papers 2009-171., [ca. 1930s-2000s] - View Resource (original) (raw)

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Chicago White Sox (Baseball team)

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In 1919, some Chicago White Sox players intentionally lost the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds. As compensation, some of the players received cash payments from gamblers. Rumors of a conspiracy circulated immediately following Cincinnati's victory, but the scandal broke publicly in September 1920. This series of events and later developments became known as the Black Sox Scandal. The group of players banned from major league baseball because of the scandal were Eddie Cicotte, Happy Felsch, C...

Sayles, John, 1950-....

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Screenwriter, actor, director. From the description of Limbo, 1998 June 4 / screenplay by John Sayles. (Alaska State Library). WorldCat record id: 42065289 ...

Asinof, Eliot, 1919-2008

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Eliot Asinof was a minor league baseball player briefly and later an author of fiction and non-fiction works. He devoted several years to researching his book, Eight Men Out, and co-wrote the motion picture based on the book with its director, John Sayles. From the description of Eliot Asinof papers, 1954-2006 (bulk 1963-1977). (Chicago History Museum). WorldCat record id: 718738162 Born in New York City to Russian-American tailor Max Asinof, writer Eliot Tager ...