Joseph "Sport" Sullivan
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Joseph "Sport" Sullivan was a Boston-based professional gambler best known for helping to orchestrate the fixing of the 1919 World Series in the Black Sox Scandal.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
ⓘ
professional gambler ⓘ |
| activity |
arranging bets on baseball games
ⓘ
contacting players to throw games ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Arnold Rothstein
ⓘ
1919 Black Sox Scandal ⓘ
surface form:
Black Sox conspirators
Chicago White Sox ⓘ Chick Gandil ⓘ |
| basedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
|
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
illegal gambling
ⓘ
sports betting ⓘ |
| genreOfActivity | match fixing ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | public perception of baseball integrity ⓘ |
| knownFor |
1919 Black Sox Scandal
ⓘ
surface form:
Black Sox Scandal
fixing of the 1919 World Series ⓘ |
| legalIssues | implication in game-fixing scandal ⓘ |
| nickname | Sport ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1919 World Series fixing ⓘ |
| notableFor | early example of organized sports corruption in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
bookmaker
ⓘ
gambler ⓘ |
| partOf | American gambling underworld ⓘ |
| residence | Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | co-conspirator in the Black Sox Scandal ⓘ |
| sportInvolved | baseball ⓘ |
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