The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-10-10
TICKET SCANDAL
IN BALL GROUNDS
IS AIRED IN COURT
One Seller at a s. Gate and a
Confederate Scalper Held
for Trial.

Inc ACTON OF the new HOrk Baseball
Club in releasing on last Monday hum
dreds Of tickets for q unreserved seats.
which the management had pledged to
hold for the loyal fans who we're willing
to pay an advance Of ei.1 on each
ticket. spurred At least one Of the en-
p'oysss on to . similar aort Of activity.
This one 70 Richard J. Donovan. thirty
three ysArs old. Of Ne ~ West Twenty.
nrst street. . ticket seller At the Polo
Grounds. who was arraigned in Harlem
Court to-day charged with . violation
OF the anu-tipping law. He waived sx-
amination and was held In $500 bail for
trial.
Policemen who have been watching
things at the Polo Grounds gates say
that employees Of the New York Bass-
ball Club have been working in concert
with the ticket speculstors. Donovan's
case was typical according to the
policemen.
placed representatives In line early each
morning. and that As these represen-
tatives reached the windows they were
handed bundles Of tickets for which
they forked over - apiece for q
tickets. and e apiece for 81 tickets
They would then enter the grounds
through the turnstile, double. pass out
through the press entrance which 10
not ntted with q turnstils. and dis
tribute their tickets to the spectators
In nearby saloons and cigar stores.
sPEcULAToRs GOT HOLD OF
RESERVED SEATS.
II Is also claimed by policemen AMI
detectives that the spectators must
have got hold of at least a couple OF
thousand reserved seat tickets for the
entire series In New York. The ofYicia.s
OF the ball club told the District.Attor-
ney yesterday that they sold by special
allotment only <%so OF the 1893 reserved
seats. This left &.o3l to be disposed Of
to the general public.
Last year this number was sufYicient
to supply all demands and leave . big
stack on sale at the grounds. This year
the announcement was made last Sat-
urday that all the reserved seat tickets
had been sold. Observers Of ticket sales
In agencies downtown and in the Ten
derloin and in sa!oons and cigar stores
outside the Polo Grounds assert that
a majority Of these tickets must have
reached spectators. Dstrict-Attorney
Whitman has the books showing the
ton to demand from the police for
49,
tickets they have confscated.
Donovan was In charge OF one OF the
ticket ofsices at the :. gate. Afiidavits
made by Harry Hampstead. President Of
the ball club: Edna judith. secretary
Of finances OF the organization. and
Rubie Weller Of No. NJ West Forty.
eighth street. established these facts:
That at 1880 o'clock yesterday morn
Ing $40 e tickets we're handed to Dono-
van by Miss judith to be sold simply to
purchasers At his window. Shortly be-
fore l o'clock Weller appeared at the
window. paused in 500 and Donovan
slipped him out 100 e tickets. Donovan
put 500 In the drawer and two 80 bills
In his pocket. and Weller started out to
sell the tickets At advanced rates to
patrons waiting outside.
WELLER PEACHES ON DON.
ovAN.
Detectives Lennon and Oppenheim.
who had witnessed the whole transac.
ton. nabbed Weller nrst and then ar.
rested Donovan. After q long confab
with the police and baseball officials
Weller agreed to turn States evidence
against Donovan.
II the transaction was part Of a plot
the fact was not brought out In to-
days proceedings.
Donovan's action IN passing out iU
tickets and pocketing 500 profit Is an