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2-S All, Yes! Our BOWLERS BOOSTING TOURNEY Committee for Big Toledo Meeting Hard at Work Lining Up Teams. TO VOTE ON THE "DODO" BALL Issue Ik I.lnblr to Cause a Rood Deal of Friction Among; AArontra Who "iVnnt to Continue It Car. Ilr CAUL J. CAIN. lliMvlluir Hclieitulr for WftU. ASSOCIATION ALLEYS. Mercantile League Monday, Berger'a Colta against Coroy-McKenzto; A. O. U. V. No. 17 against Hpauldtngs; Hlzz against Kl Paxoa; Beacon l'resa against Mogul Hans. Booster League Tuesday, Clara Belles against Guarantee Clothing Co.; Ilrandes Highballs against Blurs and Stripes, Ma zepjms ngulnst Store Malta; Popel-Glllcrs aicalnat Fred Delfs. Omaha Gas League Wednesday, Cot tage Area against Reznors; Eclipse Ranges asalnat Does; Tur Babies ugalnst Jntcnsos. Trl-CIty Ucntlata' Iapuo Wednesday, Cosmos uRalnit llrlef; Itnvlnw agalnat Dlecat, Summary against Items. Automobile leaRUo Thursday, Htorx Auto Supply against Cadillacs; Htude bakers against Horn Supply Co.; Ford Motor against Traynor Auto Co.: United Motor Co. against Nebraska llulck Co. Omahu beutrue Friday, IJurkley En velopes against Ilospea', Mcts against Jotter's Old Age; Advos against Luxus." MOltlllHON'H ALLKY8. Knights of Columbus l.ciiguo Monday, Stars against Packers; Hpeudera against Magics, flusters against Corkers. Oatu City League Tuesday, Tracy's La Trudas against J. H. Cross; Btorz Tri umphs against Midwest Tailors; Thurs day Hancock-Bpstcns against Prays; Old ftylo Lager against Frank's Colts. Morrison League Wednesday, Wroth. Old Hoys against Klks; Field Club agulnst Stryker Khoo Co.; Old Saxon llruu against Alpha Camp. Fairmont Creamery League Friday, Uladem against Uellcla; Fairmont Hunch ugalnst Dettcr Itutter. METHOPOL1TAN ALLKYS. Commercial I-aguo Monday, Brode gaurd Crowns against Jetter'a Oold Tops; Tuesday, Omaha Bicycle Indians against O'Brien's Monte Chrlstos; Thursday, Itogera' Permits against Gordon's Flre proofs; Friday, Sporting News against Namelesa. Metropolitan League Monday, Itu mohr's Sports against Deseltn's Mlxors; Tuesday, Singer Sewing Machine ugalnst Storr Bottling Department; Wednesday, Tracy's To-Be-Cea against Specials; Thursday, Ortmanu against Dough Mix er. Standard Oil league Saturday after noon, Polarlne against Perfection Oil; Mica Axle Grease against Crown Gaso line. South Omaha. SOUTH OMAHA, GAHLOW'B ALLKYS. Magic City League Monday, Jetter'a Gold Tops against South Omaha Ice Co.; Stelllnga against Boyce's Crackerjacks; Thursday, Culkln's Cubs against Midwest Tailors; Peterson's Candy Kids against Oarlow's Colts; Friday, Martin's Tigers against Hlnchcy Laundry Co. Packers' League Tuesday, Morris against Swift; Cuduhy against Armour. MKTItOPOLITAN ALLEYS. Wednesday night, Ladles' night. Mneclal aiatchea. Sunday Afternoon, Association Alleys Jetter'a Gold Tops, South Omaha, and Ited Oak (la.) team. Monday Might, Fort Crook Picked team from Gate City league against the Fort Crook soldiers. Wednesday at 6:16, Association Alleys Standard Oil Btars against Merchants National Office Boys. Sunday Afternoon, Metropolitan Alleys Postponed game between Oordon Fire Vroofs and O'Brien's Monte Chrlstos. The noosters' Committee of the Toledo Bowling association are hard at work lining up the teams and making out thi schedule for the coining American Bowl ing Congress tournament, to be held In Toledo, February 57, to March IS. All In dications point to a most successful tournument. The entry list, which closed last Wednesday night Is large, about 0 teams being entered. Toledo entered ver 100 teams from their own association. Secretary Langtry of the American Bowling congress has been working hard answering correspondence and receiving entries. The big Issue of this year's tournament will be the vote taken In regard to barring the "dodo" ball. This will, of course, cause a good deal of friction among the bowlers on account of the venly divided popularity for and against lyo frcuk sphere. Thoao in favor of earring the ball have taken a great step in their own favor by barring out of the tournament all eastern teams who use the "dodo." This of course, will causo the udvocate of the ball to lose all their astern votes. The Chicago city assocla lon voted to Instruct thulr delegates to ote against the trick sphere, but tbe Teveland delegates are Instructed to iotc in Xavor of It. Tho Dayton, O. bowiers even have gone so far as to hrcaten to secede from the American Cowling Congress If the ball Is barred. There are several cities In the eastern part of tbe Amerjcan Bowling Congress erritory who are In favor of the ball, and the contest for its life promises to e a warm one. Omaha bowlers as a rule are lndlf erent n to the outcome of the vote. There are practically no "dodo" artists In the city. Only three or four use the 'oaded liali which Is' considered an equal with tbe "dodo," and will be governed by the vote along with the "dodo." A. D. C. Tournament Xotrs. The Detroit Lodge of Masons has eent In entries for several teams. The teams hay requested that March i. be set aside tor them They will take a special train and, outside of tbe regular bowling, tbey ( iAT iAM- I jjgScgggl -j, , - I HAVE A TABLE. s. JTT V A CABARET AH: COME HLJ ACROUCM! Vho EAT E! " '- THAT ) AND I'M ff, ' PHOHtO DAT H6 " -a Iffitpsgjhj on .just EST J wiJAHrt 1 too dear a ibetPVrcAK fou r , AM ON Ht? WAY rfK ... 1 SS THIS TIME' H HO U tXTf S, A Jlo-r- OOlVOlNNefM ' DOWN TO CAT Tl HAVE DINNER gg V i . AW VOOUOM-r l-tom") V V V I J W1D -fO ! I VflTH Ui TONHJHT, lljKI Y IS fesi C appoint Mf J I 1 'D,PPY V ' V J cLL SAM -AH- COME ' aeae; Wirt", fop T v -gr m - -- "p- . . - - - Happy Home! Intend to have a good time socially. Tlioy will be accompanied by a band and a fife and drum corps. Omaha will send three teams. The Old Saxon Uniu, winners of first place In tho Midwest tournament held at Kansas City, the Mots team who have attended all the big tournaments, and tho Jetter'a Gold Tops of South Omaha. Thnao nro nil good tournament teams nnd will probably mako a good showing at the largest of bowling nvents. The samo heavy pins will be used this year, and any team rolling a good score will deserve nil they get. It Is hoped that tho Omalin bowlers will attend tho American Bowling Con gress In a body this year, nnd not string out like lost sheep as they have on tho past tournaments, An attempt will bo made tp bring the 1D14 tournament nt least as far west as Chicago. Tho Midwest association bowl ers feel that Toledo Is too for east. Chicago, Milwaukee nnd Detroit vlll be strong bidders for tho 1914 event with odds In favor of the Windy City. lliMvlluir Notes, Charley Ortinan has been going good In the Knights of Columbus league. He rolls a 200 game now and then. The Advos held thnlr position by win ning three from the Hospes. They rolled a l,(e0 single gume utid u 2, Ml total. Fanton has at last "fanthotned" the Metropolitan alleys. Ho rolled a C?7 total ror tho Sporting News squad last week. Firestone rolled his first GOO game m the Omaha league Friday night, when ho Idled up a 017 total. Watch htm go trom now on. This morning at 11 o'clock the O'Brien's Monte Crlstos nnd Gordon's Flreproofs will play u postponed game on the Metro politan alleys. Nelson, a married man. Is. high for thu Brodvxaard diamond. Ho rolled n !7 game last week, beating Old Soldier Ueht It ii by one pin. The Mete jttopped thu oncoming Hunt leys by taking two gamen from intwi. The printers shot a good game, but thu brewers went them one better. Will Mosit YoUHun kindly step Into the Morrison alleys nnd pay storage charges on that bowling trophy h won? Atpiuu ent J oo Berger Is using it for a hat rack. Tho 000 games In tho Omaha league Friday night were. Wartchow, UI6; Uoff, 032: Bland. Ki o'Johnson. CM: Firestone. 617; Neale, 614; Sclple, ul4, and Conrad. 0U. The Omaha leaguers were surely on ihe I rumpiige Friday night. There were lx . l.OOo, or better, team games, eight - Indl- vmuui totals over )uu una two team loiuu bettor than 2.X00. Tho Jctters pulled their foot out of tho grave and won onu game from the quiet Luxum squad by rolling 1,033. Cloclon schwager, of cpurse, kept Hlnrtchs com pany on thu bench. Brown has quit living nt home. He won the Uneeda Quick Lunch meal ticket on the Metropolitan alleys for thu third consecutive time. Brown eats at leant five meals n day now. Bob llushmun of the llustars. Is think ing seriously of having tho pins set up In tho gutter for him. Itobert has boon unable to keep the ball on the alley and as a result leaves all the pins standing. . Jack Coby threatens to leave the game j forever. Joe. Berger has traded that old i black marble off and Jack has been un- able to get a rphere that strikes his fancy, shoot any ball, Jack. Ttiey'ro an round. On tho Metropolitan alleys Tuesday 1 night two Scotch organizations, called , tho Clan Gordons and Caledonians, are to battle fur the bowling supremacy of) the Scottish orders. Enthusiasm is on the rampuge and a lively contest Is expected. Bertwell of tho Fulrmount Creamery league has given up the game on account of the notoriety he Is receiving and also uecause me tuns reiuac iu itui ui mo rate of 209 per game. Stay with it "Bert," you will make a great bowler some day. MUek of the Stars in the Knights of Columbus league, has lost his strldo. Ho started out Ilka a whirlwind, but haa let up much to the discomfort of his teammates, who had him pictured as a coming Jimmy Smith. A team picked up from the Booster leuguo denizens of thu Association al leys defeated the Fort Omaha team three straight games Friday night. The sol diers could not keep up with the down town boys, especially with Itatekln roll ing 630. Joe Berger has had so much siiccets with his merry-go-rounds that he nas started two more. One Is for Gate Ct'.y members only Hnd tho other one Is open to all. The way they ure taking hold of the morry-go-rounds these days Is caus ing big scores to be rolled. Some blc scores were rolled In the merry-go-round which ended last week i on the Morrison alleys. Hclple und Learn ! were high with I'll anil ranion third with 1.2!. Sonne and McCabe fourth with 1.22. Hclple and Learn and Caugu Ian and Lemon divided fifth with a l,tl! total. There was J7tl In the prise money. Wiley Is practicing every day to gain back hla lost honors and, Incidentally, a few lost dollars. Wiley Is a staunch sup porter of the merry-go-round tourna ments and often takes part In them. He says thut he Is tired buying coal and shoes for other bowlers and Intends to get hack ull his money wun compounu interest. The Cadillacs broke a league record Thursday night, when they rolled high team alngle game Willi m as a score, but tho record only stood a few minutes for the Storx Auto Supply bunch slipped In a M snortiy anerwaras. iieim oi mo Cadillacs also broke the league's high Individual total with 60S, with games of 193, 1W and S03. There Is music In the air. Not only enn thu Old Stylo laager team bowl, but thuy can also sing. The members of thla team havo organized a quartet and will donate their services to any social event free of charge If you can stand It. lie quartet Is composed of such voices u those of Fits. Shaw, Bones. Holts and Hilton. All ore former members of the Salvation Army and, of course, know how to sing. WANT TO CONTROL ALL SPORT (Continued from X-axe One.) that there is pressing necessity for supervision and regulation. At present professional boxing Is "ex ploited" by many unscrupulous perfons who have misnamed themselves "pro moters." They run contests and "tour naments" for tho sole purpose of making money. They match men with names THE OMAHA Copy r l Klit. 1913. International News Service. Clean Living Basis of a Great Athlete's Success in Sport "Farmer" Burns as a Fine Example of American Manhood ll ('. 3IAHUN YOt LD. If you were asked to guess who was physically tho most thoroughly developed man In the world physically you'd hav to do a mite of thinking, wouldn't youT Superficially one might guess Jeffries, llackenschmldt, Gotch, Bnndow, anyone but the right man. Ho la Martin Burils, or, to be more ex plicit, "Farmer" Burns. Ho resides at 2710 California street In this city, and next Friday midnight tho bell will ring down the curtain on the fifty-first year of the erstwhile champion catch-as-catch-caii wrestler's life. On Saturday, February 15, Farmer Burns will enter his fifty-second year. One asks, when was Farmer Burns champion of the world? Others say he never was champion. But he was, and today there Is not n man In tho world his weight can put his shoulders to the mat, two out of" thrco tlmos. Farmer Burns won the championship of tho world on April 20, 1895, when he defeated "Strnngler" Evan Lewis In the Second Beglmont nrmbry, Lake Front, Chicago. Thla title ho held until May C, 1837, when ho lost to Danny McLcod at Indian apolla. It was In a little old log cabin that Farmer Burns was born, February 15, 1881, In Springfield township. Cedar county, lowu. Even when u child Farmer was "rnatllng" with his boy companions At tho ago of 8 years ho pulled off his first match for 15 cents. Ills first opponent was a boy threo years his senior, James Magrlu, but the little fellow who was destined to bo the world's champion dumped Ills adversary nnd walkod off with the spoils nnd n burning desire for bigger stakes. Plowing, suwlng wood and husking corn wns the means by which Martin kept himself In training. At the ngo of 12 years ho hired out for J12 a month. From that time until lie woh 19 ho plowed, und wrestled In the evenings, Around Denl son, Ia he became woll known and liked and many were tho matches he pulled off. Burns takes a great pride in the man ner in which he Iihh lived. Ho never Bmoked, never drank Intoxicating liquors, coffee or tea, never chewed tobacco and never swore. Swearing, declares Farmer, poisons the blood and n man cannot dis charge his duties as ho should. That the big Irishman 1b fond of tho wrcBtllng game, yes, even .loves It, goes almost without saying. In his time thero wasn't nnythtng he wouldn't tackle, even to wild animals. Tho story Is told of how Burns one time wrestled n wild bear for 11 and a side bet nnd got two straight falls from Bruin. Farmer was In the depot nt Burling ton, Wash.. December 9. 1903, when he saw a wild bear chained to a post. A mnn attempted to food the wild animal and It became angry. Farmer Immedi ately became Interested and said, "I can throw that bear." A man standing nearby said, "I'll bet you n dollar you cun't." Burns mndo for tho hear and before Mr. Bruin knew what was up he wns pinned to tho ground, both his shoulders touching. The man paid tho dollar, claiming the benr wus taken by surprise. Another dollar was put up that Burns couldn't put the bear'B ears on the ground. Before Bruin could get his favorite hold Farmer had stood him on his head. Farmer collected, hopped on the train, and left with many new ad mirers. Farmer Burns became an International character before he had been In the ring game many years. Even the small boys knew of Burns and nn Interesting talo Is told In this connection. Bums had wrestled In Decorah, la., and had taken the town by storm. The next Sunday In Sunday school a teacher asked one of he' small pupils who was the wisest kin A small boy piped up, "Solomor Teacher then asked who was the stron est man in the world. Imagine the co sternatlon when a amall fellow Jump up and screamed nt the top of hla voice "Farmer Burns." One of Burns' favorite diversions In the olden daya was to disguise himself nnd take on the big men traveling with shows and meeting all-comers nnd also sure- without regard to their fitness to pieet one another; they advertise ns being for champlonshlpa bouts that cannot pos sibly have anything of a chamiHonahlp character about them; they offer big purses on paper-and, more often than not, leave the poor fighting man to get what he can; In short, the best part of their game la to Induce the sporting: pub lie to part with Its money to see "matches" that are In reality not matches at all. This most unsatlsfaotorv stata nf nt. fairs Is due, primarily, to the absence of a clear understanding between the four great boxing countries-England, the United states, Australia and France. Recently an attempt was made to bring about a common agreement between the four nations as to championship weights und kindred aubjects. In New York boxing la state-controlled by a boxing commission, which, while it has done good work, has shown u de cided leaning toward ultra-ritrlctivc- SUNDAY BBK: FEBRUARY P, 1913. MARTIN "FABMEIV BUBNS. thing matches. He often went about looking for work ns a cornhusker or woodsawer. After getting tho Job he would tell his employer he wns a wrestler. In a few days he .would be matched with a big man with a reputation. Farmer would cull hlenbackVrs und large amounts would be wagered, the outcome nlways being with Farmer on top. Aside from being ex-champlon wrestler of the world Burns Is today the chumplon stick-puller of thu world nnd challenge anyone to take a try at It with him. Hums has won over J 12.000 In this line of sport alone. One day when Farmer was wrestling In In a little town lit Iowa a great big fellow by tho name of Oscar Casey, then claimed to be the greatest Btlck pulUr In thu country, asked Farmer If he knew anything nbout tho game. Burns pleuded Ignorance whereupon Casey suw a chance for Hiirao big coin und begun angling for a contest. Burns challenged him for J 100 a Bide bet und Casey raised It to $500. Later it went up again and when tho contest started each mnn had bet $3,300. Burns wqn the first draw In a few sec onds and tho next In equally as short a time. Burna then toured the smaller towns nnd denned up large sums of money nt stick-pulling contests. Burns was not nlways known as "Farmer." He acquired this name In the "urlng of 18S9. He went to Chicago with carloads of hogs and a ticket ur ged for a ten-day stopover. While Chicago he noticed that Jack Curkeek .id "Strnngler" Lewis were showing at local opera house nnd taking on- all 'omers. Burns appeared at the opera house dressed In his old clothes. He ap plied for an opportunity to meet these men on tho same evonlng. Tarson Davles. who wns then munaglnB the two men, laughed at Burns, calling htm a "farmer." ness. In Frnnce boxing Is largely con fined to Paris, where It is governed by one or two big promoters. Over here little of the boxing that Is seen outside of the National Sporting club Is reliable, far less respectable. France and the United States have come to an understanding on certain general points, but the work of consolidating the four boxing nations has still to be done. The welfare or the sport Is of such vital Importance that the calling of at least an informal International confer ence seems an Imperative necessity or the near future Before this happens, however, America, Australia and France would be well advised If they set their respective houses In order by instituting national championship competitions on the lines of that so admirably conducted by the National Sporting club for the handsome and valuable belts presented by Ixrd Insda1e In each country the championship belts, I Drawn for The Bee by George McManus Burns, however, met tho two men and stayed the limit. The next morning tho Chicago newspapers heralded "Farmer" Burns to the world and this name has stuck with him. In 1S94 Farmer Burns toured the country meeting all comers. In 189C he again toured the country, for which he was paid 3300 a week by a theatrical com pany. In 1S9S he met and defeated the "Terrible Turk." "Hall Adall," "The Sultan's Lion." In 1S99 he toured the northwest and after hla return he met Frank A. Gotch, the world's present champion. After the match Burns 'said Gotch was a wonder and he would take and make him the world's champion, which promise ho fulfilled. In the year 1900 Farmer Burns and hla family took up their residence In Omaha. Today he has a large, gymnasium In hla home, where he teaches sons of rich men how to wrestle. Farmer charges S0 a week for his Instructions, but people who know say he is equally as good In build ing up broken down bodies and minds as the much renowned Muldoon. Burns has wrestled over 6.000 matches to date and has lost hut seven. He says, "I have never asked a man to lay down for me und I never agreed to do it for another. I have wrestled the beat men In my time and I have won fairly and squarely." Today there Is not a man In the country who can claim to bo In better condition physically than Farmer Burns. Hla mua clea huve been made the atudy of anato mists from various parts of the country. The muscles In hla neck are wonderful and scientists and physicians say It would be impossible to bang Burns with a rope. In nil America today there lives no greater, more generous or cleaner man thnn the "Grand Old Man of tho Mat," Farmer Burns. If not actually presented by the leading national sportsman, might bear his name, thereby conferring upon each competition a strong personal identity and giving to It the hall-mark of true sportsmanship. A contest between the holder of a Lons dale and, say, a Roosevelt belt, would be an event calculated to tickle the palate of the entire sporting world. An International code of control that would give satisfaction all around would not be easily devised, for American Ideas as to weights and welghlng-ln are quite different from ours. The difficulties are not Insuperable, however. The entire subject la an exceedingly fascinating as well as Important one, ami as it has been informally discussed by several leading members of the National Sporting club, we may hear shortly of steps being taken To bring out a mora pretentious. If not more formal, confer ence of an International character. BELLSYUE LOOKS TO TRACK Fears Expressed 'that Loss of Crack Men May Affect Team. LOSS OF PRIMROSE FELT Man AVho Put Athletes tn Cham pionship Form for Trro Seasons Will Not' Be with 3Ien Again This Season, With the basket ball season praactlcally ended, Bellevuo athletic interest Is com mencing to center on track and base ball. Although the season la early for base ball, the track men have been training for several weeks' In a mild way. The dls tarico men and sprinters have been tak ing cross country runs for endurance and condition, and indoor practice will start at once, when the basket ball season Is ended. While the personnel of this year's team Is not settled It wilt Include nearly all of last year's team with two or three additions. The loss of Miller In the mile and Paulson in the sprints will be the most serious, and the rumor that R, Qunckenbush, who handled the pole vault nnd broad Jump last year, may not return for tho last semester Is causing some anxiety among track followers. P. Quackenbush, who holds tho college record for the high Jump, nnd won the shot put In the state meet last spring, will ngain be tho main-stay in theso events, Johnson In the low hurdles, Jones In the hammer and sprints, and Ohman In the distance runs will be tho noucleus nbout which the team will be built. The loss of Primrose as coach will be deeply felt, as It was largely through his efforts that the team car ried off tho Inter-colleglate state me-3t for the years 1910 and 1911. The base ball prospects are rather doubt ful at present. The loss of Alschulcr, who quit school during the holidays, has left the squad without a catcher. AI schuler was one of the beat men on tho team, nnd wns especially valuable as the only experienced backstop on tho hill. Hnlderman. QuackenbUBh and ' Boiling will constitute the pitching staff, together with Haswell. who will probably be played elsewhere unless needed in tho box. Fowler, last year's captain, will bo the biggest loss to the squad as an Individual player, as he headed the bat ting list and was regarded ns the best first baseman in the college league. Tho schedule will include Wesleyan, Doane, Cotner and probably Tarkio and other colleges to tho east. The base ball trip of a week's duration will be made during May. Going After the Clay Court Tennis Tourney for Omaha Harry Koch left for New York laat night and Conrad Young goes Monday to attend the thirty-second annual meeting of the National Lawn Tennis association, Thla meeting Is scheduled for February 14. when the Omaha men will present the claims of Omaha and ask that tho clay court tournament be held here this summer. Mr. Young Is not claiming the big ten nis tournoy for Omaha, but he is of the opinion that the city's chances for get ting It are excellent. Iowa, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Missouri, Colorado and all of the Pacific coast states have declared in favor of Omaha. Two or three south ern cities are In the field, but they are not looked upon as strong competitors. AMERICAN H0RSeTiS SECOND IN STEEPLECHASE SANDOWN PARK. England. Feb. S. J R. Fell's High Bridge, the only Ameri can steeplechaser In training for the Grand National at Liverpool next month, was second to the favorite, Glen Heston. In the Prince of Wales handicap steeplo chasa here this afternoon. This was the American horse's tryout. He carried the top weight of 175 poundB and made a dis tinctly good showing. The distance was three miles and In the last half mil High Bridge, for a short period, held the lead. MURPHY AND EVERS WILL MAKE TRADES CHICAGO. Feb. 8.-Presldent Murphy and Manager Evera of the Chicago Na tional league base bait club, before leav ing today for New York to attend the scheduled meeting of the league next week, said they hoped to complete a num ber of trades and arrance for tint return of Orval Overall to pitch the coming sea- son. HOWELL AND SPIKE KELLY GO TEN ROUNDS TO DRAW KANSAS CITY, Feb. 8.-Tommy Howell of Philadelphia and Spike Kelly of Chi cago, welterweights, fought ten rounds to a draw here tonight While Kelly appar ently had the advantage on points, Howell was the aggressor and landed more effectively. AWARDS OF PLAYERS MADti (Continued from Page One.) to therato them. Under the old provi sions of tho national agreement the drafted players went back to the clubs from which they were secured -without being given an opportunity to advance to a classification higher than that of the minor league club from which they were obtained. Under the new agreement, the foUowtng advancement of players has been made: Two players claimed by Clasa AA, se cured by major league clubs from Class A. Eight players claimed by Class AA, se cured by major league clubs from Class B. Three players claimed by Class AA, se cured by major league clubs from Class C. Three players claimed by Class AA, se cured by major league cluba from Clasa D. Onu player claimed by Class A, secured by major league club from Class C Thla shows that seventeen players out of the twenty-seven claimed advanced in their profession under the new provisions of the national agreement. Plana of Overall. 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