The Washington times., 1907-09-01

Gets Eight
From Draft
Still More Material for Can
tillon-Other Cases
Decided.

CINCINNATI, aug. 3l.-Joe Kelley,
former manager and out1elder Of the
Cincinnati Reds, was awarded 10 the
Boston National League team today b.
the commission In session in the Siuton
Hotel
Kelley was drafted from the Toronto
team Of the Eastern League. Of which
he was captain and manager.
IN addition to the members OF the
commission. President Murphy, OF the
Chicago Nationals, Stanley Robson, Of
the Cardinals; President Dohey. OF the
Boston Nationals, and Robert Hedges,
of the St Louis American club, were
present.
The first action taken was on the case
of Catcher Hardy, of the Nashville
club, of the Southern League, purchased
by the Chicago Nationals. This sale
was thrown out by the commission. on
the ground that 1t involved the exchange
Of a player from the Chicago club. for
whom waivers had not been asked This
player is said 10 be young catcher
named OTIS, from the Chicago lots.
A long list Of purchase agreements
by major league clubs were approved,
Some Awards.
Drafts and awards were announced as
follows:
American League.
BY Washington-From Youngstown.
Starr; Akron, LaLongt; Kansas City.
Eagau; Wheeling. Easterly; Winnipeg,
K. Sawyer; Madison. Theobald; Hous-
ton, Bob Edmonson; Los Angeles, Burns
By Boston-From Houston. Whiteman
Waco, Gwyn; Wheeling, Robertson
Canton Marquard; Kalamazoo, Marie.
BY Phil delphia-From New Orleans,
Fritz; Denver. Donohue: Louisville, Dur
ham; Tecumseh. Teal; Utica. Flateri
Hartford. Wilson.
BY Detroit-From South Bend, Busch
Dayton. Yingling. Beecher; Indianapolis
| Carr; Montreal, Morgan.
BY St Louis-From Newark. Ohio
/ Switzer; Utica, Swain; Spokane. ROlan
/ Austin. Gardner; Columbus, Blue; Mil
waukee, Clarke, Nashville Wells.
/ By New York-Frorl Atlanta, Pitcher
/ Zeller; WiiliamspCrt, Walter Manning
/ Dallas, William LCudon; Butte. Jack
vannab Pitcher Neuer; Montgomery
Neal Ball disputed by Chicago; Attain
/ IA, Catcher Sweeney awarded 10 New
1 York;; Jersey city, Joe Lake.
III
| cob Atz and Manuel: Springfield, S. 4
! Lejune; Montgomery, Ball disputed by
4 New York Americans. awarded TO New
| York;; Decatur, William Furteil
] Springfield. Fred Olmsted; Houghton
/ frank Miller; NASSAU, Frank LANCE
| Burlington, Lou Schroeder and Franz
/ Green, Shreveport, Massing; Butte. Ny
ers; KeoBuk, A. Williams.
National League.
Ry New Yorl1-From Meridian
Josh Devere; from Washington, Pa.
w. A. James; from Bradford Play
er Curtis, subject TO investigation claim
ed by Chicago AmerieanSJ, from Tecum
sch, Fred c. Merklc.
BY PhiladelpEia-From Steubenville
McIlvain.
BY St. Louis-From Waterbury
o ROurke.
BY Cfica go-From East Liverpool
Pitcher Friell; WiIkesbarrc, Robertson
and II. Zimmerman.
| BY Pittsburg- From St Paul, Shaw
Springfield, Mass. O'Connor; IndCpenG
/ ence, Kan, d. BroWE; East Liverpool
! Weizel1; McKeesport. Mcclure.
, | BY Cincinnati-FroEa Buffalo. TozieT
/ Atlanta. Spade; Newark, Mccarthy
Hutchinson. FlaheTty; Washington, Pa
Rogers (pitcher); Uniontown, Pa
|. blanchard; Pueblo. McGilvary; Wi
, Transport, Woiverton: Peoria, Esgan.
BY Brool1lyn-From acksonville, Nd
MILAN; Augusta, Holmes; Harrisburg
Zimmerman.