Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-11-09
FIVE or LEAGUES
FAILED TO FINISH
secretary j. H. FarrelFs Report at
Frisco Meeting Shows Quintet OF
Circuits Broke Up.
TEN DIDN'T EVEN OPEN SEASON
WapF Interesting Details Presented to
Rational Association Of PROBES.
si0nal Club on Year.


the professional baseball season OF
1918 which, for many reasons. was non
nroducfiye Of financial benefit TO those
most closely Identified with the nation
al game. were included in the annual
venort Of Secretary John f. Farrell
which he presented al the annual meet
fng Of the National Association of Pro-
iessional Baseball Leagues here today.
A resume of the business transact
cd by the National association during
the wear showed that 40 minor league
organizations embracing 262 cities and
towns in the United States and Canada
qualified for membership in 1915 as
compared with a. leagues representing
200 towns and cities in 1914 Ten Of
these leagues did not begin the season
Of 1915 and FIVE of the thirty which
started failed to complete their sea-
sons schedules. One Of these was dis
qualified and the other four dropped
ont their failure to continue being at
trihuted mainly to the unusually adj
verse weather conditions which pre-
vailed In one league I05 games were
postponed on account OF rain in a four
months playing season.
Five thousand four hundred and
seyenty-two players contracts were
received recorded and promulgated by
the association during the year. One
thousand and three players were re-
leased by purchase out of two thousand
ejghI hundred and forty reported to the
Office of the association for release.
Nineg-oHe optional agreements were
approved between National association
Gibbs and 30 optional agreements were
exercised by National association
clubs Six hundred and seventy play
ers were reported for suspension and
2S6 were reported for reinstatement
Seven drafted players were claimed
under the waiver rule and 73S disputed
cases we're adjusted by the association
during the year. Seventeen. PLAYERS
we're drafted by the National league
and similar number by the American
league,
American Contributes Host.
on OF $72.S00 received by the asso-
cstGl for drafted players the Ameri-
can league contributed $23 400 and the
National league $2I.95O. In all Sl29,557
passed through the office OF the Nation
al association during the current year
Tor drafted players, optional agree
melt players and others released by
purchase,
The following is a list of the players
drafted by the major and minor
leagues.
National League.
, BY Brooklyn Reilly from New Or
leans, $1,000, Barth from Seattle,
$1,000, Prieste from Syracuse, $1,000;
coIwen from Vancouver, $1,000.
BY Boston Blackburn from In
/. diaaapolis, $500.
J i BY Pittsburgh. Madden from Cal
weston, sl.210; Blackwell from LeXing-
ton $500
By ST. LOUIS Hitler from Durham
\. G.. f-v0.
By Chicago. Malleau from Dayen-
port Iowa $1,000, Wallace from Birm-
tneaam, Ala. $500; Allison from
Memphis. Tenn. 81 500; Hogg from
Mobile Ala, 1900; Wright from Viz
gina. Mimi. $3.50.
By New York Farrell from Port
land, Me-. $1,000. Sharman from Ports
mouth. o.. $500, Baker from Little
ROCK Ara.. 1.50o; Koscher from To-
ronto Ont. S2,5o0
American League.
By Washington Roadeau from Min
neapolis Minn. 81 800,
By Philadelphia. Stellbauer from
Peoria 81 goo. Damrau from Ports
mouth Va, $3.50; Ray from Green's
ooro n e., $500; Ricarisen from Mar
shalltowr, Iowa, $500; Seibold from
Cedar Rapids. Iowa, $500
By Detroit: Harper from Fort
Worth, Texas, 1890; Pagan from OK
lahoma City. $500
By New York; Percy from Venice
Cal $500. Blodgett from Omaha,
Aeo0, Ross from Chattanooga, Tenn.
As0o; Sbocker from Ottawa, Ont.
$3.50; Cable from Bradford. Pa, $500
Love from Los Angeles. Cal. $500;
, Brown from Topeka, kan. $500.
By Chicago: Lynn from Salt Lake
CITY, $500; Danforth from Louisville,
$500,
National Association Clubs.
BY Milwaukee: Crichlow from Waco,
Texas, $3.50 Madden from Galveston,
alsallowed; Harper from Fort Worth,
disaliowed; Faeth from Virginia,
MINI. $500.
b Los Angeles: Galloway from
Denver $1,000; jackson from Bloom
lhgton. H.. $3.50; Thompson from
Lawrence, kan. $3.50.
By Sail Lake City. Utah Mullen
RON San Antonio. $3.50
BY Indianapolis Aldridge from
Erie, Pa $3.50: Kirby from Sioux City
Iowa, $1,000, Kerr from Fort Worth
Texas. 500.
By Providence Mcdonald from Hus-
5ea, Texas, $750, Kirby from Sioux
lty. Iowa, $1,000: Kerr from f'ort
worth. Texas. $3.50.
By Louisville: Farmer from Nash.
vile. $1,000.
By Richmond. Va: Ritter from
esNiston, Me. $3.50.
y Portland, Ore: Quinn from syria