Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-06
FINDING ON TICKET SCANDAL
Base Ball Commission Exonerates
New York and Philadelphia.
WHOLESALE sCALP1NG FOUND
Extra Precautions Taken by Two
Clubs Against Unfair Practices
Draw Forth Praise from Ma
tional Organization.

tAOnal DETERMINATIONS
CINCINNATI Jan. 5-The final lid was
clamped and sealed here today on the
celebrated ticket scalping scandal that
ruffled the base ball horizon directly fol-
lowing the worlds championship series
I'm New York and Philadelphia last Oc-
ober. While the National Base Ball com
mission, gathered enough evidence to
assure 1t that wholesale ticket scalping
took place in both towns, yet this evil
dence indicated that neither the New
York National or Philadelphia American
league club owners, Managers, players or
I employees were in collision with the
AScalpers.
"a Thee commission holds that the charges
- the press at the time were justified,
but generally scores a number of persons
who at the time of the episode offered
to prcduc proof as to tn alleged collus-
ion. but failed to deliver any evidence of
value.
In addition to generating both clubs,
the commission praises them for the ex-
ira precautions that were taken against
scaping. State and municipal legislation
against scalping is urged.
Finding of Commission.
The finding follows:
After a thorough investigation Of re-
ports from newspapers and other sources
that ticket scalping was openly practiced
in each city represented by it's team in
the worlds series of 1911, the national
commission has reached the following
conclusions:
Tickets in large numbers were in the
Ss'ads of spectators in both the cities
of New York and Philadelphia and were
sold at exorbltant prices, which was,
therefore, an imposition upon the public.
1t follows that newspaper criticisms were
to this extent warranted and justified.
In New York the sale of tickets by
Spectators was carried on almost ex-
clusively in hotels, cafes, news stands
and other public places. In Philadelphia
in addition to the sales in these places,
they were also conducted by the specu-
lators in the Hobbies Of the hotels and on
the public highways.
Insofar as the club owners or the regu-
lar officials of the two clubs are con-
cerned there has been nothing whatever
developed, even by intimation that would
in any way implcate any of them as hav-
ing been in collision with the ticket spec
ulators, but, on the contrary, 1t has been
Ehown that every reasonable precaution
Twas taken by both clubs to protect the
kpublic. Therefore, the club owners and
Nhe regular officials OF both clubs are
completely exonerated. 1t is evident that
it was the aim of both clubs to provide
adequately for their respective regular
patrons.
Disposition of Tickets.
In Philadelphia the total number OF
received seats sold for the first day was
S.93S. OF this number the club itself dis
Nrbuted S,1S1 tickets among seventy-thret
| persons, consisting of club officials, pub
lie officials, Philadelphia newspapers
\ players and miscellaneous persons, the
names Of all Of these persons having beer
furnished the commission.
In addition to this, that club has ais,
furnished the commission with a state
ment showing to whom the tickets fur
nlshed these persons were afterwards al
lotted, thus making a complete recorc
Of the disposition OF s,1s1 tickets out o
2 total S93S sold. The tickets represent
ing the difference between those prop
ery accounted for and the total numbe
sold were sent out through mail orders
1t must be apparent, therefore that what
ever tickets eventually found their wa!
into the hands of spectators was through
in the business of specializing in tick
etc, and in small numbers in each 10
and for which neither the club owners
their officials or employees were respon
sible.
Methods Used by New York.
IN New York the tickets for the frs
game were disposed Of in the follown
manner:
of total OF 3l boxes, tn
commission was furnished with lis
showing the names of persons to whor
S39 Of these boxes were sold directly I
the purchasers by the club.
"B-The club has also furnished tn
commission with a statement shown
the names of individuals 1861 TO whoI
they personally distributed 4O03 tickets
This number includes l,549 tickets fun
nished the national commission. IT
cluded in this. number were the ticket
distributed by the commission to III
newspapers throughout the country.
"C-The club has also furnished III
= commission with a sworn statemer
showing that there was sent out by thel
through the malls 4,S4 tickets.
"D-The club also states that It sol
at their offices on the day before III
public sales, to piaytrs newspapt
friends Of the club and privileged person
a total OF 1873 tickets. The names
these persons were not submitted TO n
Y commission.
~ "E-The total number OF tickets so!
Geservtd) for the first game, exclusly
of box seats, shown by the records wa
23,A7. II is the contention OF the Ne
York club that the difference betwet