Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-13
MAJORS SPLIT ON
TICKET ScALPlNC
American Adopts Resolution to
Discontinue Champion
ship Series.
CONTROL OF SALE SOUGHT
Junior Baseball Body 20 LcOk After
Affairs of Circuit Champs or
Break.

New York, Dec. 13.-The war cloud |
CT the baseball horizon was the chief
topic of discussion in sporting circles
here today None of the baseball mag
mates would admit they knew exactly
what was meant by the American
leagues declaration Of independence"
last night, but most OF them admitted
the situation held possibilities of ser
ious trouble. The declaration is the
outcome Of trouble over the worlds
series ticket scandal.
New York, Dec. 13.-The Ameri-
can league sprang a sensation here
yesterday afternoon by notifying the
National league that it would have
nothing to do with, that organization
/ hereafter outside of business hours
and would not stand for another
worlds champion series unless al
lowed to look after it's home club
affairs The American league in no
way jeopardized it's rights under the
national agreement by the resolution
adopted.
This resolution was brought about
| by the uncalled for criticism of Pres
| ident Johnson by President Murphy
of the Chicago club and several New
York writers who tried to make out
that the American league president
had failed to prove collision be-
tween the New York club and the
spectators during the last worlds
series of games in this city.
JOHNSON HAS PROOF.
President johnson claimed to have
the proof, but was not able to get it
before the public, as the two other
members of the commission were not
willing to go after the New York Of
tenders, who seek TO cover up by
trying to drag the Philadelphia club
management into the same I'M
healthy condition. The American
league apparently decided that Il was
about time to stand on the dignity
due officers of the game.
The resolution, which was unani-
mously adopted by the American
league, follows:
1 Resolved, That the American
league will continue to exercise its
privileges and observe its obligations
under the national agreement, but
will decline TO have other inter
course with the National league ex-
cept SO far as may be requisite for
the safeguarding Of its territorial
and play rights: be it further
Resolved, That the American
league will not be represented in
ha al, l., -,
OF the world or in any other inter-
league event unless accorded full
charge of the sale of tickets to games
played on its grounds, under an ar
rangement and with the understand
ing that it shall not assume respon-
sibility for the conduct of the bust
ness department of games on the
part of the other contesting club.
IN this resolution the American
league makes 1t plain that they be-
lieve there was wrong doing at New
York in the way of ticket specula-
ton, and, finding the National league
set against fair and free investiga-
ton, they are through with their ri
walls. Hereafter each club will be
responsible to its own league alone
and the national commission will
have no more to do with the han.
ding of the series played for the
championship.
DISCUSS MINORS REQUEST.
The American league had but one
session, accepting the reports of the
treasurer and directors for the year
discussing the minor leagues re-
quest for a short time and turning
that matter over to President B. B.
: Johnson with full power to act at the
meeting of the national commission
at Cincinnati next month.
The annual meeting finished up
8 its years business at o'clock and
then prepared for the big banquet
6 given by the champion Athletics tc