I love old photos of athletes. This is a photo of Edd Roush (1893 - 1988). He was an American baseball player and coach. He played centre field from 1913 to 1931. Most of his time was with the Cincinnati Reds, but also played for the New York Giants and Chicago White Sox. His batting average in his 18 year career is .323. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.  Roush was the World Series champion with the Reds in 1919. This world series is famous for the Black Sox Scandal. Several members of the White Sox conspired with gablers to throw the World Series games. Eight members of the White Sox were banned from organized baseball in 1921, despite being acquitted of their criminal charges. The banned players were: Arnold "Chick" Gandil, Eddie Cicotte, Oscar "Happy" Felsch, "Shoeless" Joe Jackson, Fred McMullin, Charles "Swede" Risbert, George "Buck" Weaver, Claude "Lefty" Williams. Joe Gedeon of the St. Louis...