Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-12-05
CUBS PAY BIG SUM
FOR MOSS, HURLER
More Than S35, 600 Given to
Colonies for SouthpaW.
Many Other Deals.
BY BRIAN BELL,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

~ CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Decem-
Der 5.-The National AsSocia-
ton of Professional Base Ball
Leagues went into its business
session today seeking remedy
for base ball ills In general and lack
OF prosperity in particular.
After a perfunctory organisation
meeting yesterday, the presidents Of "a
minor leagues and many of their club
executives came back today to report
that millions of persons are remaining
away from their base ball parks and
something should be done about it.
Contrary to the usual program, the
draft was not the big question today.
At the last few conventions this burn
ing topic has overshadowed all else, but
evidently it has been decided to permit
this debate to go over for q year. The
minors themselves are far apart in
their views and the majors do not see
eye to eye with the little fellows on
the question Of selection Of players by
this method.
After the business session and q
meeting Of the national board Of arbi-
tration, the annual banquet will be held
tonight, with Nathan L. Bachman, for
mer State Supreme Court justice, act
ing as POSTMASTER and K. NJ. Lands,
base ball commissioner, delivering the
principal address.
The Central League has decided to
remain intact with its membership OF
Akron, Canton, Dayton and Springfield,
Ohio; Erie, Pa, and Fort Wayne, Ind.
The Western Association viii play .
split season, opening May and closing
Labor day.
Knapp Heads Ints.
The International League today for
the first time since the death Of John
Conway Toole had president. After
many votes had failed to result in q
choice, Charles H. Knapp, Baltimore
lawyer, was unanimously named. Mr..
Knapp, who had not been candidate,
agreed to serve for one year. He has
been acting as chairman Of an advisory
committee which passed out OF exist
ence with his election.
The National Board of Arbitration
sustained John D. Martin, president OF
the Southern Association, in his award
of S666.66 to Al NiehauS, q player, In
q claim against the Atlanta club. The
board awarded Phil Page, . player
81 600 in q claim for $3,S3S.3S against
the Springfield, Mass, club Of the East
ern League.
Cleveland, long in a hunt for right
handed hitter who can play the outfeld,
may have found the man they want in
Bob Seeds, q Swapping youngster, pur-
cash and a player to be delivered.
Other Deals.
Montreal sold Chested Falk, left.
handed pitcher, to Dallas, and Chat
tanooga bought Wilbur Hubbell, right
handed pitcher, fro mthe Mission club
Of the Pacific Coast League. Mobile
purchased the release Of Earl Brown,
pitcher, from Charlotte, N. c., and
Hoffman, an tnfielder. from Canton,
Ohio.
Columbus Of the American ASsocia-
ton sold Fred Nicolai, an inhelder, to
Reading of the International League.
The purchase Of the contract of Mall
colin Moss, left-handed pitcher, by the
Chicago Cubs from the Louisville Colo
nelS, involved the largest amount Of
money OF any one transaction Of the
meeting. The amount was not revealed,
but it was suggested that it was between
$S5, 900 and $4,000, tidy sum for the
transfer Of minor league players con-
tract at this season of the year. Moss,
. product Of Vanderbilt University, Is
highly regarded as q pitching prospect.