El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-11-05
BRUSH WRITES HOT
REPLY TO JOHNSON
Alleged Ticket Scalping
Scandal Cause Of Spirit
ed Correspondence

Chicago, III. Nov. President
John I. Brush, Of the New York Ma
pointed letters he HAD exchanged with
B. b johnson, president Of the Amer
lean league, relative to the alleged
scalping Of tickets TO the world series
President Johnson's letter to Mr..
BRUSH, which was an answer to com
mun1catiOn demanding an investigation
Of rumOrs of collision between the
lows:
When the subject Of handling the
worlds series this fall confronted the
commission I suggested that the sale
the officials Of the two cOntendinB
clubs. If anything went amiss they
would be held accountable. This posi-
ton was taken for the reason that I
thought the clubs we're better informed
and equipped TO meet local conditions
ana could cater chiefly to those who
had been their main support during the
regular championship season.
When 1 arrived in New York, the
night preceding the day for the open
ing game Of the series, / was confront
ca oy members OF ne press who de-
named 70 know what action would
be taken by the commission relative to
the ticket scalping scandal. At that
time / had no information that there
mad been any trouble over the sale Of
tickets co the worlds series.
In the few succeeding days, from
Information brought me Il was firmly
led TO believe that the leading ticket
brokers' Of New York were abundantly
provided with tickets, and in consecu-
tive sectional numbers.
1T seemed to me this condition could
not nave happened unless there was
collision between some one IN your
office and the scalpers.
The demand for tickets IN New
Y ork was sufficient to have sold the
capacity Of the Polo grounds for the
three games.
1T is a matter OF record that the
management Of the New York club
turned back as uns0ld for the second
and thsrd games between 1000 and 1900
tickets. What steps were taken by the
New York club to notify the public that
lnese tickets were still on sale2 The
press announced that all the reserve
seat tickets for the series had been
"A number of leading New York pa
pers insist that there be an investl-
gatlon. It appears to me you are vlrally
interested in this matter and should
court an Investigation. If there has
been any wrong doing, some one in
your employ has been culpabIe and it
oeyolves upon you personally to in
The national commission probably
would have much difficulty IN getting
at the facts; Qua chief aim IS to pro-
should work together for that purpose.
Respectfully
((Signed) 'B B. Johnson"
Brush Makes Reply.
To this Mr.. Brush replied.
In this, my reply to yours Of No
yember i, do not wish for an instant
TO lose sight Of the main and only Is
sue, which Is that the newspaper. ar
ticles credited tc and not denied bv
you, state that YOU would have fnves-
ugated the Ticket scandal in New York
II you mad the consent Of Messrs Herr
man and Lynch, wherein 1t was charged
tnat some one in the New York club
service handed out to the ticket sclap-
eLs 6OuO or 5000 tickets at an advance
OF - each and that / notified YOU ID
my letter of October IS that you need
not wait one minute for the consent
OF Messrs- Hermann and Lynch. but
tnar you could begin an Investigation
at once and have the full cooperation OF
every employe OF the New York club
20 aid you in your work
on have Information I do not DOS
Sess. which gives you an advantage IN
developing the facts. To ask the New
york club to Investigate itself and sit
In Judgment as Judge and Jury upon its
own case would be ike asking the ma
tional commission to Investigate ITS
own failure TO suppress the iniduitv OF
ticket scalping IN New York and Phua-
delphia, il i knew how and had the
power and knew that the evil was be-
ing dOEe.
In saying this, no offence to the
naFlonal commission IS intended
John T. Brush"