The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-21
KAWS IN A FIGHT.

Western League and Central Kansas
League. If Hermann can make the
draft from Minneapolis stand he Will
get Reynolds for $500, less than the
Kaws paid for him, and if he drafts
Reynolds from Topeka he will have to
pay $1,000, the class A draft price.
The sale of Reynolds was made "on
the square" and was promulgated by
Secretary Farrell, as are all such
sales. Then, six weeks later, Gin
cinnati drafts the player from Min
neapolis. The deal looks bad, but the
Kaw owners believe there was only a
mistake and not an attempt to slip"
something to the Topeka manage
ment.
In a statement given to the sport
ing editor of the State Journal, Presi-
dent Gafford of the Minneapolis club
and head of the Central Kansas
League, said:
You see Cincinnati drafted Rey-
nolds from Minneapolis, instead of
Topeka. Reynolds has been the prop
erty of Topeka for six weeks, the
sale has been promulgated by Sec"c-
tary Farrell, aS well as the contra CT
of Reynolds with Topeka. The draft
price from our league is ony $500 and
Cincinnati if they can make it stick
will get him Cor that price, but in o.
der to make It stick President Herr
mann of the Cincinnati club will have
to exactly reverse a decision Charm an
Hermann of the national commission
made in regard to the sale of three
players from the Akron, Ohio, club
to Cincinnati. L quoted this decision
TO Secretary Farrell, when wrote him
in regard to this Reynolds draft.
1.-The only grounds that Cicinrati
could possibly have for drafting Rey-
nolds from Minneapolis, IS that me
new national agreement which was
signed up July 20, 1912, prohibits the
sale of minor league players within
20 days from the end of leagues sea =
son, but it isn't reasonable to suppose
that this rule would apply to the Cell
trail Kansas League this year. as when
this was signed up, it was within Is
days then of the end of the Central
Kansas League season, and it gavc the
Central Kansas League teams no no
tice or time to dispose of their players.
The first official notice that the Cen
trail Kansas League teams had of this
rule was in FarrelPs bulletin No. -
dated August 21, which reached Us
about August IS, twenty-three days
after the sale of Reynolds to Topeka
was closed.
Deal Made i'm Good Faith.
1.-The deal between Minneapolis and
Topeka was made in good faith. had
no idea that q rule of that kind was
going into effect, in fact the first IN K
ling 1 had of anything of that klnd
was when 1 received a personal let
ter from President Hermann of Cln-
cinnati that minor leagues would ho'
be permitted to sell their players with
in 20 days of the close of their seasons
LAS Chairman Hermann declded ~
the Akron, Ohio, case: The rule re-
curing 20 days notification which
went into effect this season did not
reach the (Minneapolis) club in time
| for it to be governed by the rule
CHOW I may be doing Hermann an
Injustice in suspecting that he Is
| trying to slip something over on Us
and save $1,000 in drafting Reynolds
from Minneapolis instead of Topeka
He NAV have entirely overlooked tbs
fact that the sale of Reynolds to 70
neks was irregularly promulgated by
Farrell and that Reynolds has been
with Topeka for six weeks-and agF:a
he may not have.
But if he insists on taking Fey
nolds from US and setting aside the
| Topeka sale in the face of his deer
| sion in the Akron Cincinnati deal. thS4
| he is not as square a man as L have
ALWAYS pictured him.