Salt Lake Telegram | 1919-10-13 | Page 4 | Vernon Players Claim other Coasters Tipped off Plays to Saints

vE VERNON PLAYERS CLAIM OTHER COASTERS TIPPED I O F PLAYS TO SAINTS I By Matt Gallagher Gallaghe LOS ANGELES Oct 13 13 1 very worlds world's series breeds a Ii ticket scandal and tho Ito minor league affair In our own backyard bids fair tall to erupt one In fact it has hu already blown up Player Players in the Coast league are accuse accused ac BC- cuse cUlled d of having tl tipped ed off ore the weaknesses of the tho Vernon players players and the way the they played Several names have been mentioned mentioned men men- b bv bey Vernon players The claim that the Coast leaguers should be pulling for their own 0 circuit to beat St. St Paul The story started as a result o of Tues Tuu day a game With strikes strike Mitchell Mitch Mitch- two e on U. U ell Third Baseman McDonald b played I e Inon In Inon on him Someone yelled from the St St. Paul bench bench- Dont you ou know there are two strikes on the batter balter Play back I This guy i lies has been bunting all year ear with two strikes on him was tte tile the answer Pitch Pitcher r Merritt finally butted Into the argument and mil told McDonald to play any place he liked McDonald felt Celt himself vindicated when n Mitchell bunted a 11 third strike foul in the tho second game Vernon players are extremely other regarding gd clubs t the have reports tipped t that of 11 all players they I lr knew neo oit on about them to the St. St Paul players and the they may mav endeavor to lo have It taken u up upal p pat at al the annual meeting of the league Bill BUI K Essick refused to lO vacate the home bench in the second game gamo of the tho series and It required a 1 meeting of ot the national minor league commission and threats of ot Mike Kelley to take his dub club off ort the field before l yielded The Vernon manager manager manager man man- ager says a s many fans purchased tickets near the pit In the right side of the grandstand so eo they would be near the Tigers lie He tho l thought ht It was wall an injustice to them The commissioners after arter the game Kama Informed Kelley Keiley that he was entitled en entitled en- en titled to the bench but asked him to waive hl his rights Kelley elley did co 10 o