Evening star., 1928-12-06
BRAMHAM, TOOLE
! LEADERS IN FIGHT
Pirates, Cubs and Tigers
Fix Ambitious List of
Spring Exhibitions.
BY BRIAN BELL.
Associated Press Sports Writer.

%ORONTO, Ontario, December g.
It was game time today for the
National Association of Profess
sional Base Ball Clubs, meeting
in annual convention. 1nf1eld
practice was held at the opening session
yesterday, the day being given over to
organization.
with the minors, big and little,
sharply divided on the question Of Sc
lection of players by the majors from
the minors, the new name for drafting
athletes, the base bali stage was set for
decision, with tne league presidents,
players and umpires, too, in attendance.
The leagues below class A were un-
derstood to be in favor of an unre-
stricted or unlimited selection, while
the three class AA circuits and one
class A organization-the Western
stood behind the modified selection,
which permits only players to be draft
ed who were sent to the minors by the
majors.
Bramham Stands Firm.
w. G. Bramham. Durham, N. c.,
president of the South Atlantic ASSo-
citation, Piedmont and Eastern Carolina
Leagues, leader of the forces fighting
for q full and free draft, said before
the convention opened that he would
demand vote on every section of a
resolution proposing a number OF
amendments intended to make the Sc
lection laws more liberal.
John Conway Toole, New York, pres
ident of the International League, re-
garded as the spokesman for the modi-
fled draft contingent, was in a position
to block the amendments, as no league
now outside the draft can be forced to
enter the agreement.
The defeat of the mendmentS will
leave the way open to introduction OF
the so-called "Bramham resolution"
which would decree that once under the
draft always a possible draft beneficiary
SO tar as the player is concerned. Pres
ident Bramham'S proposed amendment
declares that if player signs originally
in league where the draft is in opera
ton he always will be subject to selec-
ton even if he later graduates to
league where the rule against wholesale
selection is in iron clad. Mr.. Bram-
ham said that he would insist upon
roll call vote on his resolution.
Much Outside Activity.
In spite of the demands of the con-
vention there was much outside activity
as the national association went into
its second day with adjournment to
come tomorrow.
The Central League was in session for
a time, with another meeting to follow,
at which proposals to increase the cir
cult from six to eight clubs were con-
sidered. Ike Sablosky, as part of plan
to retire from base ball, offered to sell
his Akron holdings to the league. A de-
cision was to be reached later. officers
were to be reelected during the meet
ing.
Trades and new connections continued
to be major part Of the sessions ac-
tivities Birmingham of the Southern
Association purchased the release of
outfielder Herschel Bennett, formerly
of the st. Louis Browns, from the Mil
waukee American Association Club. The
Barons also bought the release of Pitch
ers Arthur Wois and William Ludolph
from the Mission Club of the Pacific
Coast League. They were with Little
Rock last year Pitcher Robert K.
Hasty, who pitched for Birmingham
last year, was bought from Oakland.
Infielder Ray Bivens wa ssold by
Topeka of the Western Association to
Terre Haute of the I. I. M. (Three Eye)
League.
Denver Of the Western League pur-
chased the release. Of Catcher Andy
Vargas from San Francisco Of the Pa
cific Coast League.
1t was announced today that Roehes-
ter of the International League would
transfer its Spring training camp from
Monroe La, to Plant City, Fla. The
Red Wings will transfer their training
base to take advantage of increased
opportunity to book exhibition games in
Florida.
The three major league clubs to train
In the West-the Pirates and Cubs In
California and Tigers at Phoenix,
Ariz.-have arranged an ambitious
schedule Of Spring games in California,
Arizona and Texas.