The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-12
EASTERN LEAGUE CHANGES
NAME TO INTERNATIONAL.
President Boos Is Recod 70, Five Years Unconstitutional Com
mission Stamped Tsks Scopng Investigation Declares
War ow Baseball Gambling Gossibcf Gather
iss in New York City

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-THE Ma
tional Ccmminion means to side
stsD I'll scandal In it, investigation
into N charge Of improper distri-
button &C tickets for worlds series
games between the Athletics and
Giants. This attitude was plainly
evidencsd by the report OF the
trtumvirate tonight after 4 long
bout with the unpisasantness which
confronts the big three
We are conducting . rigid invss-
tigation," declared Chairman Herr
mann. Amy Of you nswspaper boys
who can help u In any way will b.
welcome. We have already spent
$500 on detective work. We know
that SPECTATORS beth here and in
Philadelphia had all manner Of tick
ets. But what can the poor Ma
tional Commission do? Did those
scalpers come by their Illicit wares
through faithlssansss Of the otnciAis
Of the clubs engaged In battle! That,
gentlemen. We must determine" and
Mr.. HerrmAnn's voice vibrAtsd . note
OF braggadocio that stumped the
scribes to shcw him.
To = man completely up q tree
It looks a. though Ban johnson will
have the nght Of his life II the
family wash II hung out on the line.
The commission has adjourned. sub
tect to the call Of tho chair. The
matter remains right whore 1t was
when half New York's populace was
cussing out the Giants and all CT
xantsed ball ~ they paid any price
that the scaipsrs demanded for adj
missions TO the Polo Grounds. 1t will
BE- Impossible for the commission 10
busy itself on the case for . few
days time, a. the annual meetings
OF both the National and American
Leagues will be inauguratsd tomor-
rev afternoon. Mr.. Hermann hint
ed that the triumvirate would PIT
leave town until the scandal was ais
posed Of. but that disposition right
now looks like complete whitewash
for organized baseball.
Matter OF Drafting.
The National Commission met the
board Of arbitration OF the National
Association and the representatives
OF the three new Class A. A. minor
leagues relative to the amendment
Of the national peace agreement. The
minor leagues ask that tho draft
prices be raised generally as fol-
lows:
For class A. A. players. s2.sSo:
class A.. si.760: class B.. $l.36o:
class c.. $1,000, and class D.. $780,
The prevailing prices are: Class A..
$1,000; class Be- $3.50: class c.. $500.
and class D.. $500. The class A. A.
leagues wish to have players pur-
chased by the major leagues deiiv-
cred to fast company Immediately
after the sale. The minor leagues
also wish tc change the drafting PEE
RODS for big leagues. They wish the
period shortened from fifteen to five
days. and to have II commence much
later in the season. September Is, II
possible. These various requests
will he submitted to the two major
leagues at their meetings tomorrow.
and II ratified will be embodied in
tho new peace agreement to be
drawn UP at the annual meeting Of
the National Commission In Cincin-
natl on January :. 1914.
War on Gambling.
The National Commission has re-
quested all organised baseball to wage
war against gambling on tho game.
Every effort will be made to sup
press pool selling on the clubs The
postal authorities will be requested
&c lend hand In preventing the