Happy Felsch and Swede Risberg file suit against the White Sox for back salary

Happy Felsch and Swede Risberg file suit against the White Sox for back salary

Expelled players Happy Felsch and Swede Risberg file suit against the White Sox for back salary and $400,000 in damages. Both players, acquitted for allegedly fixing the 1919 World Series, were still banned from baseball by Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, even though they were found not guilty of the wrongdoing in a much-publicized court case.