The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-02
PLAYERS DRAF TED
.BYMAJ0R LEAGUES
Sixteen Clubs Get IFS Men
Championship Series Will
Be Played.

Cincinnati, O., September lone
hundred and fifteen minor ieaguo play
ers We're drafted by the sixteen clubs
OF the two major leagues, when the
National Baseball Commission ne;
here to-day Or these the National
League secured sixty seven, while tl.e
American League got only forty-cight
The Brooklyn National League led
with fifteen players; the New York Ma
tionals were the next with thirteen
players; Philadelphia Nationals had
twelve, and Chicago Nationals eleven
players. The Chicago americans Sc
cured ten. The othors ranged down.
ward to a single player by Detroit,
and this one is under Investigation, so
handed in the draw. a little less than
S125,OUO was deposited with Secretary
Bruce, of the commission, to cover the
drafts. Previous to the opening of the
drafts, the drawing of the lots and
the awarding Of the players. the CON-
mission held a lengthy session, in
which they placed a ban upon tho con-
templated series between all-Star
teams from the American ard Ma
tional Leagues, scheduled to make a
tour of the country after the worlds
championship series was completed.
No specific reasons for the ban were
given, except that 1t would Interfere
greatly with the worlds series
All doubts that the worlds series
would take place was banished short
Nv afterward when the committee no.
tilted President Thomas Lynch, of the
National League, TO arrange his sched-
| ule in such q way as to make the
worlds series possible as easily is pos
sible.
Other decisions were: The st Louis
Nationals were allowed a 5000 claim
against the Duluth club; Player
! Fletcher was awarded to Brooklyn; 81
Louis Nationals were awarded a claim
of s7sO against the Albany club; Pay
er Coakley was allowed to play Will
Elmira until his case was decided; u
| tie to Player Craig was given 70 inc
indianapolis club; Philadelphia Ma
tionals were allowed $1,000, claim
against the Albany club; Player yates ,
was declared free agent, but his
clair, against the st. Louis Nationals
was disallowed.
The following are some Of the play
ers drafted and secured by ma5cr
League clubs:
National League: BY Boston---Fron7
baltimore, Goode; from Birmingham
Elliott; from Roanoke, Spratt.
nv Cincinnati-From Mobile. Berger
4 from Greenville, S. c., Noogan
BY New York-From Jacksonville
Pope; from New Orleans. Manusn.
By Pittsburg-From Jackson. Miss.
Rates. from jacksonville, S. smith.
BY Brooklyn--From Montgomery
| miller: from Nashville Perdue; iron
Fort Smith, Burke; from FayetteViAie
Mayer. ru,e,an
By chicago-From Atlanta. Grihen
from Paris. Ky. Kaiser: from LeS'nE
ton Voix.
BY iladelphia-From Enid, crutch
err: from Sapulpa, Davis: from Hous
ton, Mowrey; from Anderson. 5. -
: American League: BY st. Louis-Frou
louisville, Myers; feom Hattiesburs
Eaton.
By New York-From Parkersburg
Kaufr; from Parkersburg, Grainer.
BY Chicago--From Memphis. NC
BY Boston-Trom Columbus. Ca, Nc
Leod.
BY Philadelphia-From Roanoke
Schmidt.
BY Cleveland--From Dallas, Dale
from Anderson, S. c.. Smith,
BY Washing ton-From DanYille, va
Bussey; from Endmonton, Dill (sub