The Sentinel=record., 1911-12-14
IS A WAR OF
 WORDS ONLY
THREATENED BREAK OF BIG BASEBALL LEAGUE FAILS TO
 MANIFEST ITSELF.
President Lynch Re Elected Head oi the NationsI-Ticket Scandal Is Still the Subject of Con.
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New York, Dec. 13.-The baseba -ar, which existed on paper between the American and National leagues went merrily on today, but indica- tions were plentiful that it was to be war of words only.
 Officially the National League at tended severely to its own affairs re-electing President Thomas , Lynch and Ignoring the resolution adopted by the Americans. Unofn- oially both major league leaders laughed at the prospect of real encounter. principally because of the millions of dollars invested in each.
 The worlds series ticket scandal continued to hold the spotlight. Pres ident Brush of the New York Giants who made public yesterday his re port to the National Commission the scandal. addressed a letter to Ban Johnson asking him to explain g few things alleged to have happened to the pasteboards in Philadelphia.
 Why pick the Giants tor the goat" Mr. Brush asked among oth- CTS.
 "While dialiting upon the outrage perpetrated upon the New York pub
 ic through misdirection and collision with, ticket spectators, why do you not explain how -ln Philadelphia ten persons absorbed over 5000 tickets and sixty three others absorbed 5000 tickets.
 Accidentally Mir. Brush's letters say there were no street ticket specula- tors in New York during the worlos series-''it being unlawful" In part it reads:
 Having charged some official ot the New York Club with handing ous 5000 or 5000 tickets to spectators out Of 25,000 of it's reserved seat ca pacity why is it that you are silent over the disposition of tickets in Philadelphia where S,S3S were given to seventy three people and there was no public sale for the first two games?
 ''Inasmuch as there were no street spectators New York during world series-it being unlawful, why do you not explain how 1t was in Philadelphia they were openly plying their trade, and tell how they obtained them ?"
 The letter was made publc two hours after President Johnson n--. left for Chicago. When club of ficial's attention was called to this fact. he said MT. Johnson's move ments had not been taken into con- sideration in issuing the letter De- fore leaving New York Mir. Johnson declined to comment upon the resolu- tion adopted by the American League yesterday.
 The National League meeting this afternoon gave no hint of develop ments in the row between the organ izations. The National League will meet again tomorrow and it was pre- dicted tonight that 1t will frame It's answer to the American League then, if there is to be any reply.
 With Brooklyn and Philadelphia op- posing. President Lynch was re-elect- ed, the losing candidate being Rob- ert W. Browne a Louisville newspa- per man.
 James E. Gaffney who decided ov- CT night to buy tn. Boston club and did so sat in the council in which was included woman for the first time in it's history-Mrs. Helen Hath away. Brttca. owner of the St. nouis club.
 The board of directors vas reelect- ed and Joseph O'Brien and William Locke were appointed committees oi enc on transportation and hotels, re spectively. The remainder of the meeting was given over to informal discussica of various topics and the adoption of resolution instructing the four clubs playing on the home grounds on June l4 to observe Flag Day with fitting decorations of the grounds.
 ''1 short talks to the reporters. Mir. Gaffney aisd bis new business manager. John Nj. Ward. promised to resisify the Boston, riub. Energy