Rock Island Argus., 1903-09-22
DRAFTED
Meeting of National Baseball
Commission at Gin.
cInnati.
MANY PURCHASES ARE RATIFIED
Including Several Men From the
Three Eye Lea
que.

The national baseball commission
met yesterday at Cincinnati. Thos,
present were: President Herman, ot
the commission; President johnson
of the American league; President
Pullam, of the National league; Sec
retary John +. Bruce. of the Ameri
can, and Under Secretary Medaris.
) The commission ratified the follow
ing purchases of minor league play.
ers:
i Cincinnati-Walker Bohannon, Egan
Odwell and J. Erwin, of Louisville;
KeIlum, Indianapolis; Elliot. Milwau
kee; Higgins. ST. Paul; Hill, Kansas
! City; Fohl. Des Mcines; De Armoud
Terre Haute; Ragan, Dallas.
4 Brooklyn - McManus, Jersey City;
HeydOn, Baltimore; Thatcher, Doolin
Jersey City; Mccormick, Holyoke;
Laudenschlager, Syracuse.
ttsburg-Curtis, Wheeling; Scan
lon. Ilion.
Chicago-McLean, Nashua; Graham
Rock Island; Corridor, Providence;
Briggs. Toronto; Clancy, Montreal.
New York-McCormick Jersey City;
Milligan, Buffalo; Ames. lion; Devlin
| Newark
st. Louis-Ury. Dallas.
PhiIadelphia-Cock Kenna and
Mcpherson, Milwaukee; Barry, Peo-
ria; Hall. New Haven.
Detroit-O'Leary, Des Moines; La
porte. Gettman, Mcintyre and Ferry
Buffalo
Chicago = Donohue, Milwaukee;
Clarke. Houston; Berry. Dallas
st. Louis - Petty. Cedar Rapids
Glade. st. Joseph; Swander, Manches-
ter; Bowcock. Fall River; Shannon
Wheeling; Hise. Corsicana
| Cleveland-Curtis.F Fort Wayne; Tur.
ner, Columbus: Dorner, Columbus;
Hickey, Seattle; Grimshaw. Shaw and
Atherton, Buffalo; Killian. Rockford;
Hess, Kansas City.
New York-Putman, Helena; Quick
Salt Lake City.
BostOn-Unglaub. Milwaukee: Dor
an, Colorado Springs; Walker. Louis
vile; O'Neill, Milwaukee; Stone, Mil
waukee.
Philadelphia - Fairbanks, Utica;
Hilley Utica
Kleinow, of the Cleveland American
association team, was drafted by
Herman for Cincinnati. Brooklyn
| lost Weigan of Baltimore. Washington
lost Jones of Baltimore by lot, Brook
| lyn's draft of Robinson was refused
for want of accompanying check.
Burns was remanded to Toledo. but
as the American season is closed he
will be allowed to play at Detroit.
McAIIister was Ordered Back.
| McAllister was ordered back to De-
troit. After the adoption of rules the
committee adjourned.
The following list of drafted play
ers was allowed:
National League-Cincinnati, Catch
er Kleinow, of Toledo; Brooklyn,
Catcher Hearne. of Baltimore; Bos-
ton. James Delehanty, infieIder, Little
Rock
American League-Cleveiand Ross
man, Holyoke; Pastor, Nashua; Bean,
Jersey City; Detroit, Burns, Toledo;
Washington, Pitcher Mason. Science
tady; Pitcher Jacobsen, Decatur; Out
fielder Winters; st. Louis, First Base
man Jones, Baltimore.
Not Popular Winner.
Dubuque Times: 1t cannot be
truthfully said that the Bloomington
team is a popular pennant winner.
The majority of the fans around the
league wanted to see Decatur win the
Erag. That team has a fine lot of fell
lows on its staff and has been popu-
lar in every town. The same cannot
be said of Bloomington, but now that
Connors' men have landed in first
place they should be given the glad
hand.
bid for a place in the Three Eve
league. When the first meeting was
held in Decatur, Quincy had a repre-
sentatiye there. and he went home
with the idea that his town was to
have a team in the league. When the
second meeting was held, the Quincy
man came but was turned down be-
cause it was said that the mileage
would be too great. The Quincy man
had come loaded and pulled from his
pocket a roll of greenbacks as big as
his arm and offered to post his for
felt then and there. He was the only
one of the crowd that had the money
with him. but that did him no good.
Even after that treatment Quincy is
willing to come into the ThreeEye
league if there is a vacancy. But. by
the way. vacancies in that association
will be in demand for the next sea-
son and it is a grave question if Quin-