Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-05-08 | Page 4 | A. A. Feels Need of Good Players

I A A FEELS NEED OF GOOD PLAYERS CHICAGO May Scarcity 8 8 Scarcity of nf high class players pinyon lg 18 being felt relt h the ranks of the American association atlon it became known today when hI I tho presidents of oC the clubs called upon President Thomas Thoma J and d asked d him to help them In th their Ir quest of pl players y rs The Tho two 1111 I I who nho appealed to trio league Ical executive were wre Roger ROlIer Dr Brea lJ nahan of ot the Toledo club and ond V WC C Smith of the tho Indianapolis club eluh 1 the Iho he clubs In the American asso association elation are lire forbidden to accept pi ers from frem the majors under the draft draft anti agreement and the tho two club executives today asked President dent Hickey to take ake some step to- to toward to ward a modification Uon of the wort work working to-I to I ing loll ot or the draft Mr Hickey agreed to write the theother theother other six members of ot the league longue putting pulling the tho matter up to them I Presidents Bresnahn and Smith suggested that the owners of the theother theother theother other six Bit clubs be bo asked to vote on the proposition to accept pill placers cr from the majors majora under option It with the stipulation that bal these men b be subject to d draft nfl If the ho options are an not exercised