Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-28
Draft Opens
Vital 1ODays
For Baseball
Senators to Claim
Two Men Today;
Trade Tulk Is Hot

Two Men Today;
Trade Tulk Is Hot
LOUISVILLE. Nov, 90 (AP),
THE annual draft, the majors
selection Of minor league play
ers for $4,000 apiece, was the
first order Of business today as
baseball opened the first phase
of its To-day winter meetings,
The Phillies. who finished in
the National League cellar last
season. had first pick and they
were expected to select a pitch
er to help their sagging mound
stan.
Kansas City, last in the
American League, was the next
in line to inspect the bargain
counter. followed by the other
IA clubs in reverse order Of
their 1860 finish.
The new Washington team,
expected to operate in the
American League next year,
was granted the right to pick
two players. However, 1t had
to wait until the end Of the
regular draft before making iss
selections. No selection rights
were given to the newest Ma
tional League franchises
Houston and New York-since
they are not scheduled to oper-
ate until 1862.
1,O0O Men Eligible
Some 1000 minor leaguers
are eligible for the draft, in
GLIDING a flock Of first-year
men who can be purchased fol
$4,000 each. All players In
Triple-A who have been in
baseball four years are subject
to the draft by the majors at
the stipulated $4,000 price
Players in lower classifications
may be obtained for lesser sums
Following the minor league
draft. clubs in the higher
minors may draft athletes in
lower classifications at various
prices.
Among those expected to be
drafted were Pitchers John
Gabler, Ray Semproch, Rip
Coleman, Bob Giggie. Bill
Bethel, George Haney and Joe
Shipley; Catcher Lou Berberet;
Outfielders Carl Warwick, John
Reed, Stan Palys and Jim Nc
Daniel; and Inf1elds Frank
Kostro and Kent Hadley.
No more than a dozen or SO
players we're expected to be
drafted, since four clubs have
full rosters of 20 players and
can not add any more players
The other II clubs have a
total Of % places they may fill.
OF the II players drafted
last year, only five - joey
Amalfitano, Clay Dalrymple
Bob Odds, Don Lee and bonus
boy Mike Lee - hung on all
year.
Trade Talk Gets Hot
Rumors Of trades began to
sift through the corridors OF
the hotel headquarters with
the arrival of the big league
brass. However, few deals were
expected to be completed here
because of Commissioner Ford
Tricks order freezing the 100
players that the eight Ameri-
can League clubs had made
available two weeks ago for
stocking the new franchises.
The clubs most actively en-
gagged in trade talk are the
Giants, Cardinals, Indians
Tigers. Braves. Orioles and
Yankees.
The Braves are making a des.
perate effort to pry Harvey
Kuenn away from the Indians
They have offered Outfieldel
Bill Bruton and either right.
handler Bob Bull or lefthandel
Juan Pizarro for the star out.
fielder who led the American
League in batting in 1859. The
Indians are willing to make the
swap and include Second Base.
man Johnny Temple If thu
Braves will add slugger Eddie
Mathews.
Trade talk between the Giants
and Yankees also has been re.
vived, involving San Francisco
Pitcher Johnny Antonelli anc
New York Catcher John Blanch'
ard. The Yankees are reluctant
to part with the young receiver
but they covet the veteran left.
handler and may consider such
a swap if the Giants sweeter
the offer.
II Orioles Seek AIOu
The Orioles. seeking outfielc
strength, have made overture.
for Outf1elder Felipe Alou Of
the Giants, with Pitcher Jerry
Walker as the principal bait.
The Cardinals, looking for 6
hard-hitting outf1elder, a catch.
er and a lefthanded pitcher
have been dangling First Base.
man Outf1elder Joe Cunning
ham as a lure. The Cards have
rejected the Braves offer Of
Shortstop Johnny Logan ant
Outfielder Yves Covington fol
Shortstop Daryl Spencer.
Another report had the Ii
gers offering slugger Rocky Co.
lavito to the Red Sox for Thire
Baseman Frank Malone.