New-York tribune., 1912-01-04
MUM ON BASEBALL CASE
Report on Ticket Scandal To BE
Made, However, Tomorrow.
so RULES THE COMMISSION
Changes in Peace Agreement
Will Be Considered at
Session To-day.
Beals c. Wright.

Cincinnati. Jan. 3-After almost three
months Of investigation. the National Base
hall Commission. which met here to-day.
has reached decision in the ticket scalp
,,,, scapdaI during the last worlds series
at New York and Philadelphia. and nnd-
ing will be handed down. Just what TINS
finding will contain remains mystery. The
official announcement Is that II VIII De
issued on Friday night The reason as
signed for the delay Is that the document
viii be voluminous and requires considera-
hle care In it's composition.
August Hermann. chairman OF the com
mission; President Thomas J. Lynch or the
National League and President Ban B'
johnson OF the American League labored
for exactly eight and one-half hours TO-
day. and reached the above conclusion
Minor league men from all parts OF the
country haunted the hotel lobby waiting
for an opportunity 10 appear before the
commission and give their views on the
changes on the national peace agreement
but all entreaties to hear the minors and
allow them 10 wcnd their way homeward
proved futile. At adjournment, at $40
o'clock this evening. they were notified that
the commission would hear them at ~
o'clock tomorrow morning.
Barney Dreyfus representing the Ma
tonal League. and President Johnson OF
the American League met for about five
minutes during the afternoon session and
signed up the schedules OF their respective
leagues. Both announced that no infor-
nation regarding the dates would be given
out until the meetings OF the two leagues
in February.
Roger Bresnahan. of the ct. Louis club.
who has grievance against President
Charles w. Murphy of the Chicago CUBS
was on hand early. but was Informed that
his case should first be taken before the
National League and that petition In
the form Of an appeal was the only way
the National Commission could possibly
be drawn into the controversy
While the big league men were doing all
I'm their power to make baseball history the
minors took a hand in the history-makihs
themselves The Central League held
meeting and decided upon n twelye-club
circuit for next season. II will consist OF
Fort Wayne, Wheeling, South Bend, Ianes-
Vile, Dayton, Terre llaute and Grand
Raplds. OF the league Of last year. while
Springfield Ohio, OF the Ohio State League.
VIII enter in place OF Evansville, Ind. Be
sides these eight teams Akron. Ohio;
Youngstown, Ohio: Canton. Ohio. and Erie.
Penn. OF the Ohio and Pennsylvania
League, will Join with the Central League.
This will leave Mansfield. OF the Ohio
| PENNSYLVANIA League by itself. but II 10
! said that II will be taken care Of before the
season opens.
| Ion, mill toll IN
the revision OF the national agreement to-
morrow and Il IL n foregone conclusion
that besides many minor concessions which
will be granted. a special classification
known as Glass "A, which Will include the
Pacific Coast League, the American Asso-
ciation and the International League. Will
| be created
That the game Of baseball has grown to
an enormous extent was shown in the
eighth annual report Of August Hermann.
The business of the commission during the
last wear was greater than that Of the
previous wear, when II was shown that the
work had increased more than 300 per cent.
The chairman also reported that in few
cases did the commission find 1t necessary
TO review the action Of the national asso-
citation or Of its secretary. Twenty cases
are now pending before the commission
but none Of great Importance
In regard to the Bresnahan- Murphy case
Mr. Hermann said in his annual report:
Il refer to the accusation OF Manager
Bresnahan Of the st. Louis National
League Club that President Charles w.
Murphy of the Chicago Nationals openly
mpugned his motives in the performance of
an official act and branded him as liar
in hotel lobby. Such incidents serve to
discredit those in control of clubs and to
bring the league with which they are asso-
clated into dlsrepute. l recommend the
adoption OF a specific rule providing for the
| imposition Of an adequate penalty upon any
party connected with organized baseball
who. through the press or In public place.
makes charges rejecting upon the integrity
OF league official owner. manager or
player OF a club, and upon citation OF the
commission fails TO substantate such
charges or show reasonable justification for
uttering and circulating them"
The report showed that the last worlds
series netted the commission s27,022 &c. The
report also urged the passage of state and
municipal laws against ticket scalping.