The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-16
MAJOR LEAGUES ARE
DRAFT TING HEAVILY
Never Before Have They Made
Such a Raid on Minor
League Players.
Tribune Special Sporting Service.

Tribune Special Sporting Service.
CHICAGO, Ill, Sept. I5.-That the man
ayers Of the diTeren, clubs in the American
and National Leagues figure minor league
players r great strength TO their team is
shown by the number of these youngsters
who hive been secured by the major league
clubs for next season. Neycr before have
the two big leagues made such raid on
players in the minor league they did
this year. The following list shows what
teams have signed up minor league players
for neSt season:
American League.
Athletics-Third Baseman Nichols Of
Memphis Pitcher Lilivelt of Calumet, Third
Basomnn Lennox of Lancaster. Pitcher
Coombs of Colby, Pitchers Rucker and
Holmes of Augusta, Catcher carisch Of
Rochester.
Bos,on-Pitchsr Fred oberlin Of Milwru
kee. First Baseman John Flynn Of Toronto,
outselder Benny Sullivan OF Minneapolis
Pitcher Charles kroh of Albany, Pitcher
Clyde Goodwin of Milwaukee Outee elder
Chadbourne. Catcher Knots and Third Base
mnn Lord OF Worcester, Pitcher W. s.
George Of La Crosse
Chicaso-Piicher Cheney Of Bsrtlesville.
Pitcher Freeman Of Evansville, Outhelder
Nike Weday Of Des Moines. Third Base.
man Lee Kulln of Lincoln. Catcher jay
Towne of Des Mones.
Clcveland-Ptcher Glenn Lsibhardt Of
Memphis, Pitcher Harry Kane of Savannah
Third Bhseman Perring of Omaha, Pitcher
Henry Berger and outfelder Hinchmau of
Columbus, Third Baseman Ryan and Pitcher
Lynch OF Lawrence. Pitcher r. Miller Of Des
Moines, Outhelder Ben Cnffryu of Dcs
Moines, Outhelder Joe Birmingham of A.
i, G..
Detrot--Ptcher Willetts OF Wichita. First
Baseman Arthur Brown of Newark Pitchers
R. F. Kinseln and Elijah Jones OF Spring.
field, Out6elder Dick Baylcss OF Joplin, Sec.
ond Boseman Downes and Pitcher Forester
| of Topeka Pitcher LakoR OF Rock Island
Pitcher Stciger of Jackson. Mich. Pitcher
Cicotte OF Des Moines
New York-Pitcher Joe Doyle OF Wheel
ing, Pitcher A. Munich Of Chicago West End
Pitcher Joseph Gsrrty of Hudson. Pitcher
Herbst OF Montreal Pitcher Boultcs of 81.
Louis, Outhclder Mike Madigan Of Kane Pa
81, -Louis-outhelder o. Pickering Of Co
lumbus, Pitcher Connors of Cloburne Out
fielder Paul Davidson OF Dubuque.
MISUNDERSTANDING PerrIne OF Kansas
City, Catcher Clih Blankenshp of Seattle.
National League.
Brooklyn-Outfelder Howard Murphy of
Decatur, Catcher Butler OF Jersey CITY
Boston-lnhelder Chester Spencer OF Ports
mouth, Ohio.
Chicago-CStcher Seobaugh OF Western ns-
sociation, Pitcher Durbin Of Joplin, out6eldcr
Osborne OF Canton, Catcher Jack Walsh of
Kansas university. Pitcher Chenaul, and
Catcher Purdue of Nincennes.'
Pitcher Essick Is Drafted,
Cucnnati-Pitcher Essck and Catcher Nc
Lean OF Portland, Outhelder Kane of Seattle
Pitchers Mason and Burchell and Third Base
man Bowery Of Baltimore. Third Basemsn
Ed Tiemeycr of Cincinnati. Pitcher Chappel
Of Scranton, Pitcher Ed Minnhan of Toledo
New York-outfelder Frank Burke and In
fielder James Iinnniin of New Haven. Pitcher
Phil Smith OF Planfeld. Second Baseman
John Mulln of Baltimore
Pi,tsburg-outfelder W. Hallman and
Catcher Al Shaw Of Louisville Pitcher How
ard Cnmmitz Of Toledo, Pitcher Louis Manske
OF Des Moines, Pitcher Fred Miller of Pa
ducah, Catcher Harry Houston of Kansas
Pitcher Bert Maxwell of Memphis First
Baseman Abstcin of Shreveport.
PhlGdelphia-Pitcher Moser of Lynchburs,
Catcher StaTnagle of Altoona Second Baseman
Grant and Pitcher Mack of Jersey City
ST. Lous-Pitchcr j. Fl. Higginbottom of
Seattle. Shortstop Forrest Crawford of
Houston, Outhelder A. w Burch OF POUCH
keepsie. Catcher Murray OF Notre Dame Out
feldcr Kelley Of Rnltimore.