The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-14
BASE BALL WAR
johnson Wants Ticket Scandal In
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New York, Dec 13.-The American
League hurled a bombshell into the
baseball world yesterday when, at its
annual meeting at the Hotel Astor, 1t
declined to have any further inter
course with the National League than
is called for by its obligations under
the National agreement. The league
also decided that its pennant-winnlng
team would not take part in a series
of games for the worlds champion
ship unless it was allowed full charge
of the sale of the tickets to the games
on American League grounds.
This radical action by the Ameri-
can League comes as result OF the
investigation by the National Com
mission Monday of the alleged scan
dial in this city during the world ser
les games. President Ban Johnson
of the American League and also a
member OF the commission, is said
to have been so incensed because tho
two other members Of the commits
sion. President Thomas Lynch OF the
National League and Chairman Aug
ust Hermann, did not show enough
interest in the ticket inquiry.
AS soon as the American Leagues
resolution had been issued the New
| York club gave out the statement
handed to the investigators by Presi-
! dent John T. Brush In this state
ment Mr.. Brush answers the ques-
/ lions asked by the commission, but
President Johnson stated that the
communication contains no informa-
ton which was of any use TO the com
mission in its inquiry.
The meeting of the commission at
the Waldorf on Monday is said to
have had very unsatisfactory end
ing. Although it was announced that
the commission would probably meet
again before the end of the week to
continue the ticket investigation, Ban
Johnson said last night that he would
return 10 Chicago today, and that the
commission would probably not meet
again until its annual meeting in
January.
Mr.. Johnson was questioned last
night about what happened at the
ticket investigation. He admitted
that in the evidence collected by de
tectiyes employed by the commission
the names of several New York thea
tire ticket men were involved, and
that it also appeared that one mar
had received an allotment Of 600(
tickets. But the evidence was mo-
convincing enough to warrant makini
ii public.
1t was freely said last night tina
2 Mr.. Johnson was provoked because
T the other two members OF the com
: mission discredited some of the char
d ges he wanted investigated further
t Mr.. Johnson said. you know we hat
e a ticket scandal in Chicago a few
+ years ago, and we had the goods Of
a some men. | wanted these men pu
0 out of baseball, but the commission
8 wouldn't expel them. If these mel
d had been punished there would hav
G been no trouble about tickets her
?, this season" In answer to question,
e Mr. Johnson said the names OF tire
New York ticket men-Vincent, Hi
i lard and Abrams-appeared He RI
h fused to say what part they played 1
L the evidence collected by the dete,
= tives. Mr. Johnson said he did nc
i believe William NJ Gray. formerl
e secretary of the club, was in any wa
IS in collision with the spectators.
4 That President Johnson is yer
d much perturbed over the attitude {.
T. ken by the National League represei
T. tatives in the present controversy
r shown by the fact that the wrangl
y has resulted in the two leagues ass
Of ming more warlike attitude than
1t any time since the peace agreemel
lie between the major leagues. Baseba
TO men in discussing the situation la
lie night ADMITTED that matters had 1
n ken on a very serious aspect az
10 would very likely result in doir
is. away with the world series, II NJ
I'd something more serious.
rs