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5 photos tagged cicotte, from 1 member of Flickr Commons.

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1912

1917

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In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
Ed was one of the 8 White Sox involved in throwing the 1919 World Series vs Cincy. This was known as the Black Sox Scandal. BTW, the name is pronounced "Suh kah' dee" accent on second syllable. I knew a relative of his, but he pronounce it "See' Kaht" accent on first syllable. He told me that some people with the name pronounce it "See' Koat". Cicotte was a very good pitcher.
random letters said:
I'm loving the old-timey baseball pictures. Thanks so much for sharing these, LoC!
abundant cars said:
Nelson Algren's essay, "Ballet for Opening Day" from The Last Carousel gives some excellent commentary on the Black Sox.
In Memoriam: budderflyman said:
I never read that, but thanks, Elliot. I have read "Eight Men Out" and seen the movie. Algren was one of the greatest Chicago writers, but after "The Man with the Golden Arm," what happened to him? Studs Terkel always spoke highly of him.
Harry Angstrom said:
Background on the 1919 scandal here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sox_Scandal and on Eddie here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Cicotte

Art Siegel said:
One of the "Eight Men Out", eight Chicago White Sox players permanently banned from baseball, accused of accepting bribes to lose the 1919 World Series, in which they were heavily favored. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Cicotte en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Sox_scandal