The Washington herald., 1908-08-17

Major league clubs having strings" at
Tackled to minor league players must uoti-
" the national commission by Thursday
next Of their intention 10 recall these
men The majority OF these players have
been loaned TO the minors in order 10 try
them out and find if they were good
enough for faster company. II these OF
tons are not exercised BY that time. the
clubs nov holding title TO such PLAYERS
can sell them TO any big league club. and
Il they are not disposed Of by the tine the
drafting season arrives, they can be draft
ed 0y any big league manager.
By September I the men whose duty Il
IS 10 search the mirror leagues and other
organizations for promising material for
the big leagues must have their lists of
the players whom they wish their clubs 70
draft ready for fling with the secretary
Of the national baseball commission for
from that date until October 10 fl will he
case Of first come. first served. These
two dates denote the opening and closing
Of the drafting season. and it is during
the intervening time that National and
American League clubs must fIe their
wants" accompanied by the REQUIRED
amounts Of money. with the secretary OF
the commission.
In organized baseball there are four
classes Of clubs-Classes 4. 3 c. and q
lower class When a big league club de-
cides TO draft some player from the mi
nors there are specified amounts OF
money which must be deposited with the
secretary OF the national commission in
company with the notification. and unless
the money accompanies the intention Il
Is not considered until the coin has been
forthcoming from the club which desires
the player Then the player is released
. Dy the club whose property he has been.
ior a period OF ten days In that time Il
he IS not signed by a major league club.
he again becomes the property Of the cI--a
/ frofn which he vas selected For PLAYERS
Who are connected with clubs thar come
under the four classidcations the follow
. ing amounts must be deposited with -ra
secretary OF the commission when s-,-l
player IS drafted Class A. SI.gl: Class
3. $50; Class c. $50. and for players from
clubs Of lower class. S31l
Available for Major Leagues.
The list Of players on whom options are
held by the various big league clubs FOL
lows:
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
By PhiiadelIdia-T1 C.1--s--1-. Esrr-f G-~-----
Manager Macs % have -isd5 % 5lr--- --z-s- b.
August - o. Scranton Jlse-h Rl-Is sane ---r7-
tlon as ah1yei- % Trenton Hs-bs1r Moran Sane
c-ndi,iqu as above % reading L--sis Ll-z--- ssa-
Frank ShauShnesSer IA-be-ics % ger TI-~e- I.s-z-
IN fetrrni; % Utica george CreiS $50 % VII
lamsDorr. John Platter. $50
b CieTelsnc-To Calrluhus. O--1 Hess s DO
Gladstone N-z
Lush 5000 JACOB DauHe-- s. gs5- Ha--y E R7r
s---.'- p benEer,-L-J- DCvu~ $50 % Az-r-
i5 ileS B-een so W5lian Srezz- $50 william
hlle. 500 % T7lci1. Howard lgaEs5eIz s. so
BY Baston-To Pr5sldeuce Frank D1zab-a- SO
Ions Nai7e- 500: J r. FIRE. $40 q Trenton.
HaTy g. Ost3ik. So. 20 ZanezTille H7ra-I G--1
ScTanton- Elnsr r Stesls. so. 90 L1,-ls Rocz.
Tris SPEAKER. $50
By Dstrcit-To WI-iz7-s7--r- Ge7-=e C--s=--
tierr1it elso has rlrsr 70 purchase PLAYER R-5e f
$40 TO fI-aEd Esrils. Czr-e g. S-e-za- Sru
Iy WashiHs-on-To De- Noiaes. Playe- sawyer.
By NeE Y1a-To A,sau-a. Roy Caz-lstra New
1o-k club o have s-ss clsce Of any PLAYER f-r
SIC.
b s. I.o1iz-To Nashville. Willis B---sr So.
% Ha-tford- Eari Garile-- 50; 20 Ll--ls R1es.
T. q. Wells So.
By Chi1ze1-To Minneapolis. Lee Ouzll7. 5, aoe-
Nike Neldav. $500 Louis II Flsuz. Sor- %
IerTe Haste. A William $50, % Green BAY. Fra-z
Miller $50. 70 Duha1ue Waiter Most Sas- 20 Md
is0u. Peter Noldeu. S5a
NATIONAL LEAGUE
b Phiiadelpbia-To Iarczs-e-. Ha-y C--7le<si
see, 70 Altoona ono Dliuiuse- 500 .~r-I--5erI
club 20 recommend player before August e. I3S
% Wichita Arthur Evans. 500 Montreal John
l. Docahue 81 .thrS ss-esueut was approved b. lie
c11rmissioTl by mistake
By C5nciundri-ro Harrisburg. r J. Ryan. $50
William A. AIc5ilvray SD. r : Sinc'ck. $50
90 IanCas-eT- :. W Deal .-he right @ select arg
PLAYER On this club on or before August o fr-
Sz0on; % TsTe Hsu-e Thomas F. D8i-v. 500 90
Omaha - e. Bas0u. son; 60 Birmingham. Earl
Flaherry. SO, 20 Wheeling. = & Ealsteu. ss1-
. Br1sl Rodgers S7'o- 20 DaE-Cu. 7. e. EI-e. SO
By P1ttsbcrE-To Louisville. Charles T. A-.Dz
SI.0oe, 20 Grand Rapids Warren T. Giu. 50. ta
Little Rocz. j. BeaIs Eecsel. SL091. 10 kansas
CITY 3fo. Cecil Neizhb0rs. SO
b. - Lo,Iis-T' Tac-fua. j. Bunnett SO
By New York-To Newark 7 De Vc7c- 500 %
Baltimore 1ieIaarl g. Fyf. SD 20 Altoona J. Il
Nchiurey- SO. 20 Utica Edward Earey $50 20
Montreal. louis ETlns. S0o.
By Brooslyn-To Rochester. Eul Batch $3.50
Jerry Hurley. $50; 70 Waterbury. Pitcher Farle-
Sc; 20 Nashville. Ben B-izSs fthe Brooklyn GLIB
90 have the night 20 purchase either Catcer HARDY
CT Pitcher kellm on August y fC- SO EACH
Pitchers Hess and Ge0rEe Hunter tBr9uklyn rlrb
% have right % raEorca~e either PLAYER for s COO
% IacFs1uv57la Thomas NIcyITlIen. Ss0.
BY Boston-To Treutcu. = A. 8Iartsrl. SO. Os-
car Wcste-b.rE. 500