Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-10-20
SCANDAL IN
 WORLDS SERIES
WILD RUMORS CIRCULATED IN PHILADELPHIA BUT ALL WERE
 PROMPTLY DENIED.
MAY PLAY TODAY
Fred Snodgrass Reported Killed Ticket Scandal is Caus-
 ing Alarm.

Philadelphia, Pa, Oct. 19.-Rain, rain and scandal and graft added to the stench of the present worlds ser ies today. The rain poured all night and kept driving steadily down until o'clock this afternoon There never was chance for game, but it was not until just before noon that the official announcement of the National Commission came The Commission was over in New York trying to de- eide whether "Extra Dry" belongs to France or America, while the follow CTS of the series were here waiting. Commission has decided to call off tomorrow's game but the official an- nouncement was not forthcoming It was reported that the Commission seeing the wetness of the table cloths at the Waldorf has decided that the Philadelphia grounds will be too wet to play upon tomorrow.
 The day was one of the widest ru- mors and reports, that went to make sensational stories for the papers here. Among the things printed and reported were:
 That Fred Snodgrass. he of the sharp spikes, had been shot and bad ly wounded in New York. Snodgrass went to New York after the game was called off. That Snodgrass was shot by a relative or friend of Frank Bak- er who was cut by him. That Baker was ill local hospital at the point of death from blood poisoning. Prompt ly denied.
 That the occupants of the Eastern Pennsylvania prison here are rebelled and decided to break out unless they were sent to the game when it was played here, or by being permitted to get the score b. innings
 That Art Wills Oil, catcher of the New York Giants, had been arrested for ticket scalping, while in uniform af- ter the first game here. Untrue. Man giving several names arrested. One name was Wilson.
 That no worlds series tickets were sent out by mail at all and that the Postal service officials found that ev- cry money order sent to the Con- mission had been returned.
 That Harry Davis accused Hughey Jennings of being a traitor to the American League and that he advised McGraw to send his men out to chop Bakers legs With their spikes.
 That John T. Bush personally bought Fred Snodgrass pair of base ball shoes with extra long spikes for the purpose of cutting Frank Bakers legs.
 That the statue of William Penn, on the top of Philadelphia's city hall, had fallen on Jack Coombs and dam aged his pitching arm.
 Out of the rumors and scandal one thing remains clear, that is the worst and most scandalous worlds series ever staged-the wonderful playing Of the two teams is being marred by the petit lanceny methods of those who are in charge of the box ctfice.
 The fact is the graft is getting too big and that unless baseball club owners get busy quick and clean the stables they will follow horse racing to sporting pugatory,
 The National Comm. .ssion, which is supposed to have charge of the event, did net show at all in Philadelphia today, remaining in New York and ordered the game called off by tele- phone. Tonight the faithful followers were deserting the series by droves and headquarters here began to look vacant The New York team remain ed at the Majestic Hotel-but a bunch of players slipped away and returned to New York as scon as the official announcement was made. The day was dreary and hot, but about o'clock this afternoon the wind chang ed and the rain stopped. The wind was getting higher tonight and the weather was much cooler. The