Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-08
]OLTS
TICKET SCALPERS
Stallings Gets Real Angry
Chief Orders Arrest Any
Offering to Sell Tickets

Philadelphia. Oct. s.--A long distance
threat to punch the face of Connie
Mack, manager of the Athletics, was
made over the telephone toGay by
George Stallings, leader Of the Boston
Braves. Although Stallings voiced n
declaration Of war, Mack refused to
become excited and intimated that he
would get ample revenge when his
forces clash here tom rrqw with the
Braves in the first game Of the world g
series,
Stallngs telephoned to Mack this aft
ernoon and emerged from the booth
with his face flushed and his eyes snap
ping,
: dMack," he said, "called me down
for saying his refusal to permit the
Braves TO practice at Shibc Park this
afternoon was unsportsmanike. ! re-
terated my declaration. Then he sai
something that made me tell him 7,
come down to my hotel and would
punch his face. That goes double, too
If he says anything TO me, II punch
his face, and punch II good and hard. "
Mack said he merely told Stallings
that he would have been glad to let the
Braves use the park this afternoon, but
said he had arranged For the Athletics
to practice there ths afternoon. He
said he offered Stallings the park this
morning, but Stallings declined.
"stallings, said Mack, cleft me
apparently satisfied but later accused
me Of unsportsmanship."
"That man Mack," saiG Stallings
later, "tried to tell me | was satisfied
when left him yesterday, He tried
to roast and belittle me. ! told him
he lied and was poor sport
uT may not win the world . cham
pionship. but II Mack comes down here
and tells me was satisfied when he
refused to let me use Shibe PARK, ~
win something else.
Mack intimated that he would ignore
stallings' threat
The Industry Jared
Director Of Public Safety Porter this
afternoon ordered the police TO rid the
city Of ticket spectators and TO arrest
anyone attempting to sell world sclies
,cats in the hotels and atreets. Porter
also was investigating charges that po'
lecmen accepted money for obtaining
places In line for ticket purchascrs yes
tcrdny
Ticket scalpers were badly frightened
aa the result Of Portcr's order and
tickets which sold for $40 yesterday
wcrc going at 50 today
Despite slight fall of rain, lonl
line OF blcncheritcs refused TO evocuat'
their positions. Many wore sweaters
and overcoats and carried stools OF
which TO rest during the night Sand
wich and coffee venders did q land
office business.
Arrangements to police Shibe parl
were completed today -Four hundred
pntrolnent and 20 detectives we've as
signed TO the park to maintain order'
Athletics Favoritcs.
The Athletics were fayoritcs IN th
betting here this afternoon Mt odds o
five TO three and five to two.
Chicl, Davies. utility outfielder o
the Athletics, ia suffering from co
tarrh of the appendix. His physician
! advised nm immediate operation, bu
/ Davies refused TO submit TO the knit
until after the close Of the series
I August Hermann declared the An
lctics appropriated most Of the ticket
! assigned 10 the National commission
b while the Athletics insisted this wa
! untrue,
. Tho Braves did not use Shlbe Par
O for practice today, the players wurmin
up M the National league grounds.
drigsle throughout the morning mad
practice work most difficult Manage
htallings admitted this afternoon tina
!, the weather may change his plans, bv
o he would give out no details, II u !
wet ,onlurrow, " was believed he wi
I aeud Tyler TO the mound.
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