October 8, 1919 The Sox Take Another, Aviators Take Off. And Wool.
On this day, the Sox won again, and with Cicotte pitching.
This caused real concern among the gamblers. Prior to the series commencing the common thought that the Sox could win two Series games back to back simply by willing to do so, and now it appeared that was true. The Sox were back in the game and it looked like they might take the series.
As a result, Lefty Williams was visited by an enforcer of the gambler's that night and his family was threatened. The order was that the Sox were to lose the next game.
While the Sox appeared to be rallying, news of the giant air race, with varied accounts as to the number of aircraft in it, started taking pride of place in the headlines. The race had already been marred, however, by early loss of life.
Cities on the Lincoln Highway that had only recently hosted the Army Transcontinental Convoy now were getting set to look up and watch the air race.
And there was news of a woolen mill coming to the state, something that would well suit a state that, at that time, had millions of sheep.
The Gasoline Alley gang went golfing.
This caused real concern among the gamblers. Prior to the series commencing the common thought that the Sox could win two Series games back to back simply by willing to do so, and now it appeared that was true. The Sox were back in the game and it looked like they might take the series.
As a result, Lefty Williams was visited by an enforcer of the gambler's that night and his family was threatened. The order was that the Sox were to lose the next game.
While the Sox appeared to be rallying, news of the giant air race, with varied accounts as to the number of aircraft in it, started taking pride of place in the headlines. The race had already been marred, however, by early loss of life.
Cities on the Lincoln Highway that had only recently hosted the Army Transcontinental Convoy now were getting set to look up and watch the air race.
And there was news of a woolen mill coming to the state, something that would well suit a state that, at that time, had millions of sheep.
The Gasoline Alley gang went golfing.
