or League baseball and things went back to how they used to be. The cutting of salaries and the decreasing players rights began as soon after the Federal League disbanded. America entered World War I in 1917 and by 1918 the Secretary of War “ issued an order that…called on eligible men to do war work or join the armed services.”(12) 227 Major Leaguers joined the military and the 1918 season was a bust. The World Series attracted little attention from American public , because Americans were focusing their attention on the war . The 1919 season was a success from the standpoint of baseball as a sport but was in great danger as baseball as a business. The National Agreement that ended the American- National League conflict was unraveling. The upsetment of Owners from both Leagues began with the leadership in Major League Baseball and caused arguments between them. The argument caused rocky times between the 2 Leagues , mainly the owners , and caused for tough times between the groups. The event that summarized the season of 1919 was the Black Sox scandal during the 1919 World Series between the Chicago White Sox and the Cincinnati Reds. Eight White Sox players received money to throw the World Series and , after the exposing of their scheme , received banishment from baseball forever. The White Sox were five to one favorites to win the series , so serious gamblers , like Arnold Rothstein , Abe Attel , known as the Big Bankroll paid the players $10 , 000 to lose games in the World Series. The formation of the plot started with Chicago ...
