New-York tribune., 1921-12-18


cred by the national association, and
If adopted by that body the minor
leagues which have declared them
selves unalterably opposed to the draft
'in any form" will have to accept it or
take the alternative of withdrawing
from organized baseball.
The plan arrived at by the advisory
council provides that the majors may
draft one player from each of the
clubs in the Class AA and Glass A
leagues at the conclusion of the reg
organization availing itself of this
privilege will be called upon to pay
$4,000 in cash for each player drafted
from Glass AA leagues and $4,000 for
each man taken from Glass A. This
doubles the sum provided for in the
old draft regulations.
According to the advisory councils
new scheme, the major league club
that drafts man and then finds it
recessary to release him within the
5eriod Of one year, must give the
sinor league club from which the
aver originally came the first claim
On his services. If the minor league
team wants the man back it must re-
turn to the major league organization
nalf of the draft money, which would
lie $4,000 in the case of the Glass AA
.agues and $4,000 in the case Of the
lass A circuits.
Clubs Have Refused to Submit
Since the baseball reorganization of
cle year ago the Pacific Coast League,
Tire Western, New International and
hree leagues have refused repeated
!. to submit to the draft and this has
- suited in the detention in those cir
ecits of numerous players desired by
tie majors.
These leagues have declined to deal
Z th the majors except on straight
/ lcrchase proposition and have set
: 'ctically prohibitive prices on their
sers. Some idea of the sums being
I; ed by the anti-draft leagues can be
j | from the fact that the New York
GIANTS were compelled to pay $4,000
Ia Jimmy O'Connell, first baseman of
q San Francisco club, for delivery in
J 20. If the Giants had desired de-
livery neat spring they would have
ne.n forced to pay 100000.
he following official statement was
9 IN out yesterday by Judge Landis
he conclusion of the advisory coun-
g :; meeting:
THE question has arisen what to
q about the draft. 1t is principle
~ UdocudlI tudL tAS prayer iuuSV oo~
ance in his profession according to
lis skill. To secure to him and the
4. me this result the draft rule was
devised and remained in effect until
1918. Since the baseball reorganiza-
ton of year ago certain leagues
lave declined to submit to the draft
"These leagues are the American
4 sociation, New International, Pa
c tic Coast, Western and Three l.
recognizing the existence and oper--
Gsiou of the draft as fundamental
md believing that deviation from
IL anywhere or to any extent to be
.snace to the right of the player
I'D the welfare of the game, the
atipnal and American League clubs
have authorized the Commissioner to
esent to the leagues mentioned
r.bove the following as a fair basis
-. the settlement of this grave
e.,icstion:
$4,000 for Class A A Players
''I) One player Of each AA or
{ slbs shall be eligible to selection or
& aft after the close of its season
s.,h year. the selecting club to pay
n cash upon exercising the right the
~, m Of $5 900 to the AA clubs and
1000 to the A clubs.
"(2) In the event any selected
layer is released by major league
cub, within one year of his selection
Il . club Of the AA and A shall first
1--we the right to secure his services
slon paying to the releasing club
..re-half the draft price paid by that
ciab.
sThe Commissioner has deep
\ conviction that this is in harmony
til the principle now subscribed to
by the major and all minor leagues
. a:d always to be borne in mind that
, players right and the welfare of
tse game require that his services
shall be available to the clubs Of
chest classification
he meeting of the Advisory Council
- .erday concluded the baseball meet
i:i for the week and the small army
nagnates, managers and scouts who
l.. g been here since last week began
u ;irift out of town, although quite
r lber announced their intention of
aiming here throughout next week
an effort to consummate several
ss-ls that are hanging ire.
DR.. Strub Against Change
Considerable doubt was expressed
terday as to how the Advisory
{ Incifs draft proposal will be re-
lived by the minor leagues, which have
" .ic W IeSdTu themselves III tnc tlRHt
. major organizations and which have
listed that they would have nothing
u do with any draft regulations.
Or. Charles Strub, president of the
Il Francisco club of the Pacific Coast
sagde, took occasion to announce both
y; Buffalo, during the meeting of the
J tional Association and during the
bsequent joint sessions held here,
ut the California circuit would never
ten to any draft proposals. He de-
& rtred that the league was n unit in
stand, and in view of the prices
.ured by his own club for O'Connell
Jimmy Cavenay, his shortstop, it
not difficult to understand this at
ude.
lin Dunn, president of the Balti-
m resOrioles, of the New International, |
ted last week that he would fight the
3 Httc the bitter end. Dunn also has
number OF stars on his team and is |
ing huge prices for them.
some of the experts felt that if the !
,tional Association should put its |
cial o. k. on the Advisory Councils |
5. IN ethe Pacific Coast organization |
make application to be ranked as
major. If this should be denied it is |
asidered possible that this circuit |
ght withdraw from organized base |
Il.
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