Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-12
ASKS HELP OF The PUBLIC
National Commission Finds Evi.
dence as to Scalping Elusive.
WOULD END BASE BALL POOLS
International League and barrow
Reelected Chief officer for
Five Years,

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE National
commission issued a statement tonight.
inviting the public to prove 1t il there
was collision between the New York
National league base ball club or any
Of its officials and ticket scaIpers in
the worlds series last October.
So far, Chairman August Hermann
said. the commission has spent 1880 look
ing for evidence and was prepared to
spend more. 1t has investigated the
scandal, he declared, and would continue
TO investigate, but real proof was hard
to get.
What evidence already had been gar
nered he did MT disclose.
This was but one OF several matters
that kept the commission for six hours
behind closed doors. Another matter dls
eussed was gambling in base ball pools.
upon which the Numbers placed a ban
To correct this evil the Commission
adopted a resolution recommending to the
National and American leagues that thev
do all in their power in their respective
circuits to end that custom. 1t also was
announced that the commission will con
suit with the postpffics authorities and
the proper federal officials to secure their
cooperation to that end. It having been
reported TO the commission that several
newspapers and other periodicals carried
these pools. making 1t seem a lottery
The name of the Eastern league was
changed this afternoon TO the Inter
national league and Edward @, Barrow
was reelected president, secretary and
treasurer for five years.
The committee reported that IL had re-
ferred to President Lynch OF the Ma
uonal and President johnson of the
American league the request OF the East
ern league and Pacific league and the
American association for higher ratings
Each major league viii consider the cues
ton at It's meeting tomorrow The com
mission viii consider the question at its
meeting tomorrow. The commission will
receive their reports at its annual meet
ing in Cincinnati, January 3, and dispose
of the matter then.
Ticket Scandal Big Tonic,
The length OF discussion the worlds
series ticket scandal overshadowed every
other topic before the national commis
sion. While the subject was up the
members did not leave the room. even 10
luncheon, but had the meal brought in.
When adjournment was taken, Chair
man Hermann threw open the doors TO
newspaper men and made an oral state
ment
insofar as the investigation OF the sale
OF tickets during the worlds series is
concerned he said, the commission has
started a rigid investigation. II has
expended more than 81 800 and is prepared
to spend more, The commission realizes
that tickets were In the hands OF specu-
lators, both in New York and Philadel-
ph;a, II also realizes that the spectators
SOLD these tickets at exhorb.tant prices
what we want to know, however. is
whether any one connected with the
New York club or the PHILADELPHIA club
was in collision with any Spectator or
spectators. We are anxious 20 secure
Information along that line
II any newspaper has information
along this line or any individual or
newspaper writer for that matter. the
commission would be glad to hear from
them and 20 take the matter up with
them. In The meantime we are continuing
our invsstisauon. We are IN the midst
Of II now and we are going 70 the bottom
OF the matter, but what Il will result m
no one can tell"
II was given out that the commission
hAd adjourned subject to the call Of their
chairman and that the Investigation al.
though held Up day by the nesting 20.
morrow OF the National and American
ieasass' would continue during the re-
malnder OF the week or longer, and thai
a meeting TO 80 over the evidence miuht
De called within q few days