The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-11
5000 PLAYERS HAVE CONTRACTS PLACED IN ORGANIZED BALL Secretary Farrell Reads An nual Report to Baseball
 Association NAMES OF PLAYERS
 DRAFTED GIVEN OUT Birmingham Gets Combs, Harte and Ray-Practically Every Club in
 Association Makes Drafts.
 Highest Price $2500

Omaha, Neb., November 1o-The an- nual report of Secretary John H. Far rell of the National Association of Pro- fessional Baseball Clubs. says 800 cities and towns in the United States and Canada comprising 42 leagues, qualified for membership at the beginning of last season, and s9 leagues finished the season.
 Three class D leagues disbanded and two did not start. More than 5000 players had their contracts recorded, but only 1s49 had their terms promul- gated. Out of 103s players suspended 319 were reirstated.
 The association disbursed sS61.s70 divided as follows: Drafted players by , National and American leagues and American association sSs,s3o; optional agreements, s39,70o; paid for release by purchase of American association players, s167,S70; returned under waiv- CT rule, $4450.
 The list of drafted players for the coming year covers nearly every club in the association. The highest price paid is s250o.
 The Draft List
 The National league clubs secured eight players at that price and the | American league one. The list follows in part:
 1 National League-By Cincinnati from Winnipeg, Dugan; by St. Louis from I Victoria, Steele; by St. Louis from Sy- racuse, North; by Chicago from Medl- l cine Hat Buckles; by Chicago from South Ben, Schorr; by Chicago from Saginaw, Robbins; by Chicago from | 4,i1 hxrC Chira uo from Toronto, Fisher; by Chicago from Buffalo, Mcconnell (subject to investi- gation); by Pittsburg from Harris I burg, Adams; by Pittsburg from Sioux City, Murphy; by Pittsburg from bud- | ington, Altenberg; by Pittsburg from Denver, Coffee Subject to investiga- 1 tion): by New York from Sacramento 1 stroud; by New York from Portland | Ore. Kores; by New York from Mid l dleton, N. r., Scull; by New York from | New Orleans, Adams; by New York from Seattle Gipe: by New York iron | Columbus, O., Cook; by New York iron Pough<eepsie Beatty; by Brooklyn from Louisville, Toney; by Brooklyi from Chattanooga, Howell; by Brook llyn from Fort Worth, Appeton; pA Brooklyn from Wilkes-B Barre, Cadore by Brooklyn from Harrisburg, Chabek by Brooklyn from Seattle, Dell; pS l Brooklyn from Waco. Donald.
 American League-By Boston from Sag | inaw. Scott: by Boston from Battl' I Creek. Gill; by Boston from, Springfield Mass Pratt; by Philadelphia iron Greensboro, Harper; by Philadelphia iron | Trenton Lee; by Philadelphia iron Greensboro Crane; by Washington Iron Galveston, Mazey; by Washington iron Fort Worth, Brown; by Detroit Iron Peoria, Yele; by Detroit from Crane Forks. Peters; by Chicago from Kansa | C.. I.x, from Atlanta 1 Perryman; by St. Louis from Elmira l Kaufman; by St. Louis from Charleston Cochran; by St. Louis from Burlington Miller.
 National Association-By Kansas Cit. from Savannah, Mayer; by Kansas Cit from Durham, Forbes. withdrawn; D. Louisville from Savannah, Crowell, with drawn; by Chattanooga from Waco, Hill by Chattanooga from Houston, Kitchens by Chattanooga from Beaumont, Betts by Chattanooga from Winston-Salem
 Roberts; by Chattanooga from Winston Salem. Hickman: by Chattanooga fror
 Savannah, Mayer. disallowed: by Chatta
 nooga from Bay City, Harris; by Birming
 ham from Bay City, Combs; by Birming
 ham from Waco, Donalds, disallowed b
 Birmingham from Dallas, Mullin, disal
 lowed by Birmingham from Charlotte
 Harte; by Birmingham from Winston
 Salem Ray: by Atlanta from Galveston
 Heitt; by Atlanta from Dallas. Tulles
 by Atlanta from Savannah, Mayer. dis
 allowed; by Atlanta from Albany, Ga
 Williams by Atlanta from Jacksonvill'
 Fla, Pearson; by Atlanta from Ba
 City, Combs, disallowed; by Atlanta fror
 Beaumont, Brant, withdrawn; by Atlant
 from Winston-Salem, Ray, disallowed
 by Memphis from Houston, Rose, disal
 lowed by Memphis from Reading, Crotf
 CTS; by Memphis from Hamilton, Ontario
 Baldwin; by Binghamton from Charles
 ton, Payne; by Waco from Portsmouth
 O., Conwell; by Waco from Portsmouth
 O., Hickey; by Houston from Denisor Glenn; by Savannah from Muscatin,
 Gould. disallowed; by Savannah fror
 Charlotte. Hartle, disallowed; by Savan nah from Durham, Short.