New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-16
ONLY FINE PLAYERS
TO GIANTS BY DRAFT
Yankees Fare Even Worse in
Draw and Get lust Two
Men from Minors.
LUCK SMILES ON BROWNS
Thirty Would.Be Stars of the
Diamond Fall to the Lot Of
st. Louis and Picking
Should Be Good.

Cincinnati, Sept. Zone hundred and
eight minor league players were elevated
to the major leagues by way Of the drs,,
route here to-day, when the American
League obtained sixty-seven players bv
draft to the National Leagues forty-ons
at the drawing which was made before
the National Baseball Commission.
The 81. Louis club o. the American
League was by far the lucklest In the
draw, obtaining thirty players, more than
one-fourth Of the total number obtained
by all major league teams.
The Cincinnati team was second with
eleven. while the Chicago White sox "a,
ten, Detroit nine, the Philadelphia ith.
letics and Boston Braves eight each
Brooklyn seven. Boston Red Sox FIVE New
York Giants FIVE, Chicago Cubs -four
Philadelphia Nationals three. Cleveland
Pittsburgh and New York Yankees two
each, Washington and ST. Louis Cardinals
one each.
The drawing Of the major league teams
for Glass "A and Class A players resulted
as follows 81. Louis Americans. eight:
Detroit Americans and Boston Nationals
six each: Brooklyn and Chicago Nationals
three each: Chicago American and Cleye.
land American. two each: New York
Americans washington, Philadelphia and
Cincinnati. one each
owing 10 a new rule stipulating tia,
the major league club drawing FOR play.
ers from a minor league club must be Sc
lected by lot before the player is the
names OF the men obtained by the majors
from Class 4 and Glass "A leagues will
row.
Quite q number Of the players 70 Dc
chosen. however. were given out uno.-
ncially tonight. among them being: By
Detroit. Williams. OF Sacramento. AMI
Mains. Of Buffalo; by Chicago Americans
Roth. Of Baltimore, and Barber. OF In
coin. Neb.: by New York Yankees, Cole
Of Columbus. Ohio; by Cleveland. Giddo
from Chattanooga. and Wood. from Sioux
City; by Brooklyn Nationals. Riggert
from 81. Paul: Gagnier. from Newark
and Kraft. from New orleans. while He.
bert. from Toronto. also vas transferred
10 Brooklyn by the Chicago cubs in ex-
change for label. OF W!nniper. and Keat-
ing Of Columbus. ca: Cincinnati Nelho1
Of Louisville: Chicago cubs, Johnston. Of
San Francisco. and Bronkie. 81 Toledo
Boston Nationals. Gilbert. OF Milwaukee
Deal. OF Providence: Martin. u Roches-
ter: stock, o: Mobile. and kTutcncr, Of s.
Joseph. New York Giants. Johnson. III
Omaha.
Little business other than that OF tie
drafting was taken up by the National
Commission during the DAY. but "a r- Oh
ton by President Ebbets Of the ..VJs-
lyn club OF the National League. was
submitted.
II aims 10 revise the d"aftins rules 50
as TO give the teams which are lowest IN
the league races the chance TO obtain nFsI
call on the players that are drafted, ana
briefly, is as follows:
There shall be sixteen draft selections
numbered from ! 10 Is. which shall be
awarded 10 the sixteen major league
clubs
The National League and tic Amer
lean League shall determine by 10, whiei
league shall have the odd-num5ored se1ec'
tons and which the even numbers.
The league securing the odd NUMBER
shall award selection No. 10 their cisn'1
place club. No. 5 to the seventh place e'o
and so on up to the leading club, VINCE
shall receive selection No. -.
The league securing the even numoe's
shall award selection No. 10 their ciSu'h
place club. No. { 10 the seventh place el'0
and so on up 10 the leading club Nme'
shall receive selection No. 10.
THE sixteen major league clubs Fep''
scented by officials OF their reSpec"''
clubs at the drafting meeting SNAIL
their numbers are announced In numerSS
order. have the right 10 make a irce SEW
ton OF one player from any minor 'eao
club subject 10 draft. the restrictions l''
tive 10 the number OF players subject
selection from National AssociA"VH
club to remain in force precisely az Nv
provided for in the national agreement
"By this system it is believed the ~
lowing reforms will be accomplished
"First-The great element OF Dh1e
tainty as 10 the players to be secured W"
be removed ,,.,s
"Secoud-The elimination of nhhs "'
of thirty or forty players
Third Minimize the posSioii!N
club being 'unlucky' in securing
nlayers not up to the standard.
"Fourth-The elimination OF tue W."
meal evasion OF the drafting laws a' u"
In force -, .o,us
"Fifth-The great good that WI"
20 clubs in the second division nav" -
free selection, before CLUBS o. "'S -
division. TO secure the player OF Pc ,ec.
most needed to strengthen tne'' mar
tive clubs and thus In a broader '''
strengthen their leagues.