Round 11: Tossup 16

In a fawning opinion he penned in favor of this organization, Harry Blackmun likely drew on the book The Glory of Their Times. In a 1972 Supreme Court case, this organization’s head Bowie Kuhn was sued by Curt Flood in an attempt to undermine the reserve clause. During the administration of Kenesaw Mountain Landis, this organization became exempt from the Sherman Antitrust Act, making it a de facto (15[1])(*) legal monopoly. This organization banned probable Arnold Rothstein associates Chick Gandil and “Shoeless” Joe Jackson for match-fixing in a 1919 scandal. For 10 points, the Chicago Black Sox were employed by what sports league? ■END■

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