pbIN THE GRAND TRADITION OF iEIGHT MEN OUTi . . .br the untold story of baseball's ORIGINAL SCANDALb pDid the Chicago Cubs throw the World Series in 1918--and get away with it pWho were the players involved--and why did they do it pWere gambling and corruption more widespread across the leagues than previously believed pWere the players and teams cursed by their actions pFinally, is it time to rewrite baseball historyul pWith exclusive access to surprising new evidence, Sporting News reporter Sean Deveney details a scandal at the core of baseball's greatest folklore--in a golden era as exciting and controversial as our sports world today. This inside look at the pivotal year of 1918 proves that baseball has always been a game overrun with colorful characters, intense human drama, and explosive controversy. piThe Original Cursei is not just about baseball. It is a sweeping portrait of America at war in 1918. . . . In the end, the proper question is not, 'How could a player from that era