El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-19

1912 VIII stick with the Dig snow :
VIII the future prospective ~ Cobbs
and NattheWsOn and Magees and Coles
and others Of that class be back in
the s0-called bush leagues and fast
minor leagues by July ~ How many
viii even 90 South with the big fell
lows for training?
The draft proposition in baseball is
peculiar thing 1t costs the major
leagues q large sum of money each
year to draft and purchase players
from the minors. At the same time,
the minor leagues are displeased with
the draft system because by that
method they are obliged to let 60 OF
their best players for a small amount
whereas, il they could hold them, the
PLAYERS would be the cause Of in
creased gate receipts because Of their
popularity; they would help the team
IN the fight for the pennant and If
g club was squeezed for money 1t
could realize on the player or players
IN question. But now a club owner is
forced to sell his best player for what
ever he can get because If he don't
that player may be drafted and only
8 small sum would be realized
It is for fear OF that draft rule that
PLAYER before the drafting time opens.
In many. cases q club owner who sells
his "star," viii get the city fans sore
at him. Fans don't want to see
player sold because it weakens the
club and lessons the chances Of win
ming the pennant
OF course there are times when It
pays a club owner to sell his best man
as was the case with Marty O'TOole
Of the St. Paul club who was sold to
the Pittsburg team for S225O0-the
highest price ever paid for a ball play
er. Owner George Lennon would have
been considered q poor business man
Il he had not accepted that fortune for
the red top"
When $4,000 was paid for Spike"
Shannon a few years back fans
Thought the New York club was crazy
When fRube" MarQuard brought ST.
DOC to the Indianapolis club from the
Giants, It was believed that McGraW
was weak minded and all the more
30 when the 'Rube" failed to show
form. But the "Rube" made good this
season. Then came that $4,000 sale
Of Lefty" Russell to the Athletics
All these figures were considered large
enough to make the fans gasp, but
the climax came when S22,5OO was
paid for Marty O'TOOle. Why, on one
day alone, there was four big league
scouts and managers in Milwaukee to
bid for O'TOole. But Pittsburg got
him.
Are there any other O'Toole's among
the boys drafted OF sold? Are there
any in the draft. sold OF farm" class
who viii set FIRE to the big leagues2
Time alone viii tell. OF hand one Is
able TO say that the material that
goes ND" from the minor to the major
leagues this year does not look quite
50 good as in previous years. But
one never can tell The busher who
was drafted on the advice Of some
friend may prove q better man than
the $4,000 beauty. The lad who was
overlooked by the scouts and then
picked up by accident by some sport
Ing editor may prove q star. On the
other hand a prospective star watched
closely by a half dozen scouts and
wanted by as many clubs may prove
% be q lemon.
Not many players were sold to the
big leagues this year, although some
Of the majors grabbed q bunch Of
youngsters from the coast who are
said to be good But the Eastern
League and the American Association
and the Southern League didn't turn
out q great many stars. This is be
cause the three leagues In question
have many big league cast-Ofs. OF
course the youngsters are developed in
the minors but sometimes it takes seT-
eral years before the kid is con
sidered fast enough for the American
and National Leagues.
Among the players disposed OF by
sale this season TO the big leagues Is
Baskette, pitcher, from the Toledo
club. sold TO Cleveland. He is eE
pected TO make good. Marty O'ToOIg
and Catcher Billy Kelley were sold bJ
St Paul to Pittsburg; Cravath OF Min
neapolls, to Philadelphia Nationals
CravRth is a cOrker and VIII make
good without q bit Of trouble
Columbus sold Pitcher Lessard but TIT
young fellow was claimed by death
few weeks ago. The Eastern Leagut
disposed Of very few players to tn
majors.
It is about three wees ago that tn
drafts were announced by the nationa
commission.
Ebbets Brooklyn club was tn
Iuckiest one among the majors IN haul
ING down timber. Ebbetts had ScOu
Sutton travel all over the country AM
as a result that club put in all kind
Of claims for players Sixteen player
were secured for the draft price b.
the Brooklyn club. The Cleveland clu
leads the American League by draftin
eleven. Following are the numbers O
players each Of the clubs in the tw
leagues secured by draft;
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Brooklyn, 16, St Louis, 9; Chicag
3 New York, 3; Cincinnati, 10; Pitt
burg, 9; Philadelphia, 8 Boston, &
AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Cleveland, IL; Chicago, 3; Bostol
8; st. Louis, 2 Detroit, g Philade
phia. 6 Washington, 3 New York,
The National League sent Sos, 400
Secretary Bruce Of the National Con
mission covering the draft price Of Ii
players, while the American LeagU
sent S78,650
From the class A leagues tie follow
ing players were drafted by the n.
L.