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2013
06.11.2013 SABR 43 Panel Discussion ‘Eight Men Out’
The SABR Black Sox Scandal Committee will host a panel discussion to commemorate the 50th anniversary of “Eight Men Out,” which was written by Eliot Asinof and first published in 1963, at the SABR 43 Convention in August. We’ve learned a great deal about the Black Sox Scandal in the last half-century, and we’ll go over some of that new information and how it affects our understanding of the story popularized by Asinof’s landmark book, which introduced so many of us to the fixed 1919 World Series.
The panelists will include:
- Dr. David Fletcher, founder and president of the Chicago Baseball Museum
- Bill Lamb, a retired New Jersey prosecutor and author of “Black Sox in the Courtroom: The Grand Jury, Criminal Trial and Civil Litigation”
- Moderator: Jacob Pomrenke, chair of the SABR Black Sox Scandal Committee
- And our special guest of honor: Patricia Anderson, niece and surrogate daughter of Buck Weaver. She and her sister, the late Bette Scanlon, were raised by Buck and Helen Weaver in Chicago for 16 years after their father died in 1931.
The panel will be August 2 in Philadelphia, PA. Any baseball fan is welcome to attend by registering for SABR 43 at SABR.org/convention.
2010
While contemplating the qualities that make a great leader and specific leaders in general, several people began to come to mind. Many of the great leaders of all time were not necessarily “positive leaders.” Some were famous; others were infamous. Leaders come in all shapes in sizes: Some are loud and aggressive; others say very little and let their actions be their example. Although level of fame does not necessarily dictate the effectiveness of a leader, it does help in making them more universal—thus having the greatest impact on the masses. The lesser known leaders have to make their impact on a much smaller, but no less important scale. Some leaders we know through history’s recollections; others we may have known personally. George “Buck” Weaver is not a household word and may never get the credit he truly deserves, yet nonetheless exhibited some of the most important qualities of leadership.
2009
Two Chicago attorneys have joined the ranks of those trying to clear “Shoeless” Joe Jackson’s name.
Paul Duffy, who represents the fledgling Chicago Baseball Museum organization, and Daniel Voelker, who has sat on the group’s board of directors, take exception with assertions made about Jackson in the 1963 book by the late Eliot Asinof, “Eight Men Out.” The book, later made into a popular film of the same name, is about the eight White Sox players suspected of fixing the 1919 World Series.
Chicago BaseBall Museum Board Members & Attorneys Daniel J. Voelker and Paul A. Duffy question the accuracy of Eliot Asinof’s book, Eight Men Out (8MO), released in 1963, writing that the late Asinof’s notes indicate “his story was largely fiction.” The Asinof account has been accepted by many as true, but examination of Asinof’s notes shows the truth lies elsewhere.
The notorious Black Sox scandal of 1919 occurred when a group of White Sox players threw the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds in exchange for a promised payoff by gamblers set to bet on the fix. Eight players were consequently banned from baseball for life. George “Buck” Weaver never should have been one of them.
2007
12.29.2007 Southtown Star
Buck Weaver died in 1956, the headstone at Mount Hope Cemetery tells us.
11.26.2007 CBS News
“Black Sox” Papers Head To Auction
2006
07.25.2006 USA Today
Fallen Stars Have Cooperstown Support
2005
10.22.2005 Toronto Star
‘Black Sox’ curse haunts Weaver clan
10.20.2005 Chicago Tribune
High time for Selig to pardon Weaver
10-11.2005 Decatur Magazine October / November 2005
Fletcher’s Field of Dreams
Reprinted with the permission of Decatur Magazine
10.13.2005 The Daily Herald
Despite call, some say Sox are cursed.
07.22.2005 Decatur Herald & Review
Fletcher’s work for ex-Sox merits award
Group lauds native’s cause to clear Weaver
03.08.2005 The Chicagoist
Chicago To Get its Own Baseball Museum?
03.08.2005 Chicago Tribune
Exhibiting love for the game; A proposed museum would honor Chicago’s many contributions to the national pastime.
2004
10.26.2004 Kansas City Star
Eight Men still out, but niece wants one in
10.13.2004 Chicago Tribune
Chicago’s sports scene hasn’t always been this bleak
10.01.2004 Mudville Magazine
The South Side Shall Rise Again
08.08.2004 Springfield State Journal-Register
Mount Zion doctor devoted to clearing Weaver’s name
07.06.2004 Decatur Herald & Review
Mt. Zion man still crusading
06.27.2004 Chicago Tribune Special Section
Baseball in Chicago
06.26.204 Quad City Times
Weaver supporters still trying to buck Black Sox ban
03.15.2004 Nine: A Journal of Baseball History and Culture
ClearBuck.com founder speaks at 11 th Annual Spring Training Conference
03.05.2004 Associated Press
Niece, doctor try to clear name of ‘Black Sox’ Buck Weaver
“For years, George (Buck) Weaver tried to get reinstated to baseball following a scandal in which Chicago White Sox players agreed to throw the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds.
“Now, nearly 50 years after his death, Weaver’s niece is leading the effort to clear his name. ‘It’s time to be fair andgive the man his due,’ Patricia Anderson said about the man she considered her surrogate father. ‘I feel he got such a raw deal.’ Weaver, who grew up in Pennsylvania, made his major league debut with the White Sox in 1912. He became one of the most popular players on the South Side, known for his smile and the dirty uniform that accompanied his energetic play…
“Anderson, her sister and cousin started pushing for Weaver’s reinstatement in the 1970s. The campaign got a renewed boost last year when a devoted baseball fan, David Fletcher, bankrolled an Internet site – elaineg24.sg-host.com – and the hiring of a public relations firm.
“Supporters of the ‘Clear Buck’ campaign – who include Eliot Asinof, author of Eight Men Out, a book about the scandal – say he was guilty only of hearing about the scheme and not speaking out.”
02.08.2004 Simply-Baseball-Notebook.com
It’s time to right a wrong
01.14.2004 South County Mail
Now he’s a liar and a gambler
01.06.2004 Chicago Tribune
Jackson, Weaver backers buoyed
01.06.2004 Chicago Tribune
Rose: Yes or no?
01.06.2004 Daily Southtown
Supporters still trying to clear Buck Weaver’s name
01.06.2004 Daily Herald
Can Rose lift ‘Black Sox’ shame?
2003
10.04.2003 The Bloomington Pantagraph
Follett, ‘Black Sox’ niece dies at 89
10.03.2003 The Bloomington Pantagraph
Marjorie H. Follett Obituary
09.16.2003 Flak Magazine
Uncle Buck’s Posthumous Crusade
07.16.2003 Chicago Sun-Times
Scoopsville
07.16.2003 Chicago Tribune
Electricity’s in the Air
Fans soak up excitement at 35th and Shields
07.16.2003 Chicago Tribune
Baseball not just America ‘s game anymore
07.16.2003 Daily Southtown
At the old ballgame
07.16.2003 Bloomington Pantagraph
Pontiac woman says protest draws positive response
07.14.2003 Rocky Mountain News
Fade to ‘Black’
07.12.2003 Decatur Herald & Review
Weaver’s Warrior
07.11.2003 Chicago Sun Times
Family Crusade to Clear Name of Member of Black Sox
06.19.2003 Daily Southtown
Odd Man Out
06.19.2003 Bloomington Pantagraph
Banned From Baseball, Buck Weaver Was No Snitch
2002
12.13.2002 Chicago Tribune
Joe No Shoo-in
2001
03.01.2001 Baseball Digest
Buck Weaver: Wrong Man Out
2000 and earlier
1.17.1992 Wall Street Journal
Amnesty for Black Sox Third Baseman?
10.04.1989 Daily Leader
Chicago ‘s Heroes Become ‘Black Sox’
08.1957 Baseball Digest
Did Buck Weaver Get a Raw Deal?
02.1656 Sportraits
10.14.1920 Chicago Article
Chicago Fans Grieve Most For Weaver And Still Hope For Him
10.10.1919 Cincinnati_Post
Though they are hopeless and heartless, the White Sox have a hero.