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Show I 'BsCALPERS OF WORLD'S SERIES TICKETS ' I W, ' WILL PROBABLY BE PROSECUTED CHICAGO, Sept. 27. Prosecution of. i scalpers of Tvorld aeries tickets on charges of conspiracy to extort prob-i. prob-i. ably will be attempted by States Attor-jrf Attor-jrf ney Maclay Hoyne, it was said last i night, after he held a conference with Harry Grablner, secretary of the Chi-f- cago club of the American league, i ' Grabinor told the states attorney that despitoevery precaution the spec-ulators spec-ulators were advertising that they will have tickets and are already taking orticrs. Thoy are demanding premiums of more than 200 per cent for T-eserved I seats. They refuse to take orders for sin- gle seats and require deposits for the I full series of three games. Frospec-! Frospec-! live purchasers were told their money would be refunded if they returned the unused parts of tho tickets before the ghme for which thoy are issued. Sox Boss Has Scheme Charles A. Comiskey, president of the Chicago club, announced that not more than one ticket of the 13,000 pavilion pa-vilion and bleacher scats would be sold to any person and that tho purchaser must go into the park as soon as he had purchased If, thus precluding tho possibility of scalpers having agents in line. These tickets, to be placed on sale on tho date of the game, have a. 'face value of 60 cents and $1. Chief of Police Herman Schuettlor said that he would take "necessary precautions" to prevent scalping at the ball park. Detectives and uniformed police will be assigned to watch for violations. |