The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-13
LEAGUES WILL
SEVER RELATIONS
The Ticket Scalping Charges
Have Not Been Substan-
tiated As Yet

New York. Dec. 13-Oficial inter-
course between tho two major base
ball leagues ceased Tuesday afternoon,
upon the adoption of a resolution to
that effect by the American league.
except SO far as the American league
deems itself obliged to deal with the
National under the national agree
ment, and in the words of the resolu-
tons, las may be requisite for the
safeguarding of its territorial and
player rights" Thomas j.. Lynch.
president of the National league. after
reading the resolution. said that the
only intercourse that there ever had
this exemption.
doubt in President Lynch's mind as
to just what construction to place
upon the American leagues action.
There was a multitude Of reports to
explain why 1t had been adopted. One
had it that the resolution was the
American leagues answer to the state
ment Monday night of August Herr
mission, that little Roadway had been
made in h investigation of the world
series ticket scandal. Ban Johnson,
president of the American league.
said that the resolution spoke for it.
self. 1t follows:
Resolved. that the American league
Will continue to exercise its privileges
and observe its obligations under the
national agreement but will decline
with the National league except so far
as may he requisite for the safeguard
ing of its territorial and player rights.
be IT further resolved, that the
American league will not be repre-
scented IN another series for the cham
pionship of the world or in any other
lnier-icaeue event unless accorded
games played on its grounds under
an arrangement and with the under-
standing that it shall not assume re-.
spons1bility for the conduct of the
business department. of games at the
park of the other contesting clubs"
Lynch Was Curious.
what docs it. mcan?" asked Prcsi-
dent Lynch after reading it over twice.
me American league never had n
nliclai intercourse with the National
league outside of their committees.
Including the schedule committee
winch meet as the national agree
ment requires them. So far as worlds
series tickets are concerned, the ma
tional commission for the first time
gave the clubs this year the full right
to sell tickets to the worlds series
games IN their respective cities.
/. What vas the result? Eyerybodv
knows of the scandal which followed.
me Philadelphia club. under the rul.
ing OF the commission. had control
OF the ticket sale in their CITY. vet
the commission has found that tho
scalpers We're husy there, too.
Now as to the last few lines of the
resolution. 1 can't understand how
inc American league could ever as
sumo responsibility TO rthe conduct of
the business department or any other
department of the National league or
any of its clubs on their home
grounds"
Started Long Discussion.
Ihere was a long discussion of the
resolution before the American league
adopted it.. r. J. Farrell of the New
YORK club introduced it and c. a. CO.
miskey of the White Sox seconded it,
The vote was unanimous ana COPIES
signed by Ban Johnson We're sent to
President Lynch of the National
league and the national commission.
Barney Dreyfuss of the Pittsbure
club and other National league men
who We're seen Monday night seemed
to hold the opinion that the break"
did not threaten a baseball war, point
ing out that it would not involve
working relations of the national
agreement. Dreyfuss said:
II have only seer the statement
rasually n l hardly know what it
all means. but I think you will find
that baseball will go on the same as
ever. I'm not much worried about it,"
Aftermath of the ticket scandal
caused more than one sensation. Sec
ond only to the American leagues
resolution was the interest attached
to the making public of a p let
ter written by John I. Brush. prcsi- ,
dent of the New York baseball club.
to August Herman, on November 81,
IN answer TO certain inquiries pro-
pounded by the national commission.
Charges Not ~Substantiatcd.
Mr.. Brush declared that after in
~vestigating the ticket scandal Il have
beer able to race but one ticket for
the worlds series from legitimate
hands to a patron through a scalpcr
and that ticket passed through the
hands of August Hermann, chairman |
of the national commission. to Il. r..
johnson. president Of the American
league. in Philadelphia.
The gentleman who used tho tick.
ct sat between August Hermann and
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