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Show BILLY EVANS SAYS 1 The falluro of the minors to agree on tho draft rule is a direct blow tOi the ambitions of every "bush league" ball player. The goal of every ball player is to1 make the grade to the big league. It is the real incentive that spurs him on li causes him to put forth his best efforts ef-forts at all times Tho minor leagues have been tho I stopping stories to the majors for years Thi leagues ol different classification clas-sification offered a gradual system of progression. The player was certain to ultimately get his chance in the big show, If he had the ability. m m The failure of tho minors to agree on the draft has closed the doors of tho majors to a great many players, it will mean that a lot of players worthy of a trial In the majors will bo denied the opportunity, for a time at least, if not forever. There is one class of players however how-ever who will profit Immensely by the failure of tho draft plan, as advocated by Judge Landis, to meet with approval ap-proval I have in mind the college baseball player. The major league clubs realize they must develop more players now that the minor league school has in a measure been closed to them. Thcv must dig up players With promise and spend several years developing them Tim colleges offer a big field for players of ability and promise. Of lute years, big league teams always have scouts at all college games of any importance. Connie Mack for years has followed such a system. More and more the other major league leaders are placing their approval ap-proval on Connie's Idea. Take the case of Glen KUlinger of Penn Slate. KUlinger was the sensation sensa-tion of the football world last season. I He is said to be a great ball player. Hugo Bezdek, former manager of the Pittsburg Nationals, now director of athletics at Penn State, thinks Klllln-ger Klllln-ger has a great chance to make good in tho majors. KUlinger doesn't graduate from Penn Slate until February, but rumor has it that he has already signed with I the X. w York Americans. He is to go south In the spring with the Yankees.! o Aldrlch of Yale, who 'is a star in-flelder, in-flelder, graduates from that instltu-1 tlon in June. A number of major l ague flubs have mude him fancy of-& of-& 1 As yet Aldrlch has not signed with any team. He can t quite inake: up his mind whether or not he wants to play professional i The Chicago Wahlto Sox have made a very flattering offer to Lee Willard. star athlete at University of Colorado. Willard plays cither the infield or mil Held. It is said Kid Gleason Is very anxious to secure him. illard already al-ready has won 13 loiters at Colorado, four In football and three each In bus-ketball, bus-ketball, track and baseball. . Failure to adopt the draft rule Is-going Is-going to prove a big boon to the college col-lege ball player, likewise the amateur. Hi la certain to receive mugh more, consideration than ever before. |