The Washington herald., 1913-09-16

nOt 11aQc knOWn, ana IHc CIuO
which draws the right to draft
from a certain club was not linn
tied to drafting the player for
which a draft was put in.
Under the new system. a major league
various positions. where. under the old
system, a club might secure two or three
shortstops and fail to land a pitcher when
a pitcher was needed. Washington, Gin
cinnati, Brooklyn. Chicago Nationals,
and st. Louis Americans put in drafts
for Minneapolis players.
The names of each of the five clubs
was written on slips OF paper and placed
in hat The paper bearing the name
Washington was drawn from the hat,
and the right to pick from Minneapolis
went to the Nationals. Cincinnati drew
second choice, and has the right to make
selection II Washington decides TO
withdraw the draft.
II Washington withdraws, Cincinnati
will select Owens, a catcher. The biggest
catch Of the draft was made by the New
York Americans, which club drew the
right to make pick from the Columbus
club Of the American Association, and
picked King Cole. the former Cub star,
who has been pitching great ball.
Chance Gets King Cole.
Thirteen clubs put in drafts for the
Columbus players and most Of them
were after Cole. BY going to the Yam
KEGS. Cole will work for Frank Chance,
the manager under whom he starred
while with the Cubs. The second biggest
catch was made by Cincinnati, when It
drew the right to pick from Louisville
and took Niehof. a third baseman, who
ranks among the leading hitters, base
stealers, and Pun-scorers of the league.
1t was not certain Niefofr would be
drafted as only one player can be drafted
from a class A club. and Louisville Of
hcials figured some other player might
be drawn and they could sell NiehoY
later at a big price. AS II turned out the
club will get only s.. 5OO the draft price.
for the player. All the clubs in the major
leagues, except Pittsburgh put in drafts
for Louisville players and most Of them
wanted Niehofr
many drafts for players below class A.
The complete results on drafts below
class A will be known later.
FROM tne Big Minors.
The drafting Of the players in the class
"A and class A leagues, names of which
players were not made public, are as.fol-
lows:
National League-Boston gets men
from the higher class minors, namely.
from Milwaukee, Rochester, and Proyi-
dence; Cincinnati gets one from Louis
vllie' Brooklyn gets men from St Paul.
and Newark, n. J.: Chicago gets three
from Toledo, Toronto, and San Francisco;
Philadelphia gets one from Nashville
American League-New York gets one
from Columbus, Ohio; Detroit, one each
from indianapolis, Buffalo Jersey City.
montreal, sacramento, and Los Angeles:
81 Louis, one each from Kansas City,
Fortland, Venice, Cal, Atlanta Birming-
ham, and Montgomery; Washington. one
from Minneapolis; Chicago, one from
Baltimore; Cleveland. one from Chatta-
nooga-
The Small Fry.
Players awarded to National League
clubs from leagues below Class AA
and Glass A are:
To Cincinnati-Adams, of Atlanta;
Bsrham, of Victoria; Brown, Of Seattle;
Douglass, Of Spokane; East, of Rome
Ga.
To New YOrk-Duchenr, of Pitts
field.
To Brooklyn-Keating, of Columbus,
Ga.
To Philadelphia-Ireland of New
London. Conn; Murphy, of Thomas
Vile, Ga.
In the American League these were
awarded:
To Philadelphia-Giebel, of Savan-
nah: Pfeffer, Of Wilkesbarre; Rhodes,
Of Houston; Thompson, of Durham;