Evening star., 1934-12-01
ARMY-NAVY GAME
TICKET SCALPING'
Barred AT CAPITOL
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Representative Sol Bloom OF New
| York. This would assure the tickets
getting into the hands of people en-
titled to them without having to pay
exhorbitant prices to spectators"
Representative Bloom said his own
experiences, were as follows:
Nearly six weeks ago I received
letter from West Point authorities
asking how many tickets I wanted to
buy. The price was S440 and I sent
in my order with check to pay for
them. Only a couple of days ago I
received a letter saying they were
sorry but they had no more tickets.
Constituents Disappointed.
"I had not solicited them for tickets
They wrote and asked me how many
wanted to buy. The game being
so close to my district I ordered a
number of tickets for my constituents
and so advised them and they made
their plans for attending the game
only to learn at the last moment that
tickets I had paid for were not to be
delivered. Then I had to go out and
try to buy tickets for the constituents
to whom I had made promises. I
found the 'scalpers' had plenty that
they were selling at s75 a pair.
Il have telegraphed to Maj. Gen.
William D. Conror. superintendent Of
the Military Academy, and to Maj. L.
D. Worsham, graduate manager Of
athletics, telling how feel about this
matter The spectators are making
a lot of money and many persons who
had every right to expect to see the
game are disappointed.
Il have been told by officials that
they cannot control the sale of tickets
given to the stadium company in pay
ment for the use of the playing field.
That IS absolutely a silly procedure
the Army Athletic Association could
| have sold all of the tickets for Si.40
or a great deal more Then why not
pay he stadium people in cash rather
than in tickets. OF course. the sta
dunn people would rather get the
tickets. which could be sold for twice
as much as the cash payment-and
in many cases for 10 times as much.
Raps DELAYED Notifications.
"The service branches of the Gov
| ernment should not thus play into the
! hands of spectators and scalpers on
a game where there is supposed to be
no playing for profits. Also the Army
| Athletic Association should not So
! licit orders from members of Con-
gress unless they are ready to fill the
orders. and they ought not to wait
until the day or two before the game
| to send notice that tickets are not TO
be had on those orders
! Representative Bloom declared he is
going to see what can be done TO
correct this situation"
Published statements said an en-
| ploye of the House Post Office offered
and sold four tickets for $40 and Of
| fered to get other tickets for pros
pective customers. Finis Scott. the
House postmaster. said, however. he
was sure no employe of his office was
"scalping"
Record Of Sales Kept.
Sergeant at Arms Romney said he
is ready to carry out the instructions
of the House in an effort to prevent
any scalping in future. He said there
are comparatively few offenders.
AS for an actual check on use of
the tickets and punishment for abuse
of the privilege, an official of the Navy
Department said a record of disposi-
ton of each seat is kept and if specu-
lative practices become too general a
,, check on the users may be made in
individual cases The only punish
ment measure open to the academies,
however, would be to suspend from
its complimentary lists those whose
tickets are resold. In the case Of Off
GERS of the Army or Navy. they might
be court -martialed for conduct unbe-
coming an officer, he explained.