Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-17
MANY PLAYERS DRAFTED
BY MAJOR LEAGUE CLUBS
Seventy-seven Minor Leaguers Secured Yes
terday in That Manner to Get
Chances IN Big Show.

CINCINNATI. September 17.-seventy-
seven minor league players were yester-
day drafted by major league clubs at the
annual meeting of the national base ball
commission in this city.
OF this number forty-Seven will enter
the American League. either during the
remainder of this season or the begin
ming of the next, while the National
League, through the fortune of the draw,
obtained thirty men.
OF the individual teams the ST. Louis
Americans were by far the most fortu-
nate inasmuch as sixteen new faces will
be seen on this tear in the near future.
The next to approach the st. Louis Amer
leans in point Of numbers is the Chicago
National club, which secured seven men
by draft.
The Washington, Detroit and Chicago
Americans and Cincinnati and Boston Ma
tionaIs each drew six lucky slips from the
hat
The Philadelphia Americans got five,
while the Cleveland and New York Amer
leans and ST Louis Nationals each OBJ
tanned four men.
Giants Draw Blank.
The Pittsburgh Nationals got three.
Philadelphia and Brooklyn Nationals two
each, while the Boston Americans and
the New York Nationals drew blanks and
did not secure man. The contest Tor
the more valuable players was keener
this year than is usual. Almost every
man obtained from the class IA or class
teams was drafted by from two to
thirteen teams
The visitors. base ball presidents and
ms entertained huge
base ball banquet at the Laughrey Club
last night as the guests of Chairman
Hermann Of the commission
Catcher Schang of the Buffalo club.
who was awarded to the Philadelphia
Americans. was by far the most sought
for PLAYER, thirteen different clubs put
ting in drafts for him.
The Money at Stake.
The drawing of lots consumed all of
the morning session and ran well into the
afternoon. When the drawing began
there were SJ24 800 in the hands of Sec
rotary Bruce of the national commission
to cover payment of all drafts. OF this
figure the Chicago National League club
ranked the highest. laying itself liable to
having to pay out $1,000, while the Bos-
ton American League club took the small
est chance, that of SOTO.
After announcing that the rules and
schedule for the worlds championship
base ball series would not be announced
until the winner of both the National and
American leagues had been definitely de-
cided. the commission adjourned.
The Players Drafted.
Drafts from the International League
are as follows:
From Baltimore-Player Derrick, by Detroit
Americans.
Bunalo-schang. by Philadelphia Americans.
hV Shi Ann
leans
Montreal Connolly. 10y Washington Americans.
Newark Dent by New York Americans
Providence Works. by Cincinnati Nationals.
Rochester Dolan, by Philadelphia Nationals
Toroito-Fisher. by Brooklyn Nationals.
Drafts from Pacific Coast League:
Los Angeies-Leveranz. by st. Louis Americans.
Oakand-Patterson. by St Louis Americans
Portland klawitter. by Detroit Americans.
San francisco-Gidcon, by Philadelphia Amer
leans.
Vernon Agnew. by St. Louis Americans
Sa2ramento-Orr. by Philadelphia Americans
Drafts from the American Association:
Columbus Packard. by Cincinnati Nationals
Indianapolis Mckee by New York Americans
Kansas City-Powell, by Chicago Nationals.
louisville STAINS berry. by ST. Louis Nationals.
Minneapolis lymer, by Chicago Nationals.
st. Paul McKechnie. by Boston Nationals
Toied t, a. by philadeiPhia americans.
Rirmngham-Ya ntz. by st. Louis Americans
Chattanooga Ba!cnt by ST Louis Americans
| Montgomery. Walker. by ST: Louis Americans
New Orleans wagnef. by Brooklyn Nationals
Atlanta -ilarbes3n. by New York Americans.
| Drafts from Western League:
! Dcnver-Beal by Cleveland Americans
| Omaha-Hall. by Detroit Americans.
Lincoln. erkheimer by Chicago Nationals.
Other miscellaneous drafts allowed by
the commission from various clubs in