Shoeless in Milwaukee

A star outfielder was banned from baseball after accusations that players took money to lose a championship series. In 1924 he sued his old club in Milwaukee for about $16,000 in salary left on his contract. The club said he had joined the plot, so it owed him nothing. At trial he repeatedly denied making admissions recorded in his earlier grand jury testimony, even when it was read back to him, and a banker testified about a large deposit by his wife after the series. The jury sided with the player on key questions. The judge then had to decide what to do.