The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-14

New York. December l3.-Thc base
ball war which exists on paper be-
tween the American and National
Leagues went merrily on to-day. but
indications were plentiful that 1t was
10 be war of words only.
Officially. the National League at
tended severely to Its own affairs, re-
electins President Thomas j. Lynch,
and Ignoring the resolution adopted
yesterday by the Americans. unoin-
cially. both major leagues laughed at
the prospect of a real encounter be-
tween the millions of dollars invested
In each.
The worlds series ticket scandal
continued to hold tho spotlight. Presi-
dent Brush, OF the Now York Giants.
who made public yesterday his report
TO the National Commission on the
scaSdai, addressed a letter to Ban
Johnson, asking him to explain few
things alleged to have happened to
the pastcboards In Philadelphia
Why pick the Giants for the soate"
Mr.. Brush asks, among other things.
While dilating upon the outrage per-
petratcd upon the New York pui:iic
through misdirection and collision
with ticket speculators, why do you
not explain how, In Philadelphia, ten
persons absorbed over 5000 tickets,
three others absorbed 5000 tickets, an
average of fifty cache
Incidentally, Mr. Brushs LETTER says
tina: there were no street ticket specn-
iators la New York during the worlds
series. 1T being unlawful" In part.
1t reads:
Having charged some official Of the
New York club With handing out 5000
of 5000 tickets to spectators out Of
y Of
depriving the public TO that ex.aat OF
an opportunity Of buying direct, WIN is
II that you are silent over the aisposi
tion of tickets in Philadelphia. where
SlSl tickets out OF total OF the re-
served seat capacity OF S,S3S were
given to scventy-thrcc people. and
there was no public sale for the first
two games?
Explanation Sought.
While the New York club repor,
shows that less than $50 tickets were
taken by it's players and It's officials
the balance being available for the
public. why Is II that you do not cX-
plain how the players and the officials
OF the Philadelphia club appropriated
1900 tickets out of it's total OF S,S3S?
"Inasmuch as there were no street
ticket spectators in New York dur
Ing the worlds series-lt being unluw
ful-who do you not explain to the
public how it was that in the hotels
and along Broad Street in Phiiadel-
phia the spectators were openly
plying their trade, and tell how they
obtained them?
chief aim is to protect the baseball
public from graft. and we should
work together for that purpose. ant
to this I say amen am with you
solidly, but why pick only the New
York National League club for tht
goat?"
The letter was made public two
hours after President johnson had left
for Chicago. When club officials at
tcntion was called to this fact lie said
Mr.. Johnson's movements had not beer
taken into consideration in issuing
the letter.
| The National League meeting thi.
afternoon gave no developments in
| the row between the organizations
| Secretary Heldler said that neither
| President Lynch nor the Nationa
! League had received a copy OF tht
| American Leagues resolutions. Tt
this President Lynch added that 'in
| asmuch as 1t had not come before tn,
| league, II certainly could not be dis
uussed." The National League viii
meet tomorrow, however, and II wa!
predicted tonight that II Will fran,
its answer to the American Leagu,
then-if there Is to he any reply.
With brooklyn and Philadelphia op
posing. President Lynch was re
elected, the losing candidate helm:
Robert W. Brown. a Louisville news
| paper man. James +. GaHney. who de
cided over night TO buy tho Boston
club and did so, sat in the council
| which also included a woman for tn
first time in It's history-Mrs. Heller
Hathaway Britton. owner of the 81
Louis club.
The board OF directors was re- elect
cd. A resolution was adopted instruct
ing the four clubs playing on HON
grounds on June IA to observe Fla
Day with fitting decoration of thu
grounds
In short talks to the reporters, MI
Gafney and his new business manag
or, John NJ. Ward. promised to re
WITTY the Boston club. Energy an
money to accomplish this would no
he lacking. they declared. They cN
pcct to make the club power to b
reckoned with ultimately in the pen
nant race.