Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-09-21
PLAYERS ARE DRAFTED
ONLY THREE MEN ARE TAKEN
FROM INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Knne. wilikinson md Thompson Go Up.
Richmond 1tns No Representatives.
Reds Grab Ilnlf Dozen.


CINCINNATI. September 2o.-Preced-
ing the meeting to-day or the base
ball National Commission to formulate
world series plans. tho annual draft
of baseball players was held. Tho
draft was the liEhtcst In years. only
thfrty-six players being drawn for big
league trials. OF these the National
League was awarded twcnty-six and
the American League ten.
The Philadelphia Nationals lead all
the CLUBS In drawing players, taking
Nationals. second With six each: chi.
cago Nationals, Brooklyn and the
Giants drew two men each: the Cardi-
nails one and Pittsburgh none. In the
American League. Washington drew
three men: New York. Cleveland and
Detroit. two each; s.. Louis. one: Bos-
The following are rhc players
drafted:
From minneapolis. Massey to Boston
lyn; from Milwaukee, Beck to New
York Americans.
From the International League
from Newark, Wilkinson TO Philadel-
10 81. Louis Americans: from Toronto,
Thompson to Washington
From the Western League-From
tionals; from Joplin, Cochran to Brook
iYn; from Lincoln. Schmandt TO Brook
lyn: from Omaha. krug to Cleveland;
from ST. Joseph. CROSBY to Philadcl-
phia Nationals,
Another Cobb to Tigers.
Scattering leagues-From Martins
burg. Bates to ST. Louis Nationals:
from Muskegon. Brubakcr TO Cincin-
Cincinnati: from Dallas, Connolly TO
Cincinnati: from Cumberland. Cobb 10
DIsstroit; from Gettysburg. Dykes to
ter: Conway to Boston Nationals: from
cambridge, Gibson t. Washington;
from Haserstown. Howard to St Louis
From Dallas. Jacobus to Cincinnnti;
from McAlis,er Okla, Roy Johnson to
the Giants. from bridgeport, Lear to
the Cubs; from Worcester, Murray to
the Braves; from Peoria, O'Farreil TO
the Cubs; from DenniSon, Tex, Colson
to DETROIT; from Grand Rapids. Tangle-
foot TO the Giants; from New Haven,
woodward to the Phillies.
St Louis Nationals .canccllcd on
Bates. OF Martinsburg.
Philadelphia Nationals cancelled on
Cass, of Dcs Moincs, and Crosby, of
st: Joseph.
ST. Louis Americans cancelled on
cain. OF Providence. making that
player the property of the New York
Americans
Cochran, OF Joplin. giving Boston Ma
Many From Pacific Const.
From Los Angeles. Muesei to Fhila-
delphia Nationals: from Oakland. Lane
TO- to Boston Na'tonals; from Portland
Salt Lake Rath TO Cincinnati: from
San Francisco, Fitzgerald to Philadel-
phia Nationals.
From the Southern League-From
Atlanta. Brcssler to Cincinnati; from
birmingham, Ellis " Washington:
from Mobile. Lunt to Cleveland; from
tionals.
The most sought after players were
Mucsel. of Los Angeles; Davis, OF
entered drafts The Cubs landed the
Three clubs sought Bressler, OF At
lanta.
Baseball men present at the meeting
agreed 5na. mex, inc beds landed real
and Larry Jacobus, drawn from Dallas
by the Reds, also are touted as fine
They pitched Dallas to the Texas
League pennant. AT one time early
In the season. Connolley won nineteen
nat! boy. Bressler. OF Atlanta, Is a
young southpaw who formerly pitched
for Connie Mack. lie pitched Atlanta
TO the southern League pcnnant.
BrcssIrr Illus rine Record.
Bresslcr won twcnty-siN games this
season.
Carpenter won over twenty games for
Grand Rapids and is considered Il
promising. youngster
baseball men present at the meeting
besides those connected with the Gin
cinnati club were:
Colonel Jacob Rupert president;
Harry Sparrow, business manager and
Bob Gilks and Joe Kelly, scouts OF the
New York Americans
Ban johnson. president of the
American League: Jim Dunn, president
OF the Cleveland Americans; Ira
Thomas. scout for the Athletics: Mike
kahoe, scout for the Boston Nationals:
Billy Murray. scout for the Boston Red
SoN: Larry sutton. scout for the Reds
Paddy Livingston. manager, and
Billy Doyle, scout q, the milwaukee,
Amcric;s9 Association club. also were
on hand--as were Louie Heilbrunner
Free Lance scout. and Ed Barrow
president of the International League
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