New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-09
DRAFTS LAW TO CHECK
TICKET SPECULATION
District Attorney Aims to Pre-
vent Further Scandals at
Worlds Series Games.


District Attorney Whitman has fin
ished his investigation OF the baseball
ticket speculation scandal and has
drafted an ordinance which he believes
will prevent a repetition OF 1t. A thor
ough inquiry into the whole situation
was made by Leslie S. Lockhart, one OF
Mr.. Whltman's assistants. Mr.. Lock-
hart made his report yesterday 10 the
District Attorney.
IL was found that the only instances
OF tickets passing directly into the
hands Of spectators were sales at
premium by ticket sellers on the
grounds. So far as Mr.. Lockhart could
discover, no one I'm receipt Of tickets in
advance Of the regular sale disposed u
any direct to spectators. In num-
ber OF instances. however. tickets which
the recipient had sold or given to his
acquaintances found their way into the
hands Of spectators.
James f.. Caffney. Of the Boston
Baseball Club, who complained bitterly
that he was not able to get enough
tickets at the regular rate to satisfy
his friends. although they were readily
obtainable at a premium, was one OF
those whose tickets went astray. 1t
developed in the investigation that Mr..
Gaffney sold a box at the regular price,
SO. TO Isidor Mehrbach, OF Fiss. Doerr
q Carroll.
Isidor Mehrbach resold ii TO Irving
Mehrbach. of No. 81 Liberty street,
and half an hour later Leo Newman, a
speculator. sold IL for $500 at the
Lambs Club.
Trace Police Captains Ticket.
Six So seats sold by the Mcbride
Ticket Agency have been identified as
part OF the lot of tickets delivered to
Police Captain Kreuscher, of the Ralph
avenue station, in Brooklyn. Captain
Kreuscher got $50 tickets, and 9O OF
them went to saloonkeepers.
Resides these incidents. II was found
that members of the Dougherty mill
tary police furnished by the Dougherty
Detective Agency to the baseball club
had been improving their opportunity.
Harry V. Dougherty, head OF the
agency. is the brother Of George s.
Dougherty Deputy Police Commis-
sioner.
According to Mr.. Lockharts report,
members of the military police" were
openly demanding and receiving 81
each from those who wanted to get
through the lines. and were also selling
seats I'm the first three rows, which
were being held down" by boys. Mr..
I.ockhart was told Of one man who paid
Dougherty policeman 81 for the priv
,Iope of sitting on a beer keg in the
aisle.
Mr.. Lockhart found that most of the
speculation was in the 50 seats, and ac-
cording to statements made by repre-
sentatives OF various ticket agencies
between 10JO and 1,20O seats were
sold The baseball club. Mr.. Lockhart
saws. did all in its power to prevent
speculation.
II was found that, besides the tickets
distributed among newspapers, base
ball officials. players and employees,
sets" of tickets for the series in New
York were delivered as follows:
Police Captain William F. Day, 100;
]. II. TONES. Colonial Hotel 20 and
two boxes; Tonjes's partner, IL; George
s. Dougherty, Deputy Police Commits
sioner. SO; Winfield r. Cheehan. Com
missioner Waldo's secretary, 70; Green
wood Club, 80; Captain John c. Cray.
Police Department. A. Captain Kreu-
scher. Police Department, 90; Joseph f.
Prendergast, Deputy City Clerk. g.;
Alderman j. ]. White. for Board of
Aldermen, 80; Doonan and Wren, Hotel
Rraddock, 90. James Foster, for the
Fire Department, got 20 seats of the
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