Sport Stars Of The 20’s!

Black Sox Scandal

• The Black Sox Scandal was the name given to the time that the White Sox were In the World Series against the Cincinnati Reds and a group of five players from the White Sox threw the game intentionally so that they could get some extra money.

Joe Jackson

Shoeless Joe Jackson

• Shoeless Joe was one of the players involved in the scandal.

• How did Shoeless Joe get his name? Well one day when he was younger, he had a pair of new shoes. He played a few innings with them and they were hurting his feet. So finally he just took them off and played in his socks. A fan yelled “You shoeless sonofagun you!”

Babe Ruth

The Great Bambino

• Babe Ruth (The Great Bambino) hit a record number of home runs, 60, more than any other player in the league at the time.

Helen Wills

Helen Wills

• Helen won more major championships than any other woman.

• She won Wimbledon 8 times

• She also won 7 open titles.