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American baseball player Charles Schmidt (better known as Boss Schmidt, 1880 - 1932), of Detroit Tigers, fields the ball during a game against the Chicago White Sox at South Side Park, Chicago, Illinois, 1909. The text on a billboard in front of the grandstands in the background reads 'No betting allowed on the grounds.' (Photo by Chicago History Museum/Getty Images)

American baseball player Charles Schmidt (better known as Boss Schmidt, 1880 - 1932), of Detroit Tigers, fields the ball during a game against the Chicago White Sox at South Side Park, Chicago, Illinois, 1909. The text on a billboard in front of the grandstands in the background reads 'No betting allowed on the grounds.' (Photo by Chicago History Museum/Getty Images)