Reply To: Kenesaw Mountain Landis – And other jokes I didn’t get
Here’s a little more background on “Kenesaw Mountain Landis,” copied and pasted from something I posted in another thread:
First, Shoeless Joe Jackson. He was the star of the Chicago White Sox, who went to the World Series in 1919. He and 7 teammates were convinced by some segment of the criminal underworld to lose the series intentionally, for gambling purposes. This became known as the “Black Sox Scandal.”
In response, in 1920, Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis was appointed the first commissioner of Major League Baseball. He kicked the eight Black Sox, including Jackson, out of the sport.
The British musician Joe Jackson charted in 1979 with “Is She Really Going Out With Him?”
Don’t know if that helps, but I hope it does.