IHE TIMES: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1919 ,
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IRISH NAMES PLAYING LEADING PART IN COLLEGE
DEAL FOn HORNSBY SAID
TO BE ALMOST COMPLETE
FED. MINOR LEAGUERS
OOTBALL ELEVENS FOR P.1ESEN7 GRIDI.10N YE A.l
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President Fultz of International Says Baltimore Club
Made $50,000 Last Ssason Because Majora
Could Not Take His Stars
New York, Oct. 23 Exemption
from the draft has been a great boon
to the minor leagues, particularly the
leagues of higher classification, and
there is no. likelihood of the minor
leagues again ' entering into an agree
ment with the majors by which the
baseball drafts will be" resumed. So
said Dave Fultz yesterday In discuss
ing the minoi league situation. Fultj
is president of the New International
League and a member of the Nation
al Board, the executive body of the
minors.
Fultz will represent his league at
the minor leagua conference which
has been called for Sprlngileld, iviass..
on November 1 1. While Fulta de
clined .to predict any legislation which
might be transacted at the annual
meeting of the minor leagues, he
said the meetlnff would be one of
the most important ever held by the
National Association of Minor
Lfaguea. It will be the llrett session
of the minors s!:ue the abrogation
of the old National Asrreemtmt.
"I can, of course, spef.k only for
the International , Lenitite," said
Fultt, 'bm I have no doubt that the
doing away with the draft was one
of the greatest blessings that ever
eame to the minor leasurjs.
