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Show GAHIi ON THE BALL GAMES Has Been Going on for Years and Now Cannot Be Stopped. Boston, Aug. 31. Gambling in the bleachers at Fenway Park, which President B. B. Johnson of the Amor-lean Amor-lean league is said to bo on his way here to investigate, was admitted "today "to-day by J J. Lannin, president of the Boston Red Sox team At the same time, ho claimod that as no money I3 passed It Is difficult to eradicate the evil. "Betting on different phases of tho game has been in vogue in the bleach-ors bleach-ors and grandstand in every league city for many years," said Lannin. "Some arrests wore made some yoani ago when persons were detected passing pass-ing monoy. But you cannot arrest two men when ono says 'I'll bet you a dollar that Speaker scores,' and tho other noda his head, any more than you can arrest a man for betting a red apple that tomorrow will bo pleasant. I shall not engage any extra ex-tra policemen just because President Johnson Is coming hero." |