The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-19
CUBS Ex0NERATED
NATIONAL COMMISSION DEcInszs
 ''scALPER'sv TICKETS CASE.
The Commission necszes That Neither the Chieneo Club or Its Em- ''5
 pioyes Were fn CeIIusfon

the ChfenRo Club or It's Em-
 pIoyes Were in CeIfusfon
 With the scn3pcrs. f-. as:sSa, c1snns smDss.,on Dss Tss Ssv NsoSs s.nssa down their decision In connection with the sale of tickets during the world 8 championship series in the city of Chi
 Following the recent woria.e series played between the Chicago National League club and the Detroit American League club. complaint was hIed with numbers had found their way into the hands of so-calied escaipers" and Egere sold by them at sxerbitant prices
 that MT. Murphy. President of the cki-. cago Club, was not in the city and there was no direct charge made nor any proof submitted that the Chicago collusion with the so-cailed scalpers;
 From the evidence submitted the personal knowledge that the members of the Commission had in this matter,
 That the force employed to handle tho sale of these tickets during the period allotted was wholly inadequate.. chIcaso as tSe club on Tid Friday morning. octo. Der 9. at about 9:30.
 Tt is admitted by the Chicago club and 1t was so. published in the press, placeds the tickets on sale at Spald- ing's store on Friday morning. This was not done although the club had the tickets in their possession. granted that tickets should be placed on sale at Spalding's store on Friday morning began to assemble .there in Sne a5y n ngnrs ;s 1 ont tne anorf ana Then they were informed that Tfo tick cts would be on sale there, but that the box offlce at the ball park would Ama af a ag4 s.1r . t.a nrrk s~san Ing and that tickets could be secured there. ./
 line at spalding's waiting for the sale club opened up the sale thereof at their own office and without notification to those standing In line.
 spaidirig's @ on fiSfIH' Friday that no ac tickefs would Dc placed on sale there (about 1880 ?. m.l the tickets for the series had already reached the ilands tof public at exorbitant prices. s
 EolIowing the announcement made at spalding's that tickets would be saii park TX ss on saturasy a s @ morning Ss at IFS o'clock .the public began to assemble there when the announcement was made that only those that had ar- ranged for orsreseryed seats could be ac-
 Also on the previous day ana be. fore the announcement came at the ball park as indicated in finding No. s. orbitant prices continued.
 No public sale of tickets was made at any time previous to the opening of the gates at the park on Sunday, ex- cepting In the of1css ct the Chicago club. It follows, therefore, that what ever tickets came into the hands Of source, had their origin insofar as the purchase was concerned. iD thd office of the Chicago club.
 The employees of the Chicago club i . much more % inadeeuate place for wogk so | to the sale of tickets for | an event of this kind than the ofaces | of the Chicago cub. It follows, there- | have been, much better to have Kof- lowed out the original intention and | have placed the tickets on sale ct | spaidings and the box office at the ball |
 It is admitted by the Chicago club | that 63o tickets were sold by them to '"T Thef Sfrs"h 2 large number of reserved and box seat tickets that were held out by | the Chicago club for divers persons | were returned unsold about an hour These tickets should and copla have been sold had proper attention been given to the matter.
 From this finding of facts as shown club is deserving oe the se- verest criticism and censure for the in which they handled the sale of tickets during the last world's ses ries and that they must be held re- Sponsible for the great annoyapce thay | caused many patrons of the same in Chicago and that the complaints filed with the commission by the Chicago | public were justified and warranted
 From what ,has happened and from this investigation, the commission e strongly of the opinion and herein anr cts for all the games during the entire series will be handled by them and that an attempt will be made to adopt rules F with reference tO their sale to pre- vent not only such tickets reaching the hands of scalpers If possible. but to afford the general public every oppor- tunfty to get them quickly at central those fixed by the commission. F