October 1919 in Sport
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Months in 1919: January February March April May June July August September November December
Events in Sport
Results 1 - 5 of 5
1st - World Series begins as a best of 9 affair, White Sox intentionally throw this series to satisfy gamblers (Black Sox Scandal)
3rd - Reds Adolfo Luque is 1st Latin player to appear in a World Series
6th - White Sox catcher Ray Schalk is 2nd man ejected from a World Series
19th - Reds beat White Sox, 5 games to 3 in 16th World Series. This series is known as black sox scandal as 8 White Sox throw series
30th - Baseball league presidents call for abolishment of spitball
Birthdays in Sport
Results 1 - 3 of 3
8th - Bill Anderson, cricketer (played in 1st NZ-Aust Test 1946)
10th - Gerald Etheridge Gomez, cricketer (post-war WI all-rounder)
17th - John Moroney, cricketer (Australian opener 1949-51)
Deaths in Sport
Results 1 - 3 of 3
2nd - Ernest Halliwell, cricketer (South African wicketkeeper 1892-1904), dies
27th - John Harry, cricket wicketkeeper (Aust one Test 1895, one catch), dies
28th - Ted Wainwright, cricketer (Yorks stalwart, 5 Tests 1893-98), dies
