Council's Financial Scheme Fails From Apparent Red Sox Renege

An apparently fatal snag tripped up the Student Council's plan to finance its German Exchange Scholarship by selling bargain baseball tickets.

Red Sox executive Richard O'Connell last night revealed that the agreement was void because of a "League Policy," according to scheme originator Carl Sloane '58.

Telephoned repeatedly yesterday for final confirmation, O'Connell finally left a message for Sloane with his secretary containing the veto and the allusion to League Policy, the Council member reported.

Reached at Fenway Park last night, O'Connell refused to speak to the CRIMSON.

It was O'Connell who first gave un official sanction to the plan for providing unlimited quantities of reserved grandstand seats at cost for re-sale by the Council, according to Sloane. "I handle these matters and it's okay as far as I'm concerned," OC'onnell reportedly told Sloane, pending final confirmation by club hierarchy. He further advised the Council to begin action on the plan, Sloane said.

Joseph W. McKenney, Sox Public Relations Director, said "I heard that Harvard was coming over, but then I heard something was wrong." He added, "I don't know the whole story and can't comment."

Council President Edward M. Abramson '57 expressed dismay at the "apparent failure of a seemingly clever scheme" and voiced intention of seeking more concrete explanation of the failure.

Sloane also indicated an intention of seeking further explanation and possibly a reconsideration.