He lost popularity with his players, whose views of him became hateful, and that is seen as a factor in the Black Sox scandal, when eight players on the AL champions conspired to ``throw'' the 1919 World Series to the NL champion Cincinnati Reds. Comiskey was notoriously stingy (his defenders called him ``frugal''), even forcing his players to pay to launder their own uniforms. Traci Peterson notes that, in an era when professional athletes lacked free agency, the White Sox's formidable players had little choice but to accept Comiskey's substandard wages. She writes: ``Charles Risberg and Claude Williams made less than $3,000 a year.
He lost popularity with his players, whose views of him became hateful, and that is seen as a factor in the Black Sox scandal, when eight players on the AL champions conspired to ``throw'' the 1919 World Series to the NL champion Cincinnati Reds.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
lose
lost
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
popularity
popularity
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obl
Number=Plur
player
players
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nmod:poss
Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel
whose
whose
PRON
WP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
view
views
NOUN
NNS
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
become
became
VERB
VBD
xcomp
Degree=Pos
hateful
hateful
ADJ
JJ
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing|PronType=Dem
that
that
PRON
DT
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
see
seen
VERB
VBN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
factor
factor
NOUN
NN
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
Black
Black
ADJ
NNP
compound
Number=Plur
Sox
Sox
PROPN
NNPS
nmod
Number=Sing
scandal
scandal
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
eight
eight
NUM
CD
nsubj
Number=Plur
player
players
NOUN
NNS
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
AL
AL
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Plur
champion
champions
NOUN
NNS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
conspire
conspired
VERB
VBD
mark
to
to
PART
TO
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
throw
throw
VERB
VB
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1919
1919
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
World
World
PROPN
NNP
obj
Number=Sing
Series
Series
PROPN
NNP
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
NL
NL
PROPN
NNP
compound
Number=Sing
champion
champion
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
Cincinnati
Cincinnati
PROPN
NNP
obl
Number=Plur
Reds
Reds
PROPN
NNPS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Comiskey was notoriously stingy (his defenders called him ``frugal''), even forcing his players to pay to launder their own uniforms.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Comiskey
Comiskey
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
advmod
notoriously
notoriously
ADV
RB
root
Degree=Pos
stingy
stingy
ADJ
JJ
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nsubj
Number=Plur
defender
defenders
NOUN
NNS
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
call
called
VERB
VBD
obj
Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
him
PRON
PRP
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
xcomp
Number=Sing
frugal''
frugal''
NOUN
NN
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
advmod
even
even
ADV
RB
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
force
forcing
VERB
VBG
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Plur
player
players
NOUN
NNS
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
pay
pay
VERB
VB
mark
to
to
PART
TO
advcl
VerbForm=Inf
launder
launder
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
their
their
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
own
own
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
uniform
uniforms
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Traci Peterson notes that, in an era when professional athletes lacked free agency, the White Sox's formidable players had little choice but to accept Comiskey's substandard wages.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Traci
Traci
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Peterson
Peterson
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
note
notes
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
an
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
era
era
NOUN
NN
advmod
PronType=Int
when
when
ADV
WRB
amod
Degree=Pos
professional
professional
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
athlete
athletes
NOUN
NNS
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
lack
lacked
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
free
free
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
agency
agency
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
White
White
ADJ
NNP
nmod:poss
Number=Plur
Sox
Sox
PROPN
NNPS
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
formidable
formidable
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
player
players
NOUN
NNS
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
VERB
VBD
amod
Degree=Pos
little
little
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Sing
choice
choice
NOUN
NN
mark
but
but
SCONJ
IN
mark
to
to
PART
TO
acl
VerbForm=Inf
accept
accept
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Comiskey
Comiskey
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
amod
Degree=Pos
substandard
substandard
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
wage
wages
NOUN
NNS
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
She writes: ``Charles Risberg and Claude Williams made less than $3,000 a year.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
she
She
PRON
PRP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
write
writes
VERB
VBZ
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj
Number=Sing
Charles
Charles
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Risberg
Risberg
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Claude
Claude
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Williams
Williams
PROPN
NNP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
make
made
VERB
VBD
advmod
Degree=Cmp
less
less
ADJ
JJR
fixed
than
than
ADP
IN
obj
$
$
SYM
$
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
3000
3,000
NUM
CD
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nmod:tmod
Number=Sing
year
year
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.