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Show BEES EMERGE LOSER x IN BWN DRAFT Ruling Powers Give Yanks Catcher for $1200 Instead In-stead of $2500. Special to The Tribune. CINCINNATI, Ohio. Dec. IS The national na-tional commission today settled the argument argu-ment over the drafting of Karl 1'. Baldwin Bald-win by the New York American league club. The Yankees filed their 10 1 S draft for the plavers. from the Portland, Ore., club and on the following day amended the player's selection by substituting the Salt Lake club for the Portland club. Investigation In-vestigation established that the player belonged to Portland. Tiie Yankees acted promptly in the ma tier lo rectify the error nnd the changes were made during the drafting period It was shown that its sole purpose was to obtain the player without regard to the identity or classification classi-fication of the minor league club ho was with. The commission therefore validated the original selection of the player from Port-la Port-la nd and directs the New York club to file its demand for $12u0 in favor of the Portland club. The note in favor of the Salt Take club will be returned to New York. |