New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-29
TIMELY BITS OF SPORT
National Baseball Commission to
Probe Ticket SCaIplng.
A QUESTION ON SCORING
Dropped Throw by Davis Leads
to Much Discussion OF
What Is an Error.

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Byron Bancroft Johnson, car OF Inc
American League. has persuaded August
Hermann. chairman OF the National 'oin-
mission, that some action must be taken
to clear up the scandal over the sale 81
tickets in this city and Philadelphia FOR
the worlds baseball championship series
MIR. Johnson has directed most; II rot AL
II his criticism at tho Handling OF tickets
here. but scalpcrs. so called, were as ni-
merous in Philadelphia and apparently had
unite as many tickets TO offer at an ad-
vance
Word came from Cincinnati last night
that the National Commission would meet
I'm that city on some day TO he set be-
tween November and November ~ TO
take ND the question Of ticket scaIplns' IN
the hope. az Mr.. Hermann Is quoted as
saving. .'of finding out II possible how the
snecuIators secured large blocks of seats
i'm both cities"
According TO the official scorers. Harry
Davis. captain of the Athletics. played
perfect fielding game in the world SERIES
but MANY a discussion has been heard
anent his dropping throw from Barry 10
complete a double play i'm the third inning
of the fifth game. Many scorers charged
him with an error; hence the controversy
Meyers was on first base at the time, ana
raced half way down to second as Becker.
batting for Marquard. slammed a vicious
liner toward left centre field. Barry mace
brilliant catch and threw the ball to Davis
in plenty Of time to double up Meyers by
ten or fifteen feet, but Davis dropped the
bah and Meyers scrambled back to the
bag in safety
The official scorers based their contention
Of no error on A section of the rules, which
reads: IAN error shall not be scored
against a catcher or an inhelder VINO at
tempts to complete double play unless
the throw be so wild that an additional
base he gained
Meyers did not gain an addliiohat pase'
but ne got "A life which he did not deserve.
Furthermore the throw was not wild, ana
the rule does not excuse the dropping OF a
good throw. Under the circumstances there
appears to be some reason for questioning
the ruling of the official scorers.
In commenting cditorially on the winning
of the worlds baseball championship by
the Athletics The Philadelphia Public
Ledger says:
The expected has happened, and victory
| Eas perched once more upon the pahlel
of the incompatible baseball nine that rep,
rcsents Philadelphia I'm the American
! League. The reasons for the triumph are
Iatent. In the first place, the Athletics mad
| In Cornelius McGillicuddy, more famlharY
/ Known as Connie Mack, great nelo gen
eral a master of strategy man who be
lieved, moreover. in playing the eaile
father than talking back TO the umpire a
team of vlrtuosi on the ball teld hda9le1
| by a manager not sure OF MS own illhu
and method, might easily lose TO a team
| of average calibre directed by an alert
and resourceful manager. But Phlladelpnla
/ had the irresistible combination or a hrst
rate team and first rate manager, ana the
eventuation Of the worlds series, barring
accidents, was a foregone conclusion.
! The Athletics had better pitchers than
! their rivals-men whose wits kept at WORK
! Nike frictionless machinery, despite the ner-
yous tension Of the crowd and the prodlg-
! ious excitement. They had better batters
men who went to the plate able 10 TX
| their attention on the one immediate issue
| of suuarely meeting the ball and driving II
/ hevond the reach of the desperate out
/ fielder. Inasmuch as we had pitchers whoH
our rivals could not hit ana patters "no
| could connect with every species OF
curves or straight balls, fast or SLOW III
! the repertory of the opposing pitchers
| there was only one logical outcome OF the
| long and arduous campaign of our war
rlors of the diamond.
| SO the eventuation Of the worlds series
was a foregone conclusion. 1t Is a GOOD
time TO tell US over here in New York after
| FIVE OF the hardest fought battles In the
history of baseball. OF the sixth nothng
need be said, but to all appearances the
Fans" In the stand did not accept It as a
fcregone conclusion until the seventh In
ming was half over. However, The Public
Ledger" may be pardoned its expression oil
| conference.-the the fight over.
The following communication has been
| addressed TO the sporting editor Of The