South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-09
No MONEY MADE
IN BASEBALL IN
SEASON OF 1915
Only Twenty-Five Leagues
FIayed Out SCheduIe-0ne
League Lost los Games
Through Rain.

SAN FRANCISCO. Calf. Nov. g.
League baseball did not prosper this
summer, according TO the annual re-
port Of Sec'y John H. Farrell % the
National association Of Professional
Baseball Leagues, made public here
today.
This year 40 league organizations.
embracing 262 cities and towns in the
United States and Canada, qualified
for membership. as compared TO A
leagues and 800 towns and cities in
1914. or the leagues qualifying this
season. 10 did not begin the playing
season, and Of the 80 which started,
only 2 5 finished. One was disqualified
and four dropped out.
Mr.. Farrell calls attention 10 the
unusual weather conditions of the past
season. In one league los games
were postponed by rain in a four
month playing season, and sim
liar conditions prevailed elsewhere
throughout the country.
The number Of players contracts
received. recorded, and promulgated
this year was 5,472; terms accepted,
examined and promulgated, 919; num-
Der Of players released by purchase,
1C03: number Of optional agreements
approved between National association
clubs, 81; number of optional agree
ments exercised by National associa-
ton clubs, 80; number of players re-
ported to this office for release, 2,S40;
number or players reported for sus-
pension, go: number Of players re-
ported for reinstatement, 236; number
OF drafted players claimed under the
waiver rule, seven; total number of
disputed cases handled during the
current year, 1873.
The number of players drafted by
major leagues was "a. of which the
National league took II and the
American league took L. F'ifty-one
PLAYERS were drafted by National as
ISOLATION CLUBS.
The total amount received through
the associations Office for drafted
players, including money refunded on
National association drafts disallOwed,
was: National league, 81, $50; Am eri-
can league. S23. 400; National ass cia-
ton. S27.45O; total, S72,S0O.
The amount Eeid on optional agree
ments between National association
clubs was $1,000; amount paid for re-
lease by purchase between National
association clubs, $4T, 457; grand total
received for drafted players, optional
agreement players and released by
purchase players. $129.557.
Players drafted in the big leagues
were as follows:
National League.
BY Brooklyn: Reilly from New Or
leans, 81, 500; Barth from Seattle, ST.
zoo: Prieste from Syracuse, $1,000;
Colwell from Vancouver, $1,000.
BY Boston: Blackburn from Indian
apolis, $4,000.
By Pittsburgh: Madden from Gal
weston. $1,000; Blackwell from Lex
tngton. $500
BY ST Louis: Hitler from Durham.
y. c., $500.
BY Chicago: Mulligan from Daven-
export, Ia, $1,000; Wallace from
Birmingham. Ala. $500; Allison
from Memphis, Tenn, $1,000; HOgg
from Mobile, Ala, $1,000; Wright
from Virginia. Mimi, $3.50.
BY New York: Farrell from Port
land. Me, $1,000; Sharman from
Portsmouth, O., $500; Baker from
Little Rock. Ark, $500; Koscher
from Toronto, Ont, $4,000.
American Leagge.
BY Washington: Rondeau from Min
neapolis, Mimi, S2,5O0.
BY Philadelphia: Stellbauer from
Peoria, $1,000; Damrau from Ports
mouth, Va. $3.50: Ray from Green's
boro. n. c. $500; Richardson from
Marshalltown, Ia, $500; Seibold from
Cedar Rapids Ia, $500.
BY Detroit: Harper from Fort
Worth. Texas, 1920; Pagan from Ok
Iahoma City. $500.
By New ork: Piercey from Venice