Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-01-06
NO ONE WAS RESPONSIBLE
PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK
CLUBS EXONERATED OF
SCALPING SCANDAL.
Legislation IS NEEDED
More Stringent Laws the Only Way
10 Prevent Scandal Over
Worlds Series.

CINCINNATI, Jan. 5.-The final lid
was clamped and sailed here today
on the celebrated ticket scalplng scan
dal that haired the baseball horizon
Immediately after the worlds cham
pionship series in New York and
Philadelphia last October. While the
National Baseball Commission gather
ed enough evidence to assure 1t that
the wholesale ticket scalpng took
place in both towns, this evidence IN
dicated neither the New York Ma
tional nor Philadelphia American
league club owners, managers, play
with the scalpers.
The commission holds that the
charges Of the press at the time were
justified but generally )res num-
ber of people who, at The time of the
episode offered to produce proof as to
the alleged colluslon but failed to de-
liver any evidence of value.
Praised Precaution Measures.
In addition to generating both
extra precautions that were taken
against scalping. State and munici-
pal legislation against scalping is urg.
ed.
The finding in part follows:
after a thorough investigation OF
reports from newspapers and other
sources that ticket scalpng was open
ly practiced in ca h city represented
by its team in the world series in 1911
the National Commission has reached
the following conclusion:
Criticism Was Warranted.
"Tickets in large numbers were In
the hands Of spectators in both cities
Of New York and Philadelphia and
were sold at exorbitant prices which
was therefore, an imposition upon the
public.
Newspaper criticisms were to this
extent warranted and justified.
I'm so far as the club owners or
officials of the two clubs are concern
ed there has been nothing developed
even by the ntimation that would in
any way impicate any official Of them
as having been in collusion with the
ticket SPECTATORS but on the con-
trary it has been shown that every
reasonable precaution was taken by
both clubs to protect the public.
Clubs Not Responsible
It must be apparent therefore, that
whatever tickets eventually found
their way into the hands of specula-
tors was through methods best known
to those engaged in the business of
specializing in tickets and in small
numbers in each lot and for VIII ch
neither the club owners, their oiiic-
ials, or employees We're responsible.
Members of the commission were
beyond doubt justihel in the conten-
ton of individuals that a thorough in
vestgation would show collision
between spectators and one or more
officials of the New York club.
Scalpcrs Advertise Ticket Sales
1.-TWO days in advance of the public
sale, every newspaper of prominence
in New York ran advertisements pf
every well known scalper Of that city
chat choice seats for world seril
games would be on sale at his place
Of business.
"On the afternoon prior to the open
ing game, tickets were on sale, as
advertised, by spectators in such
large numbers as to absolutely per-
wade the idea that they were secured
through the channels by which tho
public was victimized. The publica-
tion of the advertisements carried with
1t promises to patrons with exception
al facilities, such as a redemption of
them in case of no game.
Mail Used to Advantage.
MANY tickets were deposited in the
sub stations for night distribution
in some districts and practically a !
complete distribution on Wednesday |
October II, and that spectators with
tickets were thus enabled to offer
tickets day before the public sale |
opened in the St. James building, but
attention is again called to the fact
that only a limited number of tickets |
were sent out through mail orders.
and accepting the New York clubs !
statement as being correct that they
are prepared to submit to the COM
mission letters and post cards from
many friends of people who received |
their tickets by mail and express with
accordance of the rules. although |
mail orders could have been secured |
by the spectators.
Complaints of their experiences
and observations to members of the
of presumably reliable
parties contained offers 90 provide
proof in corroborat on of newspapers.
but almost invariably the complainant
when invited to furn sh facts failed
to supply the testimony that would
establish guilt.