New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
(RELL SUBMITS ANNUAL REPORT
bows Past Season to Have
 ben One of Many ReVerseS

Whlch, TOT many reasons, was
 roductive of financial benefit tc
 most closely identified with the
 bal game, were included in the
 l report of Secretary John H
 which he presented at the an
 meeting of the National Asso-
 h of Professional Baseball
 es here today.
 esume of the business transacted
 National association during the
 showed that forty minor league
 izations embracing 262 cities and
 in the United sle States and
 ka qualified for membership in
 as compared with sforty-four
 es representing 300 towns and
 in 1914. Ten of these leagues
 pt begin the season of 1915 and
 the thirty which started failed
 mplete their seasons schedules. bf these was disqualified and the
 
 ntinue being attributed mainly
 unusually adverse weather con-
 which prevailed. Tn one league ames were postponed, on account
 n in a four months playing sea- thousand four hundred and ty-two players contracts were Fed, recorded and promulgated
 e association during the year.
 housand and three players were
 ed by purchase out of two thou eight hundred and forty reported office of the association for re-
 Ninety-one optional agree were approved between Nation
 sociation clubs and thirty-nine hal agreements were exercised by nal association clubs. Six hum
 and seventy players were re- for suspension and 236 were ted for reinstatement. Seven ed players were claimed under aiyer rule and 73s disputed cases
 adjusted by the association dur he year. Seventeen players wero ed by the National league and a hr number by the American of $72,So0 received by the asso- |n for drafted players the Amer league contributed $23,400 and National league $21,9b0. In all 557 passed through the office of National association during the Int year for drafted players, op- agreement players and others sed by purchase.
 following is a list of the players ed by the major and minor les:
 National League. Brooklyn: Reilly from New hns, $1,50O; Earth from Seattle, b.: Trieste from Syracuse, $1, 200; Tell from Vancouver, $1,2o0. Boston: Blackburn from h. |hpolis, $2,500.
 Pittsburgh: Madden from Gal bn, $1,2OO; Blackwell from Lex bn, $500.
 St. Louis: Hitler from Dur N: C., $500.
 E Chicago: Mulligan from Daven- Ia., s1,2o0; Wallace from Bir- gham, Ala, $1,500; Allison from |hphis, Tenn.. $1.5O0; Hogg from |ile, Ala, $1,500; Wright from Vir- A, Minn., s750.
 N New York: Farrell from Port ] Me, $1,2OO; Sharman from tsmouth, O., $500; Baker from Lit Rock, Ark, $1,5OO; Koscher fror pnto, Ont, $2,500.
 American League. |y Washington: Rondeau iron |neapolis, Minn., s2,50O. |y Philadelphia: Stellbauer iron ria, $1,200; Damrau from Ports |pth, Va, $750; Ray from Greens b, N. C., $500; Richardson from 'shalltown, Ia., $500; seibold iron ar Rapids, Ia., $500.
 y Detroit: Harper from For rth, Tex, $1,20O; Pagan iron ahoma City, $500.
 y New York: Piercey iron |hice, Cal, $2.5oo; Blodgett fror |aha, $1,500; Ross from Chatta tga, Tenn, $1,500; Shocker fror |awa, Ont, s750; Cable from Brad H, Pa. $500; Love from Lo geles, Cal, $2,500: Brown from To Ia, Kan, $1,5O0.
 By Chicago: Lynn from Salt Lax E, $2,500; Danforth from Louis |e, $2,5O0.
 National Association Clubs. By Milwaukee,: Crichlow fror leo, Tex, s750; Madden from GaI ton, disallowed; Harper from For ,rth, disallowed; Faeth from Vir ia, Minn., $500.
 By Los Angeles: Galloway fro, nver, s1,00O; Jackson from Bloom Eton, H., $75O; Thompson fro' |wrence, Kan, $750. By Salt Lake City, Utah: Mule pm San Antonio, $750. By Indianapolis: Aidridge fro, |1e, Pa, $750; Kirby from Siou Fy, Ia, $1,ooo; Kerr from Fol orth, Tex. s750. By Providence; Mcdonald froi ,uston, Tex, $750; O'Neill frol lea, ST50; Thompson from, La < nee, Kan, disallowed By Louisville: Farmer from NasI le, $1,00O.
 By Richmond, Va: Ritter frol wiston, Me, S75O.
 By Portland, Ore.: Quinn frOl