The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-01-04
COMMISSION HAS
REACHED DECISION
Ticket Scalping Scandal to
Be Aired in the Near
Future

Cincinnati. Jan. 4.--After almost
three months of investigation, the ma.
tional baseball commission which me-,
mere Monday, has reached a decision
IN the alleged ticket s%calping scanda'
during the last worlds series al New
York and Philadelphia, and a finding
Will. be handed down. but Just wha,
this finding will contain remains a
mystery. The official announcement,
Is that it will be issued Friday night
The reason assigned. for the dclay is
that the document will he voluminous
and requires considerable care in its
composition.
Chairman August Hermann. Presi-
dent Thomas Lynch of the National
League. and President Ban r.. johnson
OF the American league. lahorcd for
exactly eight and one-hours today
and reached the above condition. Min
or league men from all parts of the
country hauntcd tho hotel lobby wait
ing for an opportunity to appear be-
fore the commission and give their
views on II changes on the national
peace agreement, but all e%ntrcaties
to hear the minors n allow them to
W'end their way ho,neward proved fu-
tile. At adjournment at 6:45 O'Clock
this evening they were notified that
inc commission would hear them at
10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Barney Dreyfuss. representing the
National league. and President John
son OF the American league, met for
about five minutes during tho after
o session n signed up the sched-
ule of their respective leagues. Both
announced hat no information re-
gnrding the schedules would he Civ
en- out until the meetings of the
leagues in February.
Roger Bresnahan. of the st. Louis
club. who has a grievance against
President Charles w. Murphy Of the
Chicago Nationals. was informed that
his case should first he taken before
the National league: however. Chair
ma Hermann mentioned the epi-
sode in his annual report.
The Central league held a meeting
and decided upon a twelve club cir
cult for next season.
the national commission
Will take up the revision of the ma
tional agreement. and IL is a foregonc
conclusion that besides many minor
concessions which will be granted, a
special classification known as Glass
Aa. which will include the Pacific
coast league. will he created.
Many other minor cases will come
up before the commission tomorrow,
but 1t is expected that the annual
meeting will adjourn before tomor-
row night.
That the game of baseball has
grown to an enormous. extent, was
show in the eighth annual report Of
Chairman August Hermann. of the
commission. Twenty cases arc now
pending before the commission. but
with the exception Of the Rrcsnahan-
Murphy case and the petition to Gre
ate a class IA league. none of them
Is OF an important nature.
The report showed that the last
worlds series ncttcd the commission
$~27.022.35.
The report also urged the passage
of state n municipal laws sainst
ticket scalping.
In regard to tho sresnahan- Murphy
case. chairman Herman in his an
nual report said in part:
u refer to tho accusation of Man.
ager Bresnahan of the st. Louis Ma
tional league club hat President c..
W. Murphy of the Chicago Nationals
openly impugned his motives in the
performance of an official act and
branded him as a liar in a hotel lobby.
such incidents serve to discredit those
In control of clubs and to bring the
league with which they arc associated
into disrepute. recommend the
adoption of a specific rule providing
for the imposition Of an adequate
penalty upon II party connected
With organized baseball who through
the press or in a public place makes
charges rejecting upon the integrity
of q league oficial, owner, manager
or player Of a club, and upon citation
Of the commission fails to substantiate
such charges or to show reasonable
for uttering and circulate