New-York tribune., 1908-12-19
HOCKEY
CENSURE FOR CHICAGO
TICKETS BADLYH4NDLED.
No Collision 1Oith ScdIpers, Baseball
Commission Finds.

Cincinnati Dec 18-The Chicago National
League Baseball Club was censured for the part
IL played in handling the tickets for the worlds
championship games between the Cubs and the De-
trot Tigers in decision handed down to-day by
the National Baseball Commission. made up OF Au-
gust Hermann. Harry e. Pulham and Ban B.
Johnson. The opinion expressed that here
after the commission will handle the sale of tick
cts, and the various clubs we're urged TO use their
influence far possible 10 legislation
against ticket scalping
President Murphy was freed from any completely
on the ground that he was out OF the city al the
time. and it also pointed out that no direct
charge made and proof submitted that the
Chicago club any of its employees were in col
lusion with the ticket scalpers.
The commission made fun and complete in
vestigaton of the charges, and hands down de-
cision Of some fifteen hundred words in which
the whole question is reviewed in detail In con
cluson, me commission says:
ts o me the b6 ng & of fso5s s sg we ac % f @ the .eers 9PaR
Ggfs 5sg an and cegs1Fe for for {he manner & IN Tcn %
world series and that 1t must be held responsible
for the great annoyance caused many patrons oS
the game IN Chicago, and that the complaints hled
with the commission by the Chicago public were
As We have ALREADY Stated there was no direct
charge made proof offered that any one con
in coIluson with the so-caned scalpers yet az the
sam same tlTe t We san ~ Nr M Murpny Parctar m s
further examination OF this particular feature OF
manner these tickets secured by these per-
sons
Finding No 10 reads: No public sale ot tickets
made any time previous to the opening Of
the gates AT the park Sunday excepting in the
Offices Of the Chicago club It follows. therefore
that whatever tickets came into the hands Of
scalpers no matter through what source. had
their origin in far the original purchase vas
concerned. in the office Of the Chicago club" The
report continues
The evidence also shows that preference was
given so-Called regular customers Of the ChtcaEo
club over the general public, and while Il may De
that any club would have acted likewise. Yet the
tions secured by parties who never took them
and held almost to the last minute ana Lhen
returned the tickets without settling for them
We believe il Will be very hard matter to pre-
vent tickets during the series reaching the hands
of scalpeTs. even without colUsiCn on the part OF
any one connected with the winning clubs unless
the city authorities themselves pass proper laws
and ordinances to prevent scalping Of tickets, and
for that reason the commission recommends that
effort, be made by every major league club 20
secure the necessary legislation in their respective
cities for this purpose
From what has happened and from this investt-
CATION the commission Is strongly Of the opinion
herein announced that herea fter all Of tickets
for all the games during the entire series will be
handled by IL and that attempt VIII De mace
adopt rules with reference to the sale, 70 pre-
only such tickets reaching the hands of
scaiperS. II possible, but to AFFORD the general
public every opportunity get them quickly at
several points and prices not in excess OF those
fixed by the commission
It was admitted by the Chicago club that $50
tickets were sold TO person.