The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-03-14
PROBE FAKE
TICKETS TO.
TOURNAMENT
Anderson Authorities Aided
in Investigation by
S. H. S. Officials.
800 ARE COUNTERFEIT
High School Students Here
victimized.
800 ARE COUNTERFEIT

Anderson police came to Indian
apolis today to find who printed
more than 300 counterfeit tickets for
the regional basketball games at
Anderson high school gymnasium,
Saturday.
. Many Indianapolis high school
students were victims of the counter
feiters and were denied entrance to
the gymnasium after the fraud was
discovered.
Investigation turned to Shortridge
High School here, inasmuch as two
students caught with supplies of
the tickets in their possession were
from there.
No Stock Found
Principal George Buck said that a
preliminary inquiry disproved the
theory that the tickets may have
been printed in the high school print
ing establishment there. He said no
paper stock, such as was used in
the printing of the tickets was
found and that the presses also
showed no signs of having been
used.
Detectives may go to the printing
establishments Of the other high
schools here.
Principal Buck, however, said that
Shortridge officials would cooperate
with Anderson police and go to the
bottom of the affair.
One Of the victims went to Short
ridge this morning and identified a
student, not before involved. as one
who had sold him four of the fraud
ulent tickets.
Capt. Lee Kaufman and a detec-
tive from Anderson conferred with
Detective Captain Jerry Kinney.
Kinney assigned Detective Arthur
Fields to the case.
Regular Price
The tickets were sold for the reg
ular price OF 81.
Two Shortridge students were
questioned by Anderson police and
held until Sunday afternoon when
they were released because police
were not able to gain absolute proof
that they printed the tickets.
The pair, however, will be the
center Of the investigation at Short
ridge today, which probably will in
volve two more students.
One of the young men caught SELL
ing the counterfeit tickets knocked
down an Anderson patrolman who
was holding him and escaped be-
cause the officer could not fire into
the crowd.
The license of the auto in which
the youth fled was obtained. State
house records, showed the licenses
was issued to man on N. Meridian
st. He is being sought for ques.
tioning.
Gym Overcrowded
Discovery that counterfeit tickets
were being sold was made when the
afternoon games were in progress
and the gymnasium became over.
crowded.
Doorkeepers noted the difference
in the grade Of paper and the type
of the tickets.
Sale Of nearly 400 bonaflde tickets
were stopped by C. D. Rotruck, ath.
letic manager Of the Anderson high
school to stop further overcrowding.
When counterfeits were discovered
Anderson school officials Immediately
began preparation for combating re-
occurrence at the night session. An
derson police manned the doors and
every ticket presented was closely
scrutinized. The different type and
paper was detected readily and the
300 to 400 holders of the fake tickets
were forced to buy regular tickets.
Many of the students unable to
muster enough money to do this
were forced to stand outside and get
the returns Of the Technical-Sharps-
vile returns shouted to them by
those inside.
/. V. Busby, Anderson prosecuting
attorney, and G. B. Bonner, Ander-
son printer, who printed the original
tickets and who verified the forgery,
were to carry on the investigation
in indianapolis today.
The ticket forgery was forgotten
for a short time after the last after
noon game in which Technical de-
feated Anderson. A Tech student pa.
rade, celebrating the victory, was
broken up<when they were showered
with rotten eggs at the main down
town intersection. Anderson police
made no arrests and the hurlers of
the eggs escaped.
1t was stated that Junior Dahnke,
Technical student, was one Of
those who had been victimized by
the fake ticket sellers, but this was