Evening journal., 1913-09-16
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The GIANTS
Wilmington TWirler Due For
Big League Ball Next
Year
THREE OTHER TRI STATE
PLAYERS GO HIGHER

The Wilmington Tri-state Baseball
Club loses only one player by draft,
>ccordine to early dispatches from
Cincinnati where the National Base
Sall Commission is in session. The
lucky Chick is Ritter, the pitcher
sho was bought by Wilmington from
tlantic CITY early ir the season. He
oes to the New York Nationals, at
the usual draft price. $1,000. Although
Ritter had poor season here he has
great ability as pitcher and is ex-
sected to pitch great bcl next year.
Three other Tri-state players have
been drafted. Kavanaugh, Of York,
going to Detroit. Sutz. of Allentown,
- going to ST. Louis. and Shaw. of York,
going 10 st. Louis. 10 lis likely that
trouble viii follow the draft Of Shaw,
There beng some question over his
present status. Although Washington
rIaimed him a month ago Heckert re-
fused 10 give him up and merry
fgnt has been on over the pitcher
since
Outside Of the major league and
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cot bothered very much on the
drafts The Tri-Slate and New York
Stat, drafts viii start in fifteen days.
nut hy that time there VIII be very
Title 10 pick from in the way of good
Players In addition 20 this bad fea-
ture there are many leagues In the
came class with the Tri-State paying
better salaries and not having an in-
diVidual salary limit. which has been
big factor in killing baseball In the
rri-Siatc and prevented the landing
OF GOOD men,
Until the drafting season Is over
no effort win be made 10 get together
ch next seasons baseball plans.
There is a whole lot doing by indiyid-
uais in the way Of looking up new
territory and ascertaininE IL any New
York State League franchises viii be
on he market. but it will be we'll on
81 October before the call for the Tri-
State meeting Is Issued. Candidates
/. for the presidency are looming up
daily and there may be a dozen or
more baseball magnates seeking the
position when the next annual meet
Ing is held
In an los players were drafted, al
later
The cities from which the players were
drafted are as follows;
New York. one from Columbus. Ohio.
Detfoit, from indianapolis. Buffalo,
Jersey City, Montreal, Sacramento and
Los Angeles
ST. Louis, from Kansas City, Portland,
Ore; Venice. Cal; Atlantic, Birmingham
md Montgomery
Washington, from Minneapolis.
Chicago, from Baltimore.
Cleveland. from Chattanooga.
National League.
Boston, from Milwaukee. Rochester
Providence r. J.. and Mobile
Cincinnati. from Louisville.
Brooklyn. from St. Paul. Newark. n.
J. anl NeV Orleans
ctioro. from Toledo. Toronto and
Sar Frneis1o.
I'1ladrIriia. from Nashville
Tire frIIoninc nerr the drafts from Tire
Ursterr Ie1rie thr ia-t cf ihe Class A
t.es -o he drawn. 81 Lnuis Nation
rls r'tauei fhr falacr from nenfcr'
fecr arCtfsre nns frm Linrnir.
Nfh. Hrstr Aaf'rraif one from sioux
fffr Ir H-fru ArfirIai- err ilnm
1rt fa- ari 81 Louis Amer
|N|. A.
Ier 1rt-- cr1tbed
fahtr drafts allowed from rarIon.
rih -r-urs irilor AshIaF Luddn-
rn rft 81 CNts2o tuerrans
Hrkr aiharf Ca 90 Philadelphia.
Arn- nrfham Niriora. b g. 8.
nnlrt. frekcr kaiamrroo. Mfh
sra n'rtk frHfretcr. 49, Na- 40 81
Lrrif Amlfitan-. lirarimarn Water
blrF Crrn- Philadelphia Americans
r-our Seattle. ~ fineinuatii Cado
VHke B-re Pa Clark. Trenton. ~ J
Clark. York. pa.. loreoran. Rome Ga
end Coles Elwira- y. r.. 10 ST. LouI
1mcriran- Coomhc-. Utica, n. g.
Boston amcrrins, Cruthers Rlleig
n O. 90 Philadelphia Americans
Bailey Huntington. W. Va. 10 Pitt.
bniah Nationals. Douglass Spokan
fc Mash. TO Cincinnati Duchenils, Pitt
eiE Ecld Mass to New York Nationals
Dyer pccature y y. TO New YoI
Nationals; East Rome. Ca, TO Cincii
natl
BY Chicago Americans, Graham
Appleton. Wis; Holstcin Of Lowe
Mass: Magee Of Lowell. Mass. Pepe
New Haver, Conn. Reisburg Of Ogdc
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