Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-11-03
IS Of 70 Men Chosen
Have Seen Service
In Big Leagues
Catcher GiuIiuni Among
Trio Mats Get; Drawing
To Close Thursday

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Nov. 3.-The major
leagues, having until midnight
Thursday to finish their claiming of
baseball players, already have picked
UP 90, with an accent on age and
family status, in the biggest draft
since 1880.
Eighteen officials, representing II
OF the Is major clubs, answered the
roll call yesterday in Commissioner
K. NJ. Lands ofice. spending $780,
600 for the material. Fifteen of the
score of players called up from the
minor leagues formerly played in
the majors.
The Boston Braves, Detroit Tigers,
New York Giants, st. Louis Car
dinals and New York Yankees re-
Trained from making any selections.
The Chicago White Sox and Wash
ington Mats each claimed three
players, the others stopping at two
and some at one. The White Sox
picked off three class IA men, top
ping the meetings expenditures with
$22,500.
Hickey Mum on Manager.
Branch Hickey. founder Of the
Cardinals vast farm system and
who recently became president Of
the Brooklyn Dodgers, claimed only
one player. Catcher Dee c. Moore
of New Orleans, who batted .306
last season.
Hickey kept mum regarding In
formation on the Dodger manage
ment for 1943, leaving several rumors
In his wake when he departed He
intends to confer with Manager Leo
Durocher soon, supposedly to deter
mine whether Durocher is going to
abandon baseball for the armed serv-
ice.
Rumors persisted after the meet
ing that Durocher will not be re-
tanned. Mentioned as a leading can
didate was Pepper Martin. who has
been getting managerial schooling at
the Cardinals Sacramento (Calif9
farm. Others mentioned as possible
managerial candidates were Bert
Shotton, Cleveland coach. and Ray
Blades, who recently resigned as
assistant to Bill McKechnie Of Gin
cinnati.
Older Players Taken.
Among the older players snatched
up in yesterdays draft was Dick
Barrett, a pitcher in his late 30s. by
the Chicago Cubs. He left the Phila-
delphia Athletics in 1888 for Seattle,
where he spent seven seasons aver
aging 20 victories each campaign.
Washington grabbed Catcher An
gelo Giuliani, 20. from Minneapolis,
while the White Sox claimed Pitcher
Bill Swift. 80, from st. Paul. Cleve-
land called in Pitcher Jack Salveson,
20. from Oakland.
The draft list, with last seasons
record:
National League - Philadelphia,
Pitcher Albert Hockey, Scranton,
Pa. 15-s); Chicago. Pitcher Rich
ard Barrett, Seattle Glib: Pitts
burgh, Pitcher Wally Hebert, San
Diego (22-15: Cincinnati. Short
cCOp Slldl lCS olCWolCl, N4llW duACS
(.310, at Nashville: Infielder Steve
Mesner, Sacramento (.30D; Brook
Ign. Catcher Dee G. Moore, New
Orleans C306).
American Leagues Choices.
American League-Philadelphia,
1nf1elder Eddie Mayo, Los Angeles
(.3l0); Outflelder John Welaj, Buff
falo Gid; Washington. Catcher
Angelo Giuliani, Minneapolis t220) /;
Pitcher James Mertz, Atlanta 12-
$50; Infielder George Wyatt, Co.
lumbus, Ohio (280); Chicago,
Shortstop Dick Cutler, st. Paul
(260); Outfielder Ronald Hodgin.
San Francisco l32D: Pitcher Bill
Swift, st. Paul 12-15): Cleveland,
Pitcher Jack Salveson. Oakland CA
12); st. Louis. Catcher Joe Schultz,
Memphis C33o): Pitcher Robert
Doyle. Columbus. Ga. (s-9; Boston,
Catcher Herbert Bremen, Little
Rock t.260; 1nfielder Don Lang,
Kansas City $3.50.