The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-13


That the resolution was the American
Leagues answer 10 the statement last
night OF August Hermann. chairman
Oh the National Commission. that little
tileadway had been made in the inyesti-
Saton OF the worlds series ticket
scandal Ban Johnson, president OF
the Americans. SAID that the resoiu.
ton spoke Tor Itself. 1t follows:
Hesolved, that the American League
VIII continue TO exercise It's privileges
and observe its obligations under The
national agreement. but Viii decline
TO have further official intercourse
with the National League except so far
as may be requisite for tho sa<cglu ri :
ing OF It's territorial and player rights
BE II further resolved. that the
American League will not be repre-
scented in another series for the cham
p!onship of the world or in any other
inter league event unless accorded sole
charge Of the sale of tickets to games
played on its grounds under an ar
arrangement and with the understanding
that IL shall not assume responsibility
Tor the conduct OF the business depart
inent OF the games at the park Of the
other contesting club"
Comments by Lynch
What does it mcan?" asked PresI
dent Lynch, after reading IT Owe,
twice The American League never
had any official intercourse with tho
National League outside of their com
Understanding the schedule com
mittee-which meet as the national
agreement requires them to- So far
as world series tickets are concerned,
the National Commission for the FIRST
time gave the clubs this year the full
right to sell tickets to the worlds
series games In their respective cities
What was the result? Every newspaper
man In the country knows the scan
dial which followed The philadelphia
club, under the ruling of the commits
SION mad control of the ticket sale in
their city, yet the commission has
found that scalpers were busy there,
too.
Now. as TO tho last few lines OF tho
resolution. cannot understand how
the American League could ever as
sumo responsibility for the conduct of
the business department or any other
department of the National League, or
any of its clubs on their home
grounds"
There was n long discussion of the
| resolution before the American League
adopted 1t. L. ]. Farrell. of the New
york club. introduced IL. and C. A.
Comiskey, Of the White Sox, second
F, cd 1t, The vote was unanimous. and
copies signed by Ban johnson were
| sent TO president Lynch. of the Ma
| tional League, and the National Com
mission.
Barney Dreyfuss, of the Pittsburgh
club, and other National League men.
who were seon Tonight seemed to
! hold the opinion that the break" did
not threaten a baseball war, pointing
out that 1t would not involve working
| relations of the national agreement.
Aftermath Of the ticket scandal
| caused more than one sensation to-day
| Second only to the American Leagues
| resolution was the interest attached
to the making public of a peppery lot
ter written by John T. Brush, prosi-
dent of the New York baseball club
| to August Hermann on November 81.
| in answer to certain inquiries pro-
pounded by the National Commission.
Ticket Investigation.
Mr.; Brush declared that after In
Vestigation OF tho ticket scandal ~
have been able to trace but one ticket
| for the worlds series from legitimate
hands to patron through a scalper,
| and that ticket passed from the hand
| of August Herman, chairman of the
National Commission. to p. b. John
son, president Of the American League.
in Philadelphia.
| The gentleman who used the ticket
4 sat between August Hermann and Join
f.. X Bruce, secretary of the national
committee. in the scat allotted 10 b. b,
4 johnson by Chairman Hermann for