Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-29
BOUGHT
BY MAJOR LEAGUES
Commission Announces List
of Purchases Which Have
Been Approved.


national base ball commission has given
out a list OF players who have been pur-
chased by major league clubs from minor
league clubs since the closing Of the last
drafting season, and which purchases
have been approved by the commission.
A year ago the commission had in mind
the adoption Of a rule to provide for the
PRONUNCIATION of a bulletin. to be issued
at least Ave days before the drafting
season commenced, showing the list of
the last drafting season. For some reason
the adoption Of this rule was overlooked.
The commission gave out the following
list of purchased players:
American League.
By Boston, from Kansas City. Wood:
San Francisco. Frank Arellanes: Port
land. Thomas Madden; Newark. Louis
Brockett, Thomas Hughes.
BY Chicago. from San Francisco. r. H.
Zeider. Harry Suitor: Des Moines, Ar
Flanagan; Wichita. James Scott; Pu-
eblo. Walter Matticks.
BY Cleveland. from Saginaw. Irwin
Cough; New Orleans. Briscoe, Lord
Wright; Akron. Wilbur Goods. Player
Specs, Player Davidson; Charleston
Player Foster; Nashville. Player Dau-
bert, Player Sitton; Columbus. Player
Hess.
BY Detroit, from Williamsport. w. F.
Cree (Burdej: Scranton, Henry Becken-
dorf; Jersey City, Edward La Elite:
Wichita, H. G. Speer; Indianapolis, Owen
Burch: Newark. o. c. Stanage; Syracuse.
By New York, from Wiiliamspart. John
Warhop; Baltimore. Chester Chadbourne;
Buffalo. George Mcconnell; Baltimore.
John Knight; Binghamton. Player Ma
rean, Roy Perkins. Player Wagner; New
ark. A. Mueller. c. Engle. ]. Frtll, r.
BY Philadelphia. from Lowell. Shaugh-
messy: Greenville, Player Jackson, Player
Barr; Columbus. Frank Manush: Column
bia, Player Salvo; Kansas City, c. p.
Carter; Reading, Player Baker.
BY St. Louis, from Pueblo, Hamilton
Patterson. Wilbur F. Smith.
BY Washington. from Minneapolis.
Frank Oberlin, James Block. William VIII
son: Dies Moines. J. A. Niehoff. Foster l..
Withup; Los Angeles. William Gray.
National League.
BY Cincinnati. from Clarksburg. r. c..
Hoblitzel disputed to be determined by
the commission).
BY Cincinnati. from Clarksburg, John
Lower: Columbia, s. c., Jake Volz:
Evansville. Charles Wacker, Joseph
Dunn. Julius kustus: Dayton. H. o. Bay
liss. Robert Bescher. j. Rowan; Brock
ton. ]. OToole: Memphis. Ralph Savidge:
Hartford. ]. c. Rice; Birmingham, Mack
Robinson: Omaha. William A. Auiray;
Waterloo. Harry L. Casper; Charleroi.
Robert j. Coulson: Wheeling, S. b. Rail
ston: Harrisburg. John D. DOrscher: Los
Angeles. George Ellis.
BY ST. Louis-From Quincy. Joseph Nc
Guire: Springfield. H., William Ludwig
Champ Osteen: Macon, Murdoch: Savan-
nah. Moran. Morris: Wheeling. r. G..
Hoblit Eel disputed. to be determined by
commission).
BY New York-From Indiana polls. Dur
ham. Richard Marduard: Dallas. Arthur
Fletcher; Terre Haute. David Schneider;
st. Paul. ]. r. Myers: Charleston, George
Paige; Springfield. ILL.,. Wilson. Cocash
Bridgeport. Waller Subject to decision Of
commission): New Haven. Simmons Sub
ject to decision OF commission).
BY Brooklyn-From Nashville, NOEL
veen; Rochester, Edgar Lennox; Union
town. A. Kruger; Brockton. Outfielder
Catterson.
BY Philadelphia-From Jersey City. c.
A. Geist Earl Moore. Charles Hanford
Wallace o. Clement.
BY Boston-From Little Rock. Beals
Becker.
BY Pittsburg-From Meridian. Soffel:
Providence. William Abstein. Ed Barry
van. c. NJ Brandon: Springfield, William
Powell. Pitcher Parker; Vancouver.
Player Hyatt: Portsmouth. Robert Vail.
BY Chicago-From Springfield. Forest
Moore: Johnstown. Floyd kroh; Topeka
Hagtcmann.