Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-01
Is MINOR PLAYERS .
ONLY ARE CLAIMED
Number Smallest in Recent
,YearS-None Is Sought -.
by Nationals.

BY the Associated Press
OF. LOUIS, October 1.-The
higher draft price for class
~ AA and A players and bust
ness conditions in general
have caused major league club
owners to select only IS players.
the smallest number in recent
years, from the minors this sea-
son.
The draft price for class AA
leagues-the American Associa-
ton, international League and
Pacific Coast Leagues $500
under the new agreement, while
$4,000 must be laid down for play
ers from class A leagues, such as
the Southern Association, Texas
League and Eastern League. The
old prices were $1,000 and $4,000.
OF the IS players culled in the 1891
Draft meeting last night only 3 will
nave trials with American League
Teams next season and of the remain
ing IL the Boston Braves got 4. Six
pltchers inflelders. catchers. /
outnelder and combination pitcher
outf1elder were selected.
ChiSox Get Texas Star.
In the American League the Chi
Carey Selph, once a wearer of the ST.
+ Louis Cardinal uniform, from the
Houston Club Of the Texas League, a
Cardinal farm. Selph had a batting
mark Of 1923 this season and last weeS
player.
The st. Louis Browns called in Short
sCop WeStcott kingdom from the Chat
tancoga club of the Southern Associa-
ton, where he batted .27s. The
yankees obtained a pitcher. Frank
Nekola, who was picked I'D bv that
club from Holy Cross University. He
spent most OF last season with st. Paul
| OF the American Association and this
year served with the Jersey City club
OF the International League, for which
ne won 10 games and was charged with
II defeats. "1'AA
The Boston Braves headed the Ma.
tional League, obtaining three pitchers
ana a catcher. Walker (Huck1 Belts
q rlgnt-hander, was drafted from ST
Paul Of the American Association
| Wnere ne won % games and lost 10
n.
gum another right-hander, who won
Is and lost games, was taken
from Newark of the InternatioISa1
League, and Frank Coleman, the third
nurIer. was selected from Scranton Of
me New York-Pennsylvania League.
He had a record of i victory and Z
oeIeats Tor the recent season.
,, Inc Braves finished up with Catcher
william (RedD Hargrave, from BaIti.
more OF the International Ieaoue
where he batted 1853. Hargrave, a vet
eran, previously had been with tha
nationals, Tigers, Yankees and Browns.
Inc Phlllies picked up Shortstop
George knothe from New Orleans Of
tne Southern Association and Catcher Al
LOCO from Dallas Of the Texas League.
knothe batted for .283, while Todds
hitting mark was 27O.
Inc Chicago Cubs added Pitcher
alien Newsome from the Little Rock
CLUB OF the Southern Association and
Marvin Gudat, a left-handed pitcher
and outf1elder, from Columbus of the
american Association, also a Cardinal
Iarnl. Newsome won Is and lost II
games. ana Gudat had a pitching rec
ord of victories and 4 defeats. How
ever, he batted close to $50 in nnora
than 80 games.
Pitcher Herman Bell, another former
Cardinal, went from the Rochester In.
ternatlonal League Club, Card farm.
to the New York Giants, who also OBJ
tanned ShortStop Eddie Moore from the
Oakland Pacific Coast League team.
Ben won Is decisions and lost IL, and
Moore batted 1921.
Shires Left In Cold.
The selection Of Catcher CLYDE Man.
Ion by the Cincinnati Reds from Mile
waukee of the American Association
caused Charles Arthur (the Great)
Shires to be left in the minor leagues
Tor another season. The Reds had first
call, and took Manion, WI batted $50.
As only one man may be selected from
g class AA team under the new agree
ment, Shires and Outfielder Harold
Anderson, who was sought by the Chi
cago White Sox, were left stranded.
Pittsburgh SHARED Outfielder Dave
Barbee, who once had a trial with the
Athletics, from Hollywood Of the Pa
cif1c Coast League. Barbee batted .332
and had 46 home runs to his credit &C.
cording to recent averages.