Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-12-06
EXPECTING BIG
DEALSAT MINOR
LEAGUE MEETING
Sale Of Sammy Hale to AtR-
letics for SIS, 900 First
\ Y
Important Trade.

louisville, KY, Dec. 6.-(By the
Associated Press. )-Trade winds ~
gan blowing at the minor league con-
vention TODAY al a result of the sale
Yesterday of Sammy Hale, batting ana
fielding star OF the Portland. Oregon,
club Of the Pacific coast league to the
Philadelphia Americans, for a report
ed price of players and cash approxi-
mating $4,000
Whispered conferences indicated
the major leaguers were in a trading
some important sales before the close
OF tho meeting tomorrow.
When Hale was sold to the Athletics
Yesterday the deal made the third Pa
cifc coast league start to go to the
majors within the last year at record
breaking prices. The White Sox
bought Willie Kamm, star third base
man from San Francisco for $780, 00,'
while the Giants purchased Jimmy
Mcconnell, an outf1elder, from San
Francisco for $4,000.
The club owners Of the American
association adjourned last night with
out adopting q schedule for the 1928
campaign. The starting date will de-
pend upon the late selected by the
majors for the opening. The minor
leagues and practically all major
league clubs have arranged exhibition
games on the basis Of the major
leagues starting" the 1923 pennant
races on April II. but the American
leagub club owners arc unsettled on
the subject and may decide to open
on April IL.
Trading in the baseball market be-
came SO brisk today that something
entirely new in b%artering systems was
started by H. J. Benson, president Of
the San Antonio club Of the Texas
league.
Posts a List.
players on the pillars oA.A hotel
lobby with the announcels4:it that oil
OF them were on the market. The
prices f1uctuatcd when big deals were
reported, but before the day was over
Benson managed to trade Catcher
Johnny Brock. one Of the athletes
whose name was posted, for Pitcher
Marshall Of Atlanta. ".tE/
Pitcher James Bagby., q veteran
with the Cleveland Americans was sole
today to the Pittsburg Nationals, but
Bagbv has been with Cleveland fol
Ave years. His best aso was 1921
when he won thirty-one games.
The minor leaguers held a brief SEES
fsion today, heard Secretary Farrell'i
report an ~dadjourned until tomorrow
Secretary Farrell presented a pro
posal from the major leagues to raise
the player limit from forty to Mt,
which would give the majors an op'
pattunity to have twenty-five player.
in the minors under option. Thu
move probably will be. opposed tomor,
row.
Farrell Makes Report. .
Thirty minor leagues embracing 20t
cities and towns in4the United States
and Canada. qualified for membership
in 1929 in the National Association Q
Professional Baseball leagues. accord
ing to the annual report OF J. H. Far
rell secretary-treasurer, sum bitted to
day at the organizations annual ses
! sion.
n One league. the Western Interna
tional, comprising four clubs, wa
compelled to disband during the play
ing season. ~
Out OF a total Of $3.50 players, EN-
ployed. by these clubs. 1920 were re
ported for outright release; A1.55,
others were released by assignment o
contracts: 467 were released ,unde
optional agreements; options were ex
ercised for 297 and ell were vo)un
tarily retired, according to Mr.. Far
rel!s report. =
Four hundred players were sus
pended for INSTRUMENTATION, but 20
Of these were reinstated within /
days. Ten were declared ineligibl
for Contract jumping, a marked con
trast. the report points out, to a tota
OF 938 barred for this reason in 1925
Money considerations involved> !
8 various player deals during the yea
amounted to $2,056, 246.93, the repor
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