Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-04
BY J. ED GR1LLo.

Soon we are to be enlightened as
to what the national commission thinks
of the ticket scalping scandal during the
recent world series. The reason for the
delay in making public its finding, after
an eight-hour discussion of the case, Is
that the document will be so voluminous
that it will require several days to pre-
pare it. 1t is to be hoped that it will
show more than batch OF well selected
words, whose object it. is to smooth mat
ters over. Primarily the commission has
itself to blame for the entire affair, for
had it lived up to its own rules and taken
charge of the sale of tickets there would
be no occasion for an investigation now.
Just how a body like the commission
can mete out punishment for violation of
its rules. which it does not observe it
self, Is hard to. understand.
II there was anything wrong in the
manner in which the tickets were handled
the fault lies with the commission, which
two years ago announced that in the fu-
ture 1t would conduct the sale of tickets
for all post-season. series games. 1t
failed to do this, however, in either New
York or Philadelphia.
Owner Farrell of the New York club
says that the Athletics were one Of the
poorest drawing cards that visited the
New York grounds this season, and he
expresses the hope that since Mack S
men have beaten the Giants they
will be more OF an attraction at his park
than they have been heretofore.
1T Is rather strange that a ball team
with so brilliant a record should lack
drawing procliyities. Usually the win
ming team In a pennant race fills the
not been the case with. the Athletics for
some reason or other. 1t is claimed by
some that the appearance of the cham
pions on the field is decidedly unattrac-
tive. The players uniforms, for instance,
are clumsy and unsightly, and while it
seems strange that this would affect the
teams drawing qualities. yet there is
more in appearance on the field than
one. would believe. Then, too. the Attn
letics are q sort Of quiet aggregation.
Though Mack has an abundance OF stars.
they attract little attention to them
selves and the games they take part In
are usually affairs which do not arouse
Detroit outdrew the Athletics on the
road last season, though the Tigers were
virtually out Of the race after July 4.
This can be attributed to Cobb and Jen-
ninss. two attractions that draw people
to q ball park regardless Of where their
team may be in the race.
About the most sensible thing the two
major leagues have done in some time was
tuC dIIduSluS Oh lHclT play LIB SCHCuulc
for next season. In view Of the fact
that the resolution passed by the Ameri-
can League during its annual meeting
in New York threatened to sever all
friendly relations between the two or
CARNATIONS it was naturally expected
that there would be a genuine monkey
and parrot session when the schedule
committees got together. But to the
contrary the dates were arranged more
smoothly than ever before. Schedules
are an important part Of the game. and
since the finances Of both leagues were
involved thereby good business Judgment
was used on both sides. But this is
usually the case In base ball There is
often a lot Of cheap talk. but whenever
It comes down to. where the money bag
Is involved 1t becomes plain that there is
not much danger OF q conflict between
the two leagues.
That ball players to whom an incentive
Is offered will always put forth their