The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-12-03
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Acting President John Heydler, Of the
National league points out that in the
history OF baseball few great players
ever were drafted by the majors from
the minors, Most Of the really great
developed 30 quickly and SO positively
that they were bought before drafting
time came around. This statement he
makes In connection with comment on
the "antidraft" resolution adopted by
the minors at Peorla,
The National Baseball federation, the
semipro organization, has formally an
ounce that with the coming Of peace
and the assurance that professional
baseball Will be in operation again, il
has abandoned its plans for putting n
league In major league cities. The fed
GRAFTON viii stick to Its plan of operat-
ing Industrial leagues and will meet
early in December in Pittsburgh to for
mulatc a program for 1919,
Joe Bush, Amos Strunk and Walter
Schang probably thought the baseball
world had come to an end when the
worlds series closed and that all rcgu-
latlons had been Cancelled, 70 they went
out to save something from the wreck
by Transforming n bit, They are now
reminded that the national commission
still functions when II plRsters fines on
them for breaking the rules restricting
activities Of worlds champion ball play
eTs.
Business Manager Bobby Quinn, of
the st. Louis Browns, IL quoted as say.
ing a mistake has been made in the
American league reserve list and that
Nick CulIop should be on the list Of the
Yankees instead of Plank, with Plank
on the roster Of the Browns, since 1t
was agreed In the big trade Of last win
tor that INV nlltcrE who rpfnnRI In rn-
port In the deal to their new club should
not figure In the deal Plank would not
| report to the Yankees and Cullop would
not report to the Browns, so there yoL
are, Both are on the ineligible list and
neither Is expected to ever figure in
baseball again.
Talking about transferring the st.
Louis Cardinals to Kansas city, where
some dream syndicate Is prepared to pay
a half million for the franchise. they'll
have to build a new park In K. c, first,
and that viii take some time, providing
they can find a level spot big enough
for q major league park, Who's the
big man In this half mlIllon-dollar COM
pany that would buy the Cardinals" a
Kansas city resident was asked. The
answer came: Il think he's working on
a newspaper in our town for $50 a
week.
William II, RedmRvnc, a famous
catcher in the days when baseball wa
Just emerging from the mHteur stage
into professional leagues, died the other
day in Brooklyn, at the age OF Ga years.
He was u member OF the famous old
Brooklyn Nassaua, and Jack Cassidy
was his pitcher OF that team when
the first professional league team was
organized in Brooklyn most Of the Mas
saus, including Cassidy, Joined it, but
Redmayne stuck TO the amateur and In
dependent game, as he had a prosperous
business in Brooklyn which he con-
Quoted until his death,
In readjustment Of war work in ship
yards, according to an announcement
made In Philadelphia, the first economy
to be effected will be d%ishanding the
welfare department Of the emergency
fleet corporation and sports as a nee.
cSsary adjunct Of sh~ipbuilding, will be
abandoned, And yet, three months or
50 back we were told that sport and
recreation, fostcred by the corporation
and supported by the peoples money
was absolutely necessary to maiNtair
the morale OF the workers, who struck
about that time, by the way, BECAUSE
bail blazers were given soft Jobs az
"foremen.'
The United States navy will be rep
resented IN this years slX-day bicycle
race at Madison Square Garden the
week OF Dec. | to 7 by Clarence Carman
Of Jamaica, the noted Splinter and pace
follower, Carman enlisted In the navy
at the close of last years grind, In
which he finished fifth with Wiley as
a partner,
Michael de Baetz, the Belgian, also
sent In his entry recently and will be
teamed with Carman. Another com
bination made by the race committee
is that Of vincenzo Varri Of Italy and
Pete Drobach of Boston. This Is CON
sidered one Of the best teams in the
ace.