Author appearance: Charles Fountain

October 20, 2015

http://staticapp.icpsc.com/icp/loadimage.php/mogile/793630/fbe0d1ba513f1a3458d8b3d1ef88f5b8/image/jpegFountain — author of yet another book about the Black Sox Scandal — will be the featured guest at the Bergino Baseball Clubhouse in Manhattan on Thursday, Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. to discuss The Betrayal: The 1919 World Series and the Birth of Modern Baseball.

The 29th is an off day for the World Series, so you have no excuse not to go if you’re in the vicinity.

From the announcement:

Unearthing new information, Charles Fountain traces the Black Sox story from its roots in the gambling culture that pervaded the game in the years surrounding World War I, through the confusing events of the 1919 World Series itself, to the noisy aftermath and trial, and illuminates the moment as baseball’s tipping point.

Situating the Black Sox events in the context of later scandals, including those involving Cincinnati Reds manager and player Pete Rose, and the ongoing use of performance-enhancing drugs in the game up through the present, Fountain illuminates America’s near century-long fascination with the story, and its continuing relevance today.

RSVP to Bergino.

 

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