Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-10-02 | Page 18 | Chicago Scalpers Plan to Get $100 for Reserved Seat Ducat

Chi Chicago ago Scalpers Plan to Get p for Reserved Seat Ducat CHICAGO Oct 2 UP UP- UP Scalpers had a corner on world series tickets In Chicago o Wednesday Wednes day and had to be paid for fora a l reserved seat scat in Wrigley field Friday Despite the arrest of three men menat menat menat at the Cubs' Cubs ball ban park speculators were operating in downtown hotels on rapidly mounting sched sched- ules Scalpers even were buying from each other to capitalize on the hysterical demand for tickets A bell ben boy in a loop Joop hotel was wai asked if iC he lie knew where tickets could be found Cound Certainly ho lie said cordially Ill locate a man for Cor you ou Two minutes later another bellboy bellboy bell ben boy beckoned to his customer Heres a seat scat for each et of oC the three games for lor 38 33 he whis whis- only about twice the tho box office price but Im I'm going going going go go- ing to get gel out early Outside the boys aro are buying them from each other up tip to 50 a set setA A taxicab starter outside the hotel was questioned d. d Sure he said I had some a little while ago ao b but t a l couple of fellows took them off m my hands hands' for 60 a n set setUp set Up the street a n bartender was wa consulted about the ticket situa situa- tion Last night he said there was wasa wasn a n union delegate alc in here who showed me t tic tickets I c k e c t s for Cor the series that he got by mail He was offering them for Cor double the money about 10 a scat for Cor the Hie three games but hell he'll probably want a lot more today A bartender in a high class hotel was approached lave Have you ou tried upstairs in the lobby sir he inquired See Sec one of or the gentlemen up there and hell he'll accommodate you One of the gentlemen upstairs was questioned Are you registered at the hotel he asked asted Informed that his hh questioner r was not he froze up completely Intimating that the hotel was serving its patrons only But a bellboy around the corner was more communicative He sent a friend who produced tickets Only 25 for Cor each game ho smiled One set for Cor 75 75 that a little high 1 If you'll ou accept my advice ic sir you ou will buy these now he said courteously By Friday morning when the games here ere start you wont won't be able to buy these tickets for tor less than 00 50 or 75 15 each A friend of mine at Wrigley field sold his tickets for Cor more than he paid for them before beCore h he got a block away