Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-16
MAJORS RAKE OVER
 MINOR LEAGUE MATERIAL
Big Organizations Draft "A Minor
 League Players.

ed by the major leagues at the meet ing of the National Baseball Commis- sion and representatives of every ma jor league club here today.
 Of this number the American league obtained forty-seTen and the National twenty seven. These latter figures do not signify that the league was pro- portionately more lucky in the draw than the National. but that President JohnSOn'S organization had a large majority of the drafts, the Philadel- phia Americans alone making an eff fort to obtain 26 youngsters through this method of baseball procedure.
 Of the twenty-six that Connie Mack attempted to get twelve were forthcoming to him when the drawing of lots had been completed. He was surpassed, however, by the Chicago Americans, who obtained fourteen players. Next in point of number came the Cleveland Americans and the Chicago Nationals with seven each, while the New York Americans cOrralled five Cincinnati, Brooklyn and the St. Louis Americans each ob- tained four while Detroit Boston Ma tionals and Pittsburgh came away with three each. The New York Ma tionals, St. Louis Nationals, Philadel- phia Nationals and Washington each received two, while the Boston Amer jeans retired from the meeting room at the end of the draw without a sin gle player
 That the minor league field has been picked over rather thoroughly Tor good material through the pro cess of purchase was indicated by the fact that in no individual case was there any exceptionally keen compe- tition, the majority of the players be- ing drafted by a single club. The Cleveland club originally drafted Haas of Wilkes Barre, but waived their draft on him and he was obtained by the Chicago Americans. The same thing happened to McTigue, of To- ronto. who was originally drafted by the New York Nationals but went to the Chicago Nationals when New York cancelled their draft
 At the beginning of the meeting it was announced that the major league clubs would be permitted to take five dayS Tn Which to select their players from the class A and class A clubs Directly following the drawing of lots. however, this decision was changed and ruling was made that the se- lectIons would have to be made to- day. This rule was complied with five exceptions, Cleveland being undecided whom they will take from Indianapolis and Baltimore; Chicago Americans being undecided relative to Montreal and Richmond; and Washington an- nouncing that they would choose later from St. Paul
 When the official list was compiled late today it was discovered that the Philadelphia Americans had obtained Schauer from Louisville: that the Cleveland club obtained Dickerson from Dothan and that Flanagan had gone to the Chicago Nationals from MusCatine, Iowa.
 Every major league team was rep resented at the meeting, while numr- ous minor league magnates also ap- | peared.
 Following the open meeting in which the drafts were drawn, the National | Commission went into executive ses- 1 sion and announced that it would take | up the proposition to allow the lead- | ing clubs in both major leagues to | print their reserved seat tickets for | the next world series. The proposi- | tion was preached owing to the close ness of the two races and the delay l that would be bound to occur in get | ting these tickets out should neither
 race be decided within the next two | weeks.
 Drafts blow class A and class A l tncluded:
 Burning, Portland, Maine, Brooklyn l first Detroit second; Cincinnati third Gleason, Lynn, Mass, Pittsburg l only.
 Hammond, Springfield. Mass, Bos- | ton Nationals only
 Pennington, Lawrence, Mass, St 1 Louis Americans first; Philadelphia l Americans second. | Pitt, Portland, Maine, St. Louis | Americans only.