Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-02
NO COVERING UP.
National Commission Kills Off Trick
cry in Drafting Players.

CINCINNATI, September 2-The master
stroke directed toward the accomplishment
of the end of base ball trickery was re-
corded yesterday by the national commit
tee in session at the Grand Hotel The
practice of covering up minor league"
players which has made a farce Of the
legitimate attempts by the major league
clubs to strengthen through the fair opera
ton of the draft rules was ended by a rule
which covers the subject beyond avoidance.
The notable example is Hugh Jennings.
the single survivor Of the Baltimore and
Brooklyn big four now In the minors.
Jennings Is irrfI ocably destined to once
more enter the major field because of the
draft entered by the Detroit club stimuli
taneously with the purchase of Jennings,
as recorded by the Brooklyn club.
BY the operation of the new rule, the
Baltimore club is riddled more than half
the players of the club being purchased,
and therefore not being eligible to return
to Baltimore unless every major league club
valves claim to them. The ST. Paul club
Is practically shattered by wholesale pur-
chase. The Brooklyn club alone has 'pur-
chased five Orioles. and the team will
need complete rebuilding to be a factor in
the next race.
The commission discussed for two hours
additional rules which are to be framed for
the playing of the worlds championship
series. The series will be played under the
supervision entirely of the commission. Ad-
mission prices will range from 80 cents
to 81
The first important business transaction
was to adopt an amendment to the drafting
rule, offered by Garry Herman of Cincin-
natl, intended to give better protection to
the players and to prevent covering up
was follows:
Whenever the minor league player has
been purchased by major league club
such player cannot revert back to sny
aipn los rfIa fl1h 1rtrin he f1na
ing such purchase unless all major league
clubs and both the National and American
leagues shall have waived claim to hts
services. And IL such waivers cannot he
secured then the player shall either remain
with the club having purchased him or be
transferred to the club refusing to waive
claim to him by sale to such club And in
such instances the purchase price shall be
the same is now fixed by the National
and American leagues-s1 600 in like cases."
The commission refused to reopen the case
OF w. b. Douglas. claimed by the Phila-
delphia National League team. and wanted
by the Kansas City American ASSOCIATE ton
club. Douglas deserted the Phillies In the
spring of 1904 without cause.
The commission gave out the following
list of players purchased by the American
and National leagues:
American League.
BY Rehabilitation Shreveport Bart
ley: Toronto. Fred Applegate, William
Manchester, Armbruster; New Orleans. Otto
Williams: James H. Dygett: ST. Paul, Phil
Geier and Edward Wheeler; Birmingham,
Harry C. Niles. Arthur Rogan.
BY Detrolt-From Grand Rapids Harry
Perry: Minneapolis. James Wigs (subJect
TO reinstatement Rule 36). David G. Jones.
Charles Schmidt. Ed Siever; Marshalitown,
George c. Disch; Fort Dodge, John Eu-
banks; Augusta. Eddie Cycotte, Cyrus r.
Cobb; Ottumwa, Joseph Beaver; Rochester,
Pitcher Cleary.
BY New York-From Providence, A. Put
man Thomas; Toledo. George Moriarity;
Buffalo. Lew McAllister, Charles Kissinger,
+. B. Laport; Montreal. A. j. Mccarthy.
Louis LeRoy; New Orleans, Ed Hahn; Jer-
sey City, Walter GARRISON; Birmingham
Harvey D. Clarke, Roy Montgomery, Frank
Deehanty.
BY Cleveland-From Milwaukee, H. C..
Bateman; Des Moines Wakefield, Rossman,
Maskey; Atlanta, A. o. Jordan, A. L. Raw
mond and Fred Burrum; Columbus, Bar
beau.
BY Boston-From Louisville. Clay: st.
Paul, Perry Sessions (allowed under FORMER
agreemenO Fall River, Pitcher Harris and
Catcher Peterson Subject to inspection of
agreemenO.
BY st. Louis-From Indianapolis, Harry
r. Morgan; ST. Paul. Peter O'Brien. M j.
Kelley, Joseph N. Sullivan, Charles Hemp-
Hill and Walter Slagle tsubject to the find
ing of the commission in Kelleys easel;
Dallas Harry Ables; Denver. Hartzell.
BY Chicago-From Milwaukee. Harry
Clarke. Thomas Dougherty, ONeill, Hemp
hill; Toledo. Louis Fiene; New Orleans.
George Robe.
By ,washington.From Toronto. Fred Fall
kenburg; New Orleans. Stanley.
The following drafts were allowed:
National League.
BY Brooklyn-From Hoiyoke, John Moriel
and Louis Richey, Pitcher BeeI: Albany,
James Pasterius; San Francisco, Joseph
Corbett: Memphis. Pitcher Suggs: Balti-
more, Fred d. Buhchell. I. J. Jordan, Hugh
Jennings, J. w. Byers, J. H. McNeal.
BY Pittsburg-FTom Des Moines, A. p.
Bloomington. e. Kinselia: Jersey City, Lin
damans Springfield. Flanagan, Oberlin (sub-
ject to Inspection OF agreemenf).
BY Cincinnati-FrOm Wilkesbarfe. John