New-York tribune., 1912-01-06
Giants Acquitted in Now
Famous Ticket Scalping Case

piclous, declaring, however that s1tn ~ dis.
plCl9uS letters were thrown luIo o,snicioms
SaI1. hey also contend thal nt ibe
individuals were put out of the me az care arc
pu5uc sale, and yet in splte oi ,,I, % tbat
ana precaution the club officials anIhi, ,as ,.,as
thS SPECTATORS obtained Wor!Ht these
uckttS. 1t must be evident ula' " -
lcktts could not have been secured "! !,,gb r1Ie
sPcculators In any great numbers WI ho,sn
me inai order system, because u i,I,r,t - that
by the New York clubs own statement ',iao .td
only i,%f tickets were sent out through the
mails.
:. Members Of the commission were pc
Iond question tustined i'm the eHp,,osiipo.
as individuals that a thorough investlsa-
tlon would establish collusion between p,ha
latoTs and one or more emploHeS VI '''
New York club for these reasons g., ala
Two days In advance Of the puDHC sai0
cf tickets TO the Polo Grounds every news. %
paper OF prominence IN New YORK ran ile
advertisements of every well known ucket Nv
scalper OF that city that choice seaIs loi
his place Of business
on the afternoon prior 10 the openinsS
game tickets were on sale as adEcrlisee u
by SpcCulators IN such large numbers as
TO absolutely preclude the idea that lhea
were secured through the channels D!
which the public was supplied. ne pun
lication Of the advertisements referred ~
carried with IT promises 10 patrons WmCh
none without exceptional facilities ioi Sc
curing tickets could redeem.
II Is the contention of the New ork ciup
posted in the various suhstatons on me
poStoifiCc on Tuesday evening, OCTOBER ~
in time for night distribution in some us
triCts and practically a complete dlStTlpu-
ton in the city on Wednesday. October H.
ana that spectators with tickets "er" tlus
enabled TO offer tickets a day before iIe
public sale opened In the st. James bulln-
ing: hut attention Is again called 10 the
fact that only limited number OF tickets
were sent out through mail orders and ac-
cepting the New York clubs statemeni a.
being correct. that they are prepared 10
submit 60 the commission letters and postal
cards from many hundreds OF people WHO
received their tickets by mail and express
satisfaction at the treatment accordeo
them. clearly indicates that not great
number Of tickets. II any, SEPT out through
mail orders could have beer secured 10y
the SpcCulatOrS.
Oral and written complaints Of thc,5 eX.
pcriences and observations to members "'
the commission by presumably reliable par
ties contained offers to provide proof IN
corrobora ton Of newspaper charges OF col
IusiOn, but almost Invariably the complain
ant when invited to furnish facts content
ed himself by celebrating on his own grey
anccs without supplying testimony cStap-
fishing the guilt or fixing responsibility on
an emplOye of the club.
Notwithstanding two appeals 10 the press
and public for cooperation IN MAKING IulS
investigation thorough and the emplo! ln'hI
Of = detective agency to follow ci"WS anu
10 present proof the commission has been
unable to secure sufficient satisfactory cNi-
dcnCe on which 10 adiudGc CiuD CmploAe =
guilty Of furnishing sCalpcrs with tickets
and debarrinC him from further connection
with that or any other cIub operating uh-
der tho National agreement.
Q The New York club is TO be commenced
for tho precautIOnS taken by il prior dur
ing and after tho sale OF tickets in en-
pIoying detectives 10 watch thelr emploEeS
and also in depositing their letters contain
ing mail orders IN ont OF tn' ""a 80 al
in envelopes that could not be reEoShi|'l,n l
as coming from the New YORK cluo. ~
the other hand II is the OPINION pI !uc
commission that when the lnah oTu'r It-
nunsts for the series tickets had heen eN-
hausted and taken care OF by me New
York club that that club should nave then
provided for the mail orders received 10y
them for single tickets instead q, notuims ,.l
these orders up for some time without re-
turning the money. thus causing many
iuStfahle complaints.
10 II is our judgment that the grantmE
Of pcrmission 10 sell tickets for three games
n..s a serious mistake Of the COmmlsslon
a. we'll as that Of permitting inc CiupS 10
conduct their own sale, ana II IL IN" uuIl
oF the commission 10 take every necessary
step that il can 10 prevent a recurrence
of The coalitions existing during the last
worlds series. A
II MANY schemes for tho handling Of the
sale Of tickets during the World setie"
have heen suggested by patrons OF the
game all over the country. and to them the
commission desires TO return its THANKS.
e state and municipal legislation asa'nso ,iS :
tho SCalping Of tickets TO games ol tle
worlds series or important champ'onSn!p
games Of league is absolutely requisite
for stamping out this reprehcnsible pracuce
and the commission urges owners or major
League clubs to actively interest themselveS
in the introduction and passage ot such
laws The CITY Of Pittsburgh has by re
cent ordinance prohibited speculation IN
tickets TO ball parks. imposing g, penalty OF
a fine and Imprisonment on Ialiute 10 pa, pas
sunb fine, Under the laws OF Ohio the cities
of hat state are empowered to adopt regu-
iatioms for the sale Of tickets 10 ball games
and we learn that measures for6ldd'nS
scaIping Of tickets and imposing adequate
nen5Ities for the offence are soon 10 he IN
trodrced i'm the respective city councils or
cincinnati and Cleveland. Upon appllca1,
lion from club owners the commission VIII
furnish copy OF the Pittsburgh ordnance
referred 10.