The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-06
ANOTHER SHARES
IN TICKET Loss
Nh. GORDON ACKNOWLEDGES HE
HAD PARTNER. But wTTHOLDs
NAME.
CALVIN IN CHICAGO
LOCAL MEN IN EFFORT TO SPECC.
LATE IN TICKETS TO WORLDS
SERIES LOsE-wARRANT
ISSUED.

II received information Saturday
night said Mr., w. F. Gordon last
night. that Walter Calvin was seen
In Chicago ten days ago"
The report current that Fifty dollars
Of the sum sent by Mr.. Gordon was
for Calvin's expenses. was said by
Mr.. Gordon last night not to be true.
Tho money was for the purpose OF
buying fifty tickets for each Of the
seven games at 50 each--that makes
the 1850. Half of that sum was
my own, while the other half belong
cd to another party. But as the check
was made out by me, l do not intend
bringing the other party In the trans
action. 1t IL bad enough Tor me "
get the publicity"
Mr.. Gordon says he will IorWaru "
the National Commission copies OF aA
his letters and kilograms In conheo-
ton with the matter. which they may
use as may seem 1T to them
II hardly think they will do much 10
Davis. although his action In endorsing
the check and turning 1t over 10 Cai-
yin without question, Indicates 10 my
mind that he knew what was golhs
on. and that he was one or lawn
intimate friends"
| IrOkiug For Calvin
whtla officers ALI over the county
ar. hooking fer Waiter Calvin, a Wen
known man about town. VINO mas i've
in Richmond about ten years nay ms
come here from the West. on .ne
charge of having misappropriatsu
$50, belonging TO w r. 70, -
wss reported by the local ponce last
night that he had not as YET oe'' ''
pretended. ,ore or
,ase In sporting affairs ever since his
adysnt into this city. His nrst pos
.ton hare was the conduct OF the poor
room at Sparks cafe. Later ne
! c.u,e interested In similar cone0i '.r'
ara more recently attempted 10 a.
rsrea number of automoptie
over the Southern fair circoi's' -,
Those who know Calvin. nave
ways considered him a spoI,.
none of them have known OF his 49,
Ing been crooked. lie appe
to be we'll posted on All spoIlns s,.hnr-
t.r. and was something OF an autnol-
nv On baseball and prize fight mat
ters. Al one time ha PLAYED pToles-
sional ball. having appeared IN various
Was,arn diamonds. and he has stated
himself that he was at one ume con
nected with the Cincinnati pan ciup,
when he first came to Ricnmono
his wife served as waitress IN \ MAN
street lunch room. she ieft ina. po
-,,,nr however. when Calvin became
aasociated In the pool room business
on Broad street.
Calvin In alleged to have secured the
uon~y from Gordon by representing
that he could buy large number OF
tickets to the championship games
nlayed In New York and Philadelphia
He was TO get the tickets according 10
Mr.. Gordon, and dispose OF them at
increased prices, whereupon the pro-
ceeds were to be divided.
It was stated Saturday that the
money was the result OF a pool. which
Mr. Gordon formed.
The check given by Mr.. Gordon was
made payable to Harry Davis OF the
Phila delphfa team. He endorsed the
check. introduced Calvin to the bank.
and then Calvin deposited the sum in
his own name From Information
xained from Mr.. Gordon. the money
was drawn out Of bank within Few
days after II was deposited
Not having heard from Calvin since
he left New York, Mr.. Gordon, after
consulting with friends. swore out
warrant charging Calvin with taking
the money and using 1t to his own ad-
vantage
Descriptions and pictures of Calvin
have been sent to all the large cities
of the country.
1t liz believed by some OF Calyin's
aeQuaintanees here that he has not
committed a crime. and that he will
probably return to Richmond, with an
explanation OF his actions They hard
" think that he would take such
chances with such a sum OF money,
as It 10 known that he frequently had
more than that In his possession.
This feature OF the alleged scalping
transactions at the Worlds series will
be used by the officials OF the National
Commission. at the Forthcoming in
vestigation. and 1t may or may not
place Harry Davis in bad" In his
standing in the baseball world, AL
though ne denies that he mad any
thing to do with Calvin's alleged deal
ings. either in money or tickets.
Calvin's personality II pleasing, and
1t Is likely that the police will have
little trouble In locating him He al
ways sought the company OF promi-
nent people, and was a familiar fir-
ure on Main street in the vicinity OF
Ninth. where the notahles OF his class
gather.