New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-17
SCALPERS HAVE HARD DAY
Many New York SharpS Arrested
at Philadelphia Park.
COLLISION WITH BOX OFFICE
So Charges Magistrate IN STIR
ring Denunciation of Methods
of Selling Pasteboards'

phuadelpbia. oct. 1G-Magistrate scott
,,oDely denounced the officials ana W"
ONO emploves OF Shibe Park ic-hiSrt 40
~ raj scaIpers when numne: %. UN-
., snocuIators. most of them from ~"
york wore arraiCned before him ~ 'h'
Central station. There is no Ia" asali''
s.aln;rr unfortunately" remarked '"e
MAGISTRATE If there were such 10" =,
,ro,,,d have the bah park people arrs'''"
for they are the real Offenders -
G, ,f,o,.vard he heard from ono New
vork scalner who was brought before III"
thai there was collision between 'i'o ~
.rs and box office employees "heisD. a..
,orrner could secure as many t''Ne"
he wanted IN 70 the last minute "'i''
saDo This man was arrested u!
MAJ who saw him escaping Vh'oue
transom of the ball club ana chdI s0"
with larceny OF baseball tickets.
that he had not stolen the "'"e =
prisoper. who gave his name ds -.
wilson. OF No GA West S4th street
yorl, revealed the conspiracy ""ien
,s,ed between him and an emploEe VI on
porL The ticket seller was oscl" 60
G., ticket scalpers in all were oroue",
,n,ora Magistrate Scott for a heaTlns' ""t
80, ono ascaped without fne oil - 'V'
-. 49, they forced to pay the me- ou'
80. - released before $50 p. M WITCH
- 40 was almost over, leaving o'i
-. ha,5s some tickets with "hlch ''''
o,rocted IN reap a golden harvest
&c Frank. sydney Goldsmith anu
-, hamburg. all Of New YORK were
a. crst 70 be arraigned. The mas'''i"''
continued his denunciauoh' 80 tho
-, ,,riust treatment accoroeo wv
,,,,,oso,,ria fans has been brought ou'
Ain, The hearing Of these prisoner -
,h~ee weeks past it was almost iinpoSS 4,,,.
Co.. q sincere fan TO get tickets ioi -
- and vet these New WORKERS
- armed with tickets TO sell 'he
ao,ob,a fans at any price that they ca"
80 vo, demand the discharge OF NJ
hecauee ticket scalping Is not "ie7a'
-. rbev were disorderly Wheh uIeS
..nnod pedestrians in the street en-
thrust their infamous wares III "''''
viii fine them S. and COSTS. .-.u,.-
WI .,.,-o1 arq,,ed against the magls-
-. doois;on in vain. and was fnahy
cor,pelIed by the tipstaf to si' oo"n'
danger Of being sent from tne 'o" 49,, sic
Then. given an opportunity 49,. hio
ofS Of tho case. W liS'ii ''N''''
,,os,,ior was such that unless ne We"
e~onl 10 would he the victim Of an error.
lie then said that he had come from New
Vol, earlier IN the day, together WIN "
,spo of professional scalpers.
some tickets he admitted having p".
obssad in New York on the previous gay
,Ia won't IN The box Office and purchaser
Ia,ea number Of tickets. few at tiii'''
eI,,avs making his exit through a side en-
,rsrco and resumiug his place near 'hs
hcad of the long line of fans VINO Hao
80, ,he night i'm line so that they couiu
coo the game The hall park oihcla's e,,-
5.r,lv suspected such procedure he saio'
,or tbcv ordered all gates closed and none
Flowed to leave before the ehu Vi NV
,.ar,e Finding his way barred at the 'as'
,.,,., ana wishing TO dispose OF the 'cNt'S'
,vu.op bribcd hoy 20 let him ci'ino
.,.r,,,oh thu. clubhouse trsnsom. Ills ar
rest followed
wilson took the New York tickets ana
donarted for that city to dispose OF them
before the game to-day.