Cool interview with Shoeless Joe Jackson from 1949 with his thoughts and testimony on the 1919 World Series, and the fact he never asked to be reinstated by baseball.

 

http://www.blackbetsy.com/theTruth.html

good read. thanks for posting.

I haven't had a moment to read the article yet....

 

Does he admit that he beat Michael Tito and LaToya?

Supposedly Joe Jackson's last words:

 

Well I'm going to face the greatest Umpire of all and he knows I am innocent.

What a cool article. And to think it all because of the fish incident.

What a cool article. And to think it all because of the fish incident.

 

Huh?

 

Supposedly Joe Jackson's last words:

 

But it was really probably, "Ow, my heart."

Huh?

 

I'll tell you the story behind the whole thing. The trouble was in the front office. Ban Johnson, the president of the American League, had sworn he'd get even with Mr. Comiskey a few years before, and that was how he did it. It was all over some fish Mr. Comiskey had sent to Mr. Johnson from his Wisconsin hunting lodge back about 1917. Mr. Comiskey had caught two big trout and they were such beauties he sent them to Mr. Johnson. He packed the fish in ice and expressed them, but by the time they got to Chicago the ice had melted and the fish had spoiled. They smelled awful and Mr. Johnson always thought Mr. Comiskey had deliberately pulled a joke on him. He never would believe it any other way.

That fish incident was the cause of it all. When Mr. Johnson got a chance to get even with Mr. Comiskey, he did it. He was the man who ruled us ineligible. He was the man who caused the thing to go into the courts. He did everything he could against Mr. Comiskey.

I'll show you how much he had it in for him. I sued Mr. Comiskey for the salary I had coming to me under the five year contract I had with the White Sox. When I won the verdict --I got only a little out of it --the first one I heard from was Mr. Johnson. He wired me congratulations on beating Mr. Comiskey and his son, Louis.

I have heard the story that Mr. Comiskey went to Mr. Johnson on his deathbed, held out his hand and asked that they let bygones be bygones. They say Mr. Johnson turned his head away and refused to speak to him.

Ah, thank you.

Good read. Thanks for posting.

Good read. I've always been on the fence when it came to Jackson, but it seems like he was pretty clear of the whole thing. Pretty cool to see how he goes into that much detail about his batting stance.

Really good

I haven't had a moment to read the article yet....

 

Does he admit that he beat Michael Tito and LaToya?

 

No, he was Steppin Out

Great find-enjoyed it very much.

No, he was Steppin Out

 

 

If my eyes don't deceive me there's something going wrong around here

Loved the historical perspective.

My wife has the movie "The Notebook" and now I have this. Thank you.