Talk:Al Nichols

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I'm a little leery of this description of the scandal. Nichols played only 6 games during all of the 1877 season, so how many games could he have thrown? Perhaps he was involved in contacts with the gamblers themselves, but the article doesn't specify. As for the fact that Nichols "never suited up again", well, the guy had a lifetime batting average of .171. - Randy 18:00, 22 February 2008 (EST)

According to The Great Encyclopedia of 19th Century Major League Baseball by David Nemec, John Haldeman talked Charles Chase into looking into the team's collapse. Chase was alarmed by a large number of wires that Nichols received and asked to see them. Nichols refused, Chase announced that that was the act of a guilty man. Nichols relented. Eastern gamblers telegraphed the word "sash" for any game they wanted the Grays to throw. Hall and Devlin confessed implicating Nichols and Craver. --Jeff 22:41, 22 February 2008 (EST)

OK, well that explains it. Thanks. - Randy 22:49, 22 February 2008 (EST)

The following sentence in ambiguous: "Admitting his involvement, he was expelled from the club". Who is "he" ? Nichols ?. --Philippe 03:38, 23 February 2008 (EST)