Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-11-10
DEFER ACTION ON
TICKET SCANDAL
Commits Hears Johnson S
Charges and Orders an
Investigation.
SENSATION is PROMISED
American League Head Declares He
VIII Produce Surprise at De-
cember Session.

! Cincinnati, Nov. 1O.-The charge Of
! collusion between scalpers and Off
! Gals of the New York club in the sale
/ of seats for the recent worlds series
| games will be thoroughly investigated
| by the national commission at a spe-
cial meeting of that body in New York
| city on Dec. II.
This was the chief development yes
terday after the supreme body had
ended a fve-hour session which was
called for the purpose of finding wheth-
er there was reason to take up the
scalping charge made by President
Johnson of the American league i'm
mediately after the series.
Aside from the ticket scandal the
commission contented itself with hear
ing a few minor league cases, princi-
Pally requests of the Eastern league 10
be raised to a Redistribution along
with the American association. For
some unexplainable reason the latter
minor organization was not represent
ed The only thing the com mission
did with the case was to order that ii
be taken up at the National associa-
ton meeting at San Antonio, Texas,
next week and a report made at the
commission gathering on Dec. II.
JOHNSON PROMISES SENSATION.
Members Of the commission refused
after their lengthy session to even
hint al what developed in connection
with the ticket scalping. Johnson had
q few words to say previous to the
meeting and promised to reveal con
ditions which will astonish the base
ball world when the time arrives. He
minated that the evidence which he
has obtained is conclusive.
The mere fact that an airing is TO
follow indicates thai Johnson has been
able to back up his charge for if he
had been unable 10 produce the evil
dence which he claims TO possess il is
q certainty that the matter would have
been dropped. Along what lines the
investigation will be conducted is not
known nor would the members of the
tribunal throw any light in this direC-
ton.
II was announced that in the future
the sale OF world series seats shall be
conducted by business representatives
Of the commission and under its di-
rect supervision. This rule was en-
acted in 1908, but was not lived up TO
in the recent series at New York and
Philadelphia. the clubs handling the
sales themselves.
II the investigation now under pro.
gress develops proof that warrants
such action the commission will in
finding fix the responsibility regard
less of whether club or any of its
employees he affected. IT, on the other
hand, no substantial testimony is pro
duced that either club or any of its
officials or employees are at fault the
commission will go on record as exon
Grating them.
EASTERN LEAGUE HAS CLAIM.
Edward Barrows Of Toronto
and President Stein OF the Buffalo
club, representing the Eastern league,
appeared before the commission and
presented the request that the East
ern league be elevated to a higher
classification; that the limit of draft
ed and purchased players by the major
leagues be lowered and that the draft
price be increased The national com
mission looked with favor upon the
request
Player Williams. over whom the
Sacramento club and the Boston Amer
lean league club had a controversy. .
was declared a free agent.
Player Everett. drafted by Pitts .
burgh from the Charleston, ". Va, .
club. was awarded back salary from
Charleston out of the drafting price
and the commission announced that in .