New-York tribune., 1916-02-06
Brooklyn Magnate Re,u,
reefs Draft Code He Sub.
mitted in 1918.
GIVES LOWLY CLUBS
FIRST SHOT AT STAps
Since BrookIyn's Rise in D.,
Ebbets Believes He Can Sa,,.
ly Reintroduce Bill.

the benclt of 'hs second diviaiop ,l,,.
In both majbr ahd nlnnr l.sx,., =
adopted. He will introduce II ug,
meeting q the National Lesgue. vh,a
will be held in this city Tue,cay ",
Ebbetts introduced this measure a, n.
league meeting in 1913, when u. S.,
perbss were down in the race. bu, !
was not considered. Now. hoz,r,
since his team vas q contender in u.
fight for the pennaat in 1918 he thiuo
that he may propose It without bs..,
suspected q ulterior motives.
Mr. Eooetts proposes that the sire.
Mojor clubs represented By Their 70.
spective officials az the drafting us,
ing be assigned numbers. the Anr.
can League odd and the Ns,is,i
League even, or wee versa, and h.,,
the r.sht 9s their numbers De S.s.
90 MAKE a t.ee s..cc'o on O. one o. Il,
players from any M nor league e.,
subject 20 draft When the last es.
has nominated i.s men, Mr. Ebbsy
thinks that they should start al ogr
a. 40. J. The league which draw. =,
odd number should award sele,.,.
No. ! 70 the eighth place cub, a.. q
on The league WLicl draws the ey,
numbers award selection 80. % .,
eighth place club in is lesggs. q
this method -he penIar- winners vs..
receive the tail end Of The se.se;ios
The restriction Of The number C.
players subject 90 draft from q "a
tlonal Association club is 10 remain
force, according 20 the proposal o. {.
bets, exactly as .- is now write, ,
the national agreement So whs- 3
clubs list of eligible PLAYERS res,,s
thirty-aye, that club would be az,
maticauy disbarred from nom.nsl;l
other players for drafting Tbs G
course. would prevent any sharp rr'
tice and jockey.ng for the bes, o. ,
The players who were considered -,r
efficient would go 90 the weakes, e...s
while The champions would gel gtg
was left.
There are other benefits which
be worked by the plan q Eobets. H.'t
tOfore. the major league clubs Rave s
the privilege Of naming an unlirv
number Of players IN the drafting Is
As if al, tn.ngs. many are called, "
few IRE drafted. and this has sa-e
no small amour, Of dissatlsfsr-
among the men Who were posted lhri
Lists but who were not offered a chEs
20 prove their worth on Big .slsi
diamonds. The proposed rev iy'.i-
will allow the major league e.gsi
name only the players they actually
Qulre. and will 90 away WIN tie 'o-'
of dissatisfaction mentioned above.
II adopted, this system will elin,.a
some of the techn.ca. evasions o. =
drafting laws as they row erls,, e.
will work 20 the great beneht oi -
second division clubs. which VIII lii
a free selection Of the best P.sIs'
d-atted In preference 20 the trsi c.N
sion clubs. This viii make for e.''s
races and for the general gool q
oss ball.
Those minor leagues which hsT, @
privilege OF drafting players ~,
leagues Of still lower class.hearo' =
benefit 20 the same extent as iae -
iors. The weaker clubs viii have l'
chance 90 build g0 their ieani
make a fgh, for tae pennsn' y "
other season.
Josh Deyore has shsken The t'a
Chillicothe, Ohio. from big shoes :
will return % the Natona. League 20.
year. Josh signed contract % -
with the Philadelphia Naiions! IeA
next season. Devore has p.ayse
every worlds series since WI -.
the exception Of las, season; hs E.
his slice of the melon with me ~.
in 1911, -. 'lS. and then was .e,''S
60 the Braves IN 1914 Of eoy
horned in there foI a good 80"
the coin OF the realm Even vn,, -
leased 20 the minors the heoi" ~
champion clung 10 him st.I, o..
guided the Chiliico'he-Nay w.
10 victory In the Ohio state Lst
Incidentally. Josh hit 'he leainet e,
AVERAGE of .306 in 70 games. sna ~.
q stylish game in tae nelo. -.
George Whitted is mere ana.,.' -.
pared 70 this fellow IN loea'ins w.
plons.
Txclusiveness rather than core, ore,
will be the general tone OF ,he t. r.
trip Of the Pittsburgh Pirates; ~.
Callahan has announced 'hs, ,ss .s. ri', rs',,,
ers and catchers will train a: ,ns X.
fashionable city Of Dawson sprlaf ~, >,
while .he rest Of the team Sr.fi,,sr
dition itself elsewhere. W, 49,
he manager, called Jimmy ~ %, ,,.,s
pclloi viii arrange for formal -. !,
drctiors - the players pro !. :, :,
onaning Of the season, ard y .rr
she that BY September 80 n.y.. pa s,,,-.
C,-ev and George Gibscn. VII I1,s n,,s
sufficiently well ACQUAINTED 70 60"
other Max and Gibb'e.
Word was received from Aa'i'n,, =
lss, nigbt nat an ne players .,.,s. .
Texas League would be =,
against injury by the worSnlea wa ',,gc
pensa+ion law. Imagine sens &.
who broke his leg sliding g.~;.,. -
a week under his Law. ana N,
salary stopped!
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