Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-12
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FOR BALL PLAYERS
Baseball Clubs Give Fortune for
Promising Talent in
Bushes.
MAJORS DRAFT SO MEN

COLUMBUS. Nov. 12.-Whet actionse
will be taken by the convention of
the National Association of Baseball
Leagues on the demands of the
Players Fraternity was a matter OF
conjecture here last night. Some
magnates who attended the opening
session of the convention yesterday
were of the opinion that the demands
would be referred to a committee II. q
they made their appearance on the
floor of the convention, while others
expressed the belief that the de-
mands would not be presented.
Twenty-four leagues out of forty
three holding membership IN the as
ISOLATION we're represented at yester-
DAVIS meeting. When delegations
snow-bound at Cleveland arrive It
is thought that thirty baseball organ-a
izations will be credited with voting
power. The convention will begin
actual work today.
I John II. Farrell. secretary Of the
: National Association. submitted his
annual report to the association. The
report sets forth that the number
of PLAYERS drafted during the year
/ from the minor leagues by the major
leagues was SO. of which the Ma
I llOtAul AfcGE uG uIdlIcu 40 anu lHQ
( American League 43 National AS
ISOLATION clubs drafted 1883. The total
amount received for drafted players,
I including money refunded on Ma
tional Associations drafts disallowed
was S227 $50 distributed as follows
National League. $59,1)0; American
League. sbS.i50: National Association.
S1O).70 Fifty-eight thousand eight
hundred dollars was paid on optional
J N. n
drafted players returnable under the
waiver rule.
! The amount paid for releases by
purchase of National Associa ton play
ers was $1SS.250 and the grand total
received through Mr.. Farrell's office
for drafted players. optional agrees
ment players. and released by pur@
chase players was $4Sl,5Oo.
DevIin Buys st. Louis Pitcher.
COLUMBUS. O.. Nov. 12.-Manager
Arthur Devlin. of the Oakland Pa
cific Coast League team, purchased
Pitcher Geyer from the st. Louis
Nationals. and Manager Hogan. OF
the Venice team of the same league.
completed a deal for Pitcher Chel-
lette. of the ST. Joseph Western
League team. Hogan also bought
land.
President Barrow and several club
owners of the International League
discussed informally with American
Association magnates, and President
Chivington the proposal for all teams
of the two leagues to play post
season games next year It Is said
that the plan will probably be given
a test.
Reds Matched with Senators.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Nov. H.
Two exhibition games already have
been booked for the Senators after
the team leaves the training camp in
, the spring. Arrangements have been
completed with the Cincinnati Ma
tionals whereby the Reds and tho
Griffmen VIII clash on April 4 and
S In Cincinnati This will be the first
meeting between the two clubs since
{ Griffith took up the reins as mana
0 ager of Washington. and since A.
q formerly was leader of the Reds the
7 games are expected to prove good
drawing cards in Porkville.
OxNARD. Cal. Nov. 12.--The peer
I less Christy Mathewson defeated
} Benz and Russell, of the White Sox,
J in a SO pitchers battle here yester-
! day. This is Fred Snoderass's horne
and he was presented with jewelry by
his admiring friends Sam Crawford
hit for the circuit during the battle.