The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-09-17
SEVENTY-SEVEN MINOR LEAGUE
PLAYERS DRAFTED BY MAJORS
Forty-seven for Johnsons Aggre-
CATION and Thirty for the
Nationals.
BROWNS GET SIXTEEN MEN
Rules and Schedule for Worlds
Series Not Yet An
nounced.

Cincinnati, Ohio. september 10
Seventy-seven minor league players
were to-day drafted by major league
clubs at the annual meeting OF the
National Baseball Commission here.
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 ex-
ercise. obtained thirty m.a In the
individual teams the st. Louis Amer
leans were by far the more fortunate.
inasmuch as sixteen new faces Will De
seen on this team in the near future.
The next to approach the st. Louis
Americans in point Of numbers is the
Chicago National League club. which
secured seven men by draft. The
Washington. Detroit and Chicago
American and Cincinnati and Boston
Nationals each drew six lucky slips
from the hat. The Philadelphia Amer
leans got five. while the Cleveland and
New York Americans and st. LOUIS
Nationals each obtained four men. The
Pittsburgh Nationals got three, Phia-
delphia and Brooklyn Nationals two
each. while the Boston Americans and
New York Nationals drew blanks and
did not secure a man.
The contest for the more valuable
players was more keen this year than
is usual. Almost every nan obtained
from the class IA or class a teams
was drafted by from two 10 thirteen
teams.
The commission announced that the
rules and schedule for the worlds
championship baseball series would
not be announced until the winner or
both the big leagues had been definitely
decided The visitors, baseball presi-
dents and managers were entertained at
a huge baseball banquet at the Laugh
cry Club tonight as the gl:ests OF
Chairman Hermann. of the commits
sion.
The following drafts from the Amer
lean Association were the first allowed
by the commission:
From Columbus. Packard. by Cincin-
natl Natl onals; Indianapolis, Mckee,
by New York Americans; Kansas City.
Powell, by Chicago Nationals; Louis
vile. Stansberry. by st. Louis Nationals;
Milwaukee. Blackburn. by Chicago Ma
tionals: Minneapolis, Clymer. by Chi
cago Nationals; st. Paul. Mckechnie,
by Boston Nationals: Toledo. Brady. by
Philadelphia Americans
Drafts from the International League
were next taken up by the commission
and are as follows:
From Baltimore. Derrick, by DetI DIT
Americans: Buffalo. Schang. by Phila-
delpiha Nationals; Jersey City, Rondo.
by Washington Americans: Montreal,
Connely. by Washington Americans;
Newark. Dent. by New York Americans;
providence, Works. by Cincinnati Ma
tionals: Rochester. Doan. by PhiIadel-
Phia Nationals: Toronto. Fisher, by
Brooklyn Nationals.
Drafts i-om Pacific Coast League
follow:
Los Angeles. Severance, by st. Louis
Americans; Oakland, Patterson. by ST.
Louis Americans; Portland, KIawitter,
oy Detroit Americans; San Francisco,
! Gideon. by Philadelphia Americans:
vernon. Asnew. by st. louis Ameri-
cans
Drafts from Southern League were
as follows:
From Birmingham. Yantz. BY St
Louis Americans: Chattanooga, Baienti
oy st. Louis Americans: MONTGOMERY,
walker. by st. Louis Americans: Nash
vile. Welchonce. by New York Ame-i-
cans: New Orleans. Wagner. by Brook
Iyn Nationals; Atlanta, Harbesor- by
New York Americans.
, Drafts from Western League.
Denver. Beall. by Cleveland Ameri-
cans: Omaha. Hall by Detroit Ameri-
cans: Lincoln. BergheiIaer, by Chicago
| Nationals; Des Noines, Kores. BY Chi.
| cago Nationals.
Other miscellaneous drafts allowed bv
the commission from various clubs In
leagues other than class IA and A
! were:
From Fort Wayne, Cooper. bv Ros-
ton Nationals; York, Pennsylvanfa
| Craig. by Chicago Nationals: Kewanee
Drehan. by Washington Americans:
Dayton. Debara. Washington Ameri-
cans: Roanoke. Garden, by Detroit:
Danville. Graham. by Chicago Ameri-
cans: Norristown. Grubb. BY Cleve.
land: Racine. Keccinger. by Chicago
Nationals: Tacoma, Holderman, BY
Pittsburgh: Seattle, Strand, BY Boston
Nationals; Waco. Taft, by philadelphia
! Americans; Cleveland, Tenn, Thrasher
oy St. Louis Americans; Ironton, O.,
Trautman- by Chicago Nationals; Osh-
/ kosh, Watson. by Chicago Americans
Fort Worth. Russell. by Chicago Amer
leans: OTTAWA, Schwird. by Chicago
Nationals: Atlantic City, Stanley. by
/; St Louis Americans: Oshkosh. Steven
son. by St Louis Nationals: Oshkosh
Kern. by Chicago Americans: South
Bend. KeiserIing. by Chicago Nation
ais. Tacoma. Lalong. by Philadelphia
Nationals: Grand Rapids. Lajuene. by
Chicago Nationals: San Antonio. Metz
by Boston Nationals: Seattle. Netkle
! by st. Louis Americans: Harrisburg
Miller, by Pittsburgh; Knoxville, Nor.
ley. by Washington: Erie, Nixon, by
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