New-York tribune., 1911-11-09
TIMELY BITS Of SPORT
Baseball Ticket Scandal Likely
to End in Talk.
EVIDENCE HARD TO GET
President Lynch of the National
League Skeptical as to the
Investigation.

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Thomas j. Lynch, president OF the Ma
tionaI League. left for Cincinnati last even
ing, highly skeptical as to the outcome OF
the investigation instituted by Byron Ban
croft Johnson. Of the American League. ot
the worlds series baseball ticket scandal
4 meeting of the national commission VIII
be held i'm Cincinnati to-day to take up the
question, but Mr. Lynch il satisfied that
nothing will come Of it all except "A httle
talk, and under the circumstances, has
made his plans TO leave that city late this
afternoon, so as TO be back at his desk
i'm the Metropolitan tower tomorrow.
Before leaving yesterday he said that so
far as he could discover there was no evil
dence beyond hearsay to bear out the con-
tention that the New York and Philadel-
phia clubs sold blocks of seats TO specula
tors at an advance on the regular prices
and that he did not believe the investiga-
ton would clear up the tangle. lie added
that no plan had been discovered as yet 10
prevent ticket scalping when eighty thou-
sand persons wanted to buy forty thousand
seats He is Of the opinion that the ohly
way TO stop ticket specializing in seats lor
the worlds baseball series is to nave an
ordinance passed in each city as sugSesteu
bv Barney Dreyfuss, of Pittsburgh, TO na"e
IL a misdemeanor for ticket to be sold
at any price above it's face value. lie
would not commit himself, however, az TO
what NAV be done in the future con-
cerning the handling Of tickets. and refused
to comment OH the suggestion mat tne
10 ik.
Ban Johnson evidently feels differently
than Mr.. Lynch. He is quoted as saying
in Chicago:
"We are going to the bottom OF the ticket
scalping scandal at Thursdays meeting
n President Brush Of the New York team
wants proof I will furnish it, and intended
TO whether ne courted investigation or not
7 am confident that the National Conlrhis-
sion will provide remedy that VIII nlaAe
g ,npossible for spectators TO hold up
the public in the future
Edward Barrow, president of the Eastern
League, went west with Mr. Lynch Tor the
purpose of submitting TO the national com
mission. at its meeting to-day, demands
or better yet, suggestions, LOOKING II Is
said. to a higher classification for ms
league.
In y telegram to the sporting editor or
this paper last, evening JACK her'ha"'
manager Of Stanlius Zbyszko, SAID:
"If Harry Pollok, manager Tor uloEohne
RaIcevich. will guarantee me sloV"' VIII
consent to have Zbyszko wrestle HIS man
at any time. l am making this oner 10
Gotch and see no reason why should not
rocoiva a like amount in contest with the
Italian champion If Raiceyich, however
ebovs championship calibre by defeating
al the other heavyweights, | would theh
consider a match. but at this time II Is out
of the question, fer I'm my estimation theie
are a number OF men at present IN Amer
ica that are capable of defeating him. Let |
him take on some of the other heavy
weights first"
In commenting editorially on Cornelfs 7
victory over Williams by the score of Is to
i "The Cornell Daily Sun" says:
Looking at the match from all view |
ponts. the result points optimistically !
toward success IN the remaining three
gaines Although the advance over the |
still there was no slump from that Bood
showing The attack, In regular formation
al least. was stronger and more concerted |
and i'm most departments the Cornelilans
clearly outplayed their opponents ,s In i"p
particulars the Williams men eXcelleo. |
They formed more effective interference III |
omen field running and they tackled more |
surely. Combined with fleetness In the
backeld these qualities gave theih the ao-
vantage i'm running back kicks.
A notable feature of the game IN Ithaca
was the comparative lack OF rough tactics !
and overZeaousness. Putting aside Tor the |
moment any ethical wrong in Illegal play, !
= lover of statistics can furnish interesting 4
food for thought by computing .he num- !
her of lengths of ,he field which Cornell /
has lost this season through penalties. |
Ground lost against Michigan and Penn |
Cornell must face in turn Michigan, Chi !
capo and PennsylVania-thrcc elevens !
which have fallen slightly from their high |
estate this year. but three elevens which |
will put any team 20 the test from now on |
Cornell has some reason 10 he optimistic, |
but too much confidence Is dangerous |
thing.
The reference TO overzealousness and con-
seauent loss of ground through penalties is
well made Holding. tripping and cfi-sde
play have been fatal 10 many teams in the |
ast. and the Cornell eleven is not the only !
one which needs the warning. They say in
baseball. and rightly, that base on batis
is as good as a hit. So In football a pen
atty is the same as 10 or l5-yard dash
around the end or through the line for an
opponent
Captain Brennan. of the New York Uni
versity football eleven, says in The Yale !