Battlefields

Name: Battlefields
Brand: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

A fascinating examination of how World War I impacted the Chicago White Sox and led to the infamous Black Sox scandal.\nAll sixteen clubs in Major League Baseball faced challenges and obstacles during World War I, the Chicago White Sox more so than many. Though owner Charles Comiskey supported military preparedness throughout the American League in 1917, the team was soon losing players to the war effort and floundering, despite winning the first wartime World Series that fall.\nIn Battlefields, Jim Leeke provides the first detailed examination of how World War I affected the team and ultimately led to the Black Sox scandal of 1919. Leeke recounts how, during the 1918 season, stars suddenly abandoned their team for jobs and spots on company baseball teams in essential industries, while\n\nBattlefields\nThe Chicago White Sox and the Great War\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal Mail tracked services.\n\nPlease note that;