Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-03-20
IN SPORTING CIRCLES
President Young Discusses the Minor
Base Ball Leagues.
PROPOSED DEAL FOR TOM TUCKER
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President N. E. Young of the National
Base Bail League deprecates the feeling
of discomfort that has arisen in the minds
OF some of the minor league people, and
does not think that their contention is well
founded. He said, in a recent conversation:
while In some cases It might seem that
some clubs have been Disseminated against,
yet, upon the whole. toe arrangement is
about as equitable as can be devised. The
only possible way the board could arrange
the classification of clubs-as no other facts
were within their knowledge-was upon the
basis Of population. The services of q
star player to a club playing to an audience
Of from two to four thousand a day are
certainly greater than they would be to one
playing to an audience of five hundred
or two thousand per day, and his loss by
draft or otherwise would certainly be
greater know in some cases that clubs
parative small population, who have pulled
through the season barely paying expenses
nave been financially benefited by selling
one or two players to the National League.
up to this time we have paid to minor
leagues thousands Of dollars more than we
nave received from them. If this money
mas not been equitably distributed among
tne various minor league clubs. it is GER
tainIy nc fault of the National League
Another thing, thousands of dollars have
Geen paid by clubs in the National League
ior players that proved wholly useless
and 1ncapable-who were soon sent adrift
as being no good.
In drafting players from minor leagues
many are called. but few are chosen or
Kept. their work being judged by the field
ing ana batting average accorded them in
minor leagues, which, in most cases, have
proven delusion and q snare. The truth
u.s. the minor leagues get fifty per cent more
star players from the big leagues than are
drafted from their ranks, and that. too.
without money and without price, Look
at some of the old stars who have won
fame upon the diamond while playing with
clubs in the National League or American
association that are now bright particular
stars In the minor association-Comisky,
Werden, Shannon. Joe Mulvey, Kilroy and
dozens of others whom 1 could mention.
These old and tried veterans leave the big
league for various reasons-refuse to play
because they fail to get the limit of sal
airy or are let go because they have fallen
OH In their work, or for other good rea-
sons are given their release. Yet their
services are invaluable in the minor
leagues, where the clubs are generally
made up OF young and inexperienced men
so there you are. l think the benefits and
damages resulting 20 the minor leagues are
very fairly adjusted :,
.! do not believe that any one connected
with the National League Is disposed to
treat the minor leagues unfairly or I'M
think my colleagues on the board are We
are ready at any and all times to meet the
wishes of our minor league brethren in
any proposition that will advance our mu-
tuai interests, and keep alive the interest
and glory of our national game"