Show U II I AS EVANS EVANS SEES UT nT J I II 1 I AJOR league magnates magnates mag snag nates desire that all minor leagues come comel under the draft dratt rule I IF I F This condition ex existed ext ex- ex I t ih isted un until 1919 I when V c the h three I II 2 minor I leagues became dissatisfied dis dis- dis satisfied and withdrew with with- I 1 drew with with-I zIl b The th three e minor g IC leagues S to o oppose I Ih Pacific the h cd draft are re reco Coast the 1 l league the International International league and g the American m f ne association asso asso- elation I These three leagues es felt that the draft kept them from getting a proper sum for a great many of f their stars and also often relieved il e them e of some player a rd they I w were ere very desirous of ot keeping I It Is very easy to see tho the position of the minor league club owners on the draft D B Bj keeping themselves out of the j drafts they are aie able to make clubs bid for the services of their stars ii If no club offers a satisfactory amount it Is not cot necessary to let the player go Incidentally If It they are very desirous I of retaining some certain player they need not offer him for tor sale I The rule Is not so PO pleasing to the player play play- er In a great many cases It prevents some flome promising player from getting a I chance chanco in the majors In the days of ot the draft rule the magI magnates magnates mag mag- nates were always willing to take a I chance chanco on the promising youngster be beI because because be- be cause the price Was stated and was reasonable rea rca I I I Now Isow the moment a big league club wants a a n. player the tho price is set at about three times what it would have been under the draft The Tho draft rule is a a. fine thing for tor the I major league magnate and the ball player play play- er The big bis league owner gets the player I at a reasonable a amount r na and many players play play- at I ers era s aa are certain a to om get an opportunity lg to show The minors however I T refer to the BI Big Three can cant capt t see the percentage Inthe Inthe in inthe the draft The reason has already been stated Never was the draft system given a worse knock than at the recent minor league U meeting held hold In Buffalo For Fiora a I year the majors have been advocating I the draft drat Yet after so doing three major league clubs at the Buffalo Duffalo meeting proceeded proceeded proceeded pro pro- to knock all their agreements to toI I smithereens by paying for one player giving and a number of players for tor two pitchers and and three players for tor one pitcher The Pacific c Coast league for the the- sale I lof of f four players two infielders and two pitchers t will receive In money iri aw J r. r and half a dozen players e t boot to-boot Why should t the tO e minor league magnates magnates magnates mag mag- nates desire to return to th Ut draft dratt I ask you N DOPING out ut the possible winners I IN in a running race the experts base their predictions largely on the form torm that the horses have hae shown in previous starts Under c certain condign condi condi- In baseball form torm amounts to little or or nothing as far as the individual performer Is concerned Of course certain certain tam tain teams teRms often stand out as the class of ot the league These t teams figure to win a majority of 0 games against any kind kirg In rl figuring of opposition a teams team's and usually chances ls dt doIn do to win the 1 pitching selection must always be given some consideration Very often pitchers considered the class of the league invariably find it difficult to tob b beat at some tall tail end team For example we will take the the case case of ot Dick Kerr err of oC Chicago Pitted against the New Nev York club winner of ot the American league pennant Kerr was wasa a bear The Yankees were beaten al almost almost almost al- al most as soon loon as he ho stepped into the box No Now the Washington club Wasn't nearly as hard h a hitting aggregation ns as tho the Yankees but Kerr always had his troubles against the Nationals As Asa a II matter of or fact was lucky to finish finish-a a game Shocker of or the tho St St. Louis club is one of ot the greatest pitchers In the tho game Against hio most host t any club in the American Amen Ameri can ca league except Detroit Shocker was always favored to win In the tho last lut four tour years he has beaten Detroit only once Little Acosta of the Washington club Is ia a a. great relief pitcher because of his rather tather different style He lie is against most clubs not Chicago Whenever When When- ever he hns has started against the tho White Sox Sex Griffith has al always ayS feared for his S SAll PAli All of which is difficult of ot explanation 1 tion It merely proves that form doesn't count for much l in baseball |