The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-01-04
BASEBALL MEN AWAIT
NDEclslON" IN TICKET
PROBE WITH INTEREST
Thought Johnson's Charges
Have Been Proved and That
"Goat" Has Been Found.
TO BE GIVEN ON FRIDAY.
No Action Is Taken in Bresna-
han-Murphy Controversy Fur
Their Than Recommendation.

NEW YORK. Jan. 4.-Baseball
men in this city are awaiting with
keen interest the Decision" of the
National Baseball commission on the
ticket selling scandal in New York
during the recent worlds series The
decision. It is announced, will be
given. out I'm Cincinnati Friday night.
While there is no intimation as to
what the verdict will be, followers
Of Ban b. Johnson. of the American
league, believe that his charges have
been sustained and that a Goat
has been found on whom to lay the
blame for the sale OF the tickets to
That the game OF baseball has
grown to an enormous extent was
shown In the eighth annual report or
Chairman August Hermann, OF the
commission. The business done out
Of the Office of the commission dur
ing the last year was greater than
that OF the previous year, when IL
was shown that the work had In
creased over 500 per cent.
No attention was paid the charges
made by Bresnahan against Murphy
except in Chairman Herrmann's re-
port. Herman said in part:
II refer to the accusation OF Man
ager Bresnahan, of the st. Louis Ma
tional league club, that President
Charles Murphy, OF the Chicago Ma
tionals. openly impunged his motives
in the performance of an official act
and branded him as liar in hotel
lobby Such incidents serve 10 dis
credit those in control of clubs and TO
bring the league with which they are
associated into disrepute. / recon-
mend the adoption of specific rule
providing penalty upon any party
connected with organized baseball
who, through the press or in a public
place. makes charges rejecting upon
the Integrity of a league official, own
er, manager or player Of club, and
upon citation of the commission fails
TO substantiate such charges or to
show reasonable justification for ut
tering and circulating them"
The report showed that the last
worlds series netted the commission
$27,022.35.
The Central league held a meeting
and decided upon a 12-club circuit
for next season. The league viii con-
sist OF Fort Wayne, Wheeling, South
Bend. GAINESVILLE, Dayton, Terre
Haute and Grand Rapids, OF the
league Of last year, while Springfield,
Ohio. OF the Ohio State league, will
enter in place of Evansville, Ind.
Besides these eight teams, Akron,
Ohio. Youngston. Ohio; Canton,
Ohio. and Erie, Pa, OF the Ohio and
pennsylvania league, will join with
the Central league.
This will leave Mansfield, of the
Ohio-Pennsylvania league, by itself,
but IL is said IL will be taken care OF
before the season opens.
CINCINNATI, Ohio. Jan. Base
ball men here have already discount
ed the report TO be made by the Ma
fional Baseball commission. Saturday,
anent the ticket scalping scandal dur
Ing the last worlds series. The men
higher up, il is believed, will not be
bothered and beyond censuring a few
snbordinates, nothing further will be
done in the matter.
The report, however. will assure
fans better protection in the future
and will suggest a new method OF
handling tickets for the big series.
A committee representing the In
ternational and Pacific Coast leagues
and the American association, waited
upon the commission today and
argued for a higher classification
While they will not get all they seek,
president Hermann stated an amic-
able understanding will be reached