New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-21
Ban Johnson HurIs Defiance Al
National Commission Over
Worlds Series.
SEATS CAUSE OF IT ALL
Declaration Of independence BY
American League Last
Winter Now Has a
Meaning.

The mists are already beginning N
gather around the sale OF tickets FOR ~.
coming worlds baseball series ana y.
the end OF the month a record breaks.
precipitation is predicted Ban Johnson
president of the American League, hur,cd
defiance at the national commission va.
terday by declaring in Cleveland tina, ~.
American League alone would be respon.
sible for the sale OF tickets In Boston.
This comes on top OF the resolution
passed by the national commission a,,a
meeting held In Cincinnati on Noyen,hsr
8, 1911. 70 the effect that In the future the
commission Itself would have en,Irs
charge OF the sale Of all worlds serss
tickets. Thus the scandal bids fair to ba
reopened, and can be looked upon as an
annual fixture in baseball.
The cruT OF the whole situation lies n
the resolution adopted by the American
League at It's annual meeting a, the Hotel
Astor last December, In which Il was
stated that another worlds series would
not bs played unless the league rad
charge OF the sale Of seats In It's own
city. This resolution was called dech-
ration OF independence at tine time, but
soon passed into oblivion and was for.
gotten. In the light OF Johnsons state.
ment yesterday. however. the resolution
takes on added significance.
The declaration was az follows:
will continue 20 exercise It's privileges and
observe the obligations under the no
uonai agreement, but Will decline TO have
any further official intercourse With the
National League, except so FAR as may be
required for the safcgu arding Of It's terri
torlal and player rights.
Be II further resolved, That the Ameu-
can League Will not be represented IN an
other series for the championship o. the
world or in any other inter-league event
unless accorded sole charge OF the sale OF
tickets 10 games played on its groundS
under an arrangement and With the IN.
that II shall not assume 70
sponsblllty for the conduct OF the buH.
ness OeOdrlnlelt OF the games dl lls ldIA
Of the other contesung CLUB.
Ban Johnson journeyed 10 Cleveland yes.
terday 70 hold a conference with James
r. McAleer, president OF the Boston Red
sor, regarding the sale OF tickets for the
worlds series He declared that he had
not receded from the stand he took last
fall. He then maintained that the Amer
lean League should be responsible for all
tickets sold in the city represented by
tho leagues winning team, and that ne
National League should be responsible U
the city OF It's winning team.
The American League will stand :e-
sponsib!e for every ticket that is sold II
Boston. and the National League VII
have 70 DO the same In It's winning ety.
Johnson was quoted as saying.
Under the rules which govern the hod-
Ing OF the worlds se-les each year hs
National Commission is the supreme a.
thority While the commission has gen
orally delegated the sctusl distribution OF
the tickets 20 the arrangements OF tho
two cQntendirg clubs II has always ca
erciseo supervision It's OWE representa-
tive is present At every game 10 chsca
up the receipts ana look after the Oh
vision OF the spoils. All rules and rsga'
la,ions which govern the series are rnads
by the National Commission; the selection
OF umpires, tine and dates OF games ara
all questions which come up are declces
by that body.
Last season, after the scandal over ms
ticket specializing in this city and Phha'
delphia. an investigation was held IS
upshot Of the whole matter was that
body was exonerated or nobody convicsd'
although John r. Brush, owner o. sss
Giants, vigorously importuned the eup
mission 20 come to some decision II Sss
uroflclsily admitted that II was impo&'
bic 20 stop ticket specializing, that tnsts
was as much trsffickins In pasteooards
as In New York, IN sp'@
the self-riShteous attitude taken by s>a
Johnson in condemning the New io"
club. and the whole affair was pigeon
hoed.
At meeting held in Cincinnati on ~
vember 10 investigate the charges WY.
we're made against the New YORK ~
Philadelphia CLUBS the commission pAs
a resolution that In the future IL "ou"
handle directly the sale OF all "o'h'
series tickets Now johnson declares 'ss
the American League INTENDS to n~n'''
the sale OF tickets In Boston
The National Commission Will 10"
In this city next Wednesaa! !"
draw up the schedule and make annoon"
monts as 20 the sale OF tickets soms
with johnson ma!
reached at that time.
II is significant however, that the s.
ton club is going right ahead WIN ~
plans for the sale OF seats. Severa' 81
recently have come a'..
American League sources IN ressfu
the series. These have been declared W
mature BY Garry Hermann. Chairman
tho National Commission. who repsa,es
has declared that no tinai plsns rave
a.