The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-12-18
OCOnneH Sale Dra,US Bead
On Minors Anf-DrQH Rule
Ry NORMAN q. RROMN.

! BY NORMAN Il. BROWN.
. The baseball moguis. large and
small, are, face to face with a grave
, issue-just as grave as the Federal
league war. the factional fight to
toust Ban Johnson whichv ended in
the selection of Judge lands as
high commissioner OF the game, and
other bitter disputes. And the set
tlement OF this new problem will
have a far-reaching effect on base
TAI whichever way it IL decided.
The matter referred to is the re-
itsal of most club owners in the
Pacific Coast league. international
league and American association to
return to a draft agreement with
the majors.
O'Conncll Case IA Sample.
The recent purchase OF Jimmy
O'Connell, star first baseman and
euIfiolder Of the San Francisco club,
TO the Giants for the fabulous sum
OF $4,000 and the purchase of
PITCHERS Pillette and Johnson from
the Portland club by the Tigers for
FSO,OGj ana IL boxcar load of play
yrs, have drawn attention to this
cilsls. The minor league moguls in
thelr recent session named a COM
mission to weigh the matter.
Briefly, this Is the way the thing
lines up.
The draft was invoked between
the majors and high minor leagues
ana between the different classes in
.ne minors for two purposes First,
70 give the upper leagues an even
chance to obtain the leading stars
I tho lower lagues each year.
second to give the players a chance
" move into higher classes as their
work mcsited.
The names of players eligible to
e draft was drawn by lot each
seaf ana the fortunate clubs paid a
S', =, amount for each player.
ms draft is still in force among
,aost minor leagues and between
oi' az majors and many of the lower
eiahs minor leagues.
,r, Many Angles I'm Move.
me three class AA leagues men
Ioned broke the draft agreement
reeause II gave them no chance to
TSe TySa'lHe big money on their stars,
10y chose to sell their players
UU"eNsVer and wherever they saw
,'t Ihe draft price paid by the
innns' in'uo's' $500 seemed puny to
hlt these leagues looked at the
'1,'eF from only one angle. The
e. angles are what most coa-
f.r - payers involved, the ma
ana the public in general.
"a Ihout the draft the owners of
d., 'uD5 IN these leagues have the
Say as 10 when their star play
'Iail go up to the majors and
III. pilce said majors must pay.
mas many resultay
Isl or all II the club sees fit
Nh Keep "A young and coming
TOT one or more seasons
ne ls ripe" and deserving of
"ahoe In better company simply
~ u.aw larger price for him.
d s,,, "ogks grave Injustice on the
iessv. ALSO, 1t deprives the major
cue ians OF chance TO see him.
q events the player from obtain
ace ,ue larger salary which usually
srro,. tah!es "A big league contract.
ch6Iu' It gives the major league
the bo WIN the largest pocketbook
p'avoe'' e'' nance to grab off the star
oi the class AA league.
thes making the purchase price OF
the slars eNorbitant II increases
an5 V'erhead of the big league clubs
Abs encourages them TO continue
sSpo, nigh finance methods which are
same. - N'~''s 'he future OF the
. So
err rom the standpoint OF the own
OF V the class AA clubs abolition
ufatl u to their advantage