The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-08-26
NORTHERN LEAGUE.
PLAYERS TAKEN

Duluth Herald: Scout George Lee
of the Toronto team of the Interna-
tional league last evening signed a
contract with Owner H. A. BlUme of
the Duluth baseball team whereby
Henry Clay Blancke becomes the
property of the Toronto team at the
close of the season in the Northern
league. The consideration was $1,000.
To further increase the baseball &C
tivities that are t~ranspiring during the
last days of the selling season, 1t may
be stated that Mike Canti,ton of the
Minneapolis American team has made
Owner Blurie aN offer for Outtlelder
Bracket.
Blanche was sold two days before
the close of the selling season in class
G. circles. After tomorrow it will not
be permissible for any magnate in this
league to sell a player.
The drafting season for the Ameri-
a association opens on SEPT. % and
holds for five days. If Cantillon
doesn't come through on his offer for
Bracket before tomorrow. the Mime
apolis magnate will have to wait until
the latter part of September before he
can put in a draft for Bracket.
On Sept. Is the majors get their first
draft shot at the smaller leagues. 1t
is expected that there will pc one or
two players of the Northern league
going up to the big show tor = trial.
This season the two majors will not
draft players from the American as
ISOLATION and the International
leagues. A ruling to that effect was
made about six weeks ago. A COM
plant was lodged by the M gnates of
the American association and Interna-
tional leagues against the working of
the draft because of the number of
players nat have been lost in the raids
by the Fedora league. Any players
that the major league maCDates may
desire from the owners of the Glass
A A teams will have to he secured
through the agency Of a trtde or sale.
For the time being the drafting rules
as applied to the American association
and International leagues are inoper-
ative.
Good Year for Minors.
The sale of George Austin Cunning
ham, the boy slave, and Henry Clay
Blancke of the Duluth team, as well as
Jerry Altman of the Grand Forks
team and several other PLAYERS of the
Northern league. is an indication of
the increased demand for players. The
cause may be directly attributed to
the Federal league.
With the Federals grabbing off some
Of the stars Of organized baseball, the
demand for new blood has beer mate
rally increased. Magnates of the
Northern league as we'll IS Class B
and A leagues are keenly awaiting to
ascertain just what effect The activi-
ties of the Federal league will have
on the baseball business in tie lesseH
leagues.
AS the method of the Federal off,
cials is to give the equivalent of the
purchase price to the player instead OF
the club, there is some apprehension
felt in the ranks Of the smaller
leagues.
It Is known that a gum-shoe Federal
scout was ranging over the territory
OF the Northern league during the re-
cent road trip of the White Sox. 1t
ed a p~rodigious sigh of relief when the
papers in the Cunningham. boy slave
case. were signed.
Blanche to Show SocH.
Scout Lee stated that Blancke would
report to the Toronto CLUB this fall
| and would get a trial in the baby ma
Tor before the close of t"2 present
season. The debut of the poet pitcher
will be followed by oodles of inter-
| est by the fans hereabouts. For some
| seasons the followers Of the game have
come to the conclusion that Henry
| Clay has more stuff when right than
any pitcher in the league.
Lee informed Owner Blurne yester-
| day afternoon that he would take
| Bracket were it not for the fact that
the Toronto team has at the present
time seven left-hsnded hitters on the
roster. This fact led the scout to pass
| over the opportunity, to buy the fleet
| outfeIder before the close Of the scale
season. .. J.. 'r+. =. t...
Early in the season Mike Cantillon
made President Blume a definite offer
for Bracket. But if the offer of the
| Minneapolis magnate had been accept
| ed Bracket would Ia been compel
led by his terms to report Immediately
to Cantillon. .... .....