The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-11-11
FOOTBALL TICKETS GO WRONG.
SPECTATORS GET HOLD OF
BUNCHES or CHOICE ONES.
Contemplate TraficsSing' In Seats for
Neutrality-suspicious. Game Charged
students Angry at Seeing Tickets
offered for Sale I'm the streets.

uuFN OIlIr.stN8hBs OauiC Nuar8to
students Angry at Seeing Tickets
offered for sale in the streets.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 10.-Choice tickets
for the Harvard-Pennsylvania football
game yesterday found their way into the
hands OF spectators in large lots, accord
ing to a report here tonight, and there is
q great deal OF curiosity to know how the
spectators we're 30 literally supplied.
Concerning the matter. the Inquirer will
say tomorrow In part:
THE majority Of the choice seats In sec
ions F., G and H for the Harvard-Penn-
s~ylvania game IN Saturday were in the
hands Of ticket spectators. who according
to Information gathered by the Inquirer,
must have been In collision with some one
connected with the university in position
to secure desirable seats In advance.
.The fact that the scalpers had whole
blocks Of the best seats ~precluded the
likelihood OF them having secured them in
the ordinary a Then the rule which
permits Of the sale OF but four seats TO any
one graduate or student would prevent
any person from securing any number Of
tickets In seQuential order unless there was
something doing. And there was ONO
thing doing.
when the graduates and students who
had made application In the regular way
on blanks printed for the purpose began
to receive their tickets considerable dis
appointment was expressed. But when
on Thursday, Friday and even on Saturday
up TO the hour act for the beginning Of the
game they were approached by scalpe n
seats in F, @ and II CPennsylvahia side).
their disappointment gave away to amaze
ment, then anger. They could readily
understand how under the system they
might secure indifferent seats. but they
could secure rows OF the best seats in the
most desirable sections unless there was
some monkeying with the tickets.
And there was monkeying with the
tickets. On Thursday he writer applied
for four seats In the ordinary way at the
ticket Office In the Postal Telegraph Build
ing. He was informed that there was
nothing there for d, +, +, @ or II. the sec
tons In which he wanted his seats. Know
ing that the ticket SPECTATORS have an
he made a circuit Of the hotels. He was
unable to secure what he wanted on Thurs
day, but was told by several OF the specu-
latos TO call the next day. and they right
accommodate him.
those spectators on Friday had bunches
Of seats In @ and H. They had them In
blocks Of twenties In both sections. The
reporter bought seats. As said before,
the fact that the scalpers had blocks OF
tickets in their possession suggested the
idea that they were not secured through
the usual channels. And subsequent in
vestigation revealed the fact that they were
not. The tickets were sent from the print
ing company to Mr.. James It'll, who has
charge Of the selling and who Is responsi:
BILE for the receipts. He. in turn forwarded
10 7. l.. Bean, manager OF the football
team, and George W. Woodruff, head coach
Of the team and financial secretary Of the
University Of Pennsylvania Athletic Asso-
citation, blocks Of tickets in sections FG
and II, taking therefor Mr.. Woodruh's
reoeipt. The tickets. purchased by In
g.irer reporters were included In those sent
Meesrs. Woodruff and Bean.
THE question is how did thoee tickets
get into the hands OF the spectators and
'scalpen? Among those who were sup
uiosed TO have secured tickets from the lot
osent Meesrs. Bean and Woodruff were such
sell-known college men as TruTton Hare
Nate, Follwell, Pop ThaXer, John Gard,
ner, Edgar Smith, c; c; nd Hssrrison' lack JACK
or course there is nc likelihood OF men
Of their standing having any dealings with
ticket speculatorr. IL any of the tickets
assigned them went wrong II was through
no fault Of theirs. But some OF the tickets
assigned college men did go wrong, Tor
the Inquirer reporter bought two tickets
which were issued, according 20 the list
furnished by Manager Bean, In the name
OF Thomas Donaldson.
Thomas p Donaldson when seen AZ his
residence last evening and shown the tickets
calling for seats 20 and 80. row II. section q
south stand. appeared much mys,ihed.
He said.
81 got four seats Ia section O.. They we're
on row n but were seats numbers q. o, !
and s. They were the only seats ] received
in section O. Mr.. Donaldson WIS not
altogether surprised. for La said that he
knew tickets fen into the hands % scalpers
Nj Donaldson said that there vas no other
Thomas Donaldson nj the university hut
himself and remarked that tna Vie twenty
or more tickets had bNen held out IN his
name
Seven hundred Tickets we're sent 90
Messrs Bean and Woodruff la one install
ment They included los IA section y.
sss in q and 7s7 Ia II. The fnqvireT report
en- were unable 10 locate any ~ the sec
ton y pasieboArds. bu, In addition 90 tho
tickeis purchased In q and III they could
have Secured All they wanted In q H
IL l. nov up 20 the authorities 81 ths
university a. inve~i gate the Inanner la
silch ~. ticksis fof tho Harvard game
sere dlspasrd II A ugid Investigation
sh1uld h. started a. oDns Tie Aihletio
Association 10 - s~sanly Affected by tlls
o0utsmptibl. uarckins in itcksts and n
lssos 81 90 itssif TO eff tic matter o. the
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