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amead17 · 03-04-2026, 11:09 AM

DRAFT DEADLINE PASSES; FRISCH HEADS LIST OF BONUS MEN
All First Selections Sign; Holland Alone Declines Terms

By George F. Winthrop, Sporting Times
February 14th 1919

The appointed hour having struck, the deadline for the signing of this year’s draft selections has now passed into history. With but a single exception, the class has affixed pen to paper and pledged its services for the coming season.

All first-round selections have come to agreeable terms with their respective clubs, as have the great majority of those chosen in the second round. The lone dissenter is young Bill Holland, who failed to reach an accord with the Chicago Cubs. Holland, standing alone as the only holdout from the first two rounds—and indeed from the entire draft—will return to the eligible list and re-enter next year’s proceedings.

Among those who did sign, the matter of bonus money has occasioned no small discussion. While several young men secured sums exceeding those granted in previous years, the uppermost figure falls slightly short of last season’s loftiest reward. The distinction of top earner belongs to Frankie Frisch, first overall selection of the Philadelphia Phillies, who received a handsome bonus of $3,950. The Phillies’ prized recruit must now justify that investment upon the field of play.

A notable number of other draftees secured bonuses exceeding $1,000. Among them are:

Lefty York, Cleveland Indians — $1,870

Curt Walker, Detroit Tigers — $2,880

Clarence Mitchell, St. Louis Browns — $1,560

Dave Brown, New York Yankees — $2,030

Cliff Lee, Chicago Cubs — $2,310

Al Wingo, New York Giants — $2,940

Bernie Friberg, Cincinnati Reds — $1,540

Bill Bayne, Brooklyn Robins — $3,740

George Uhle, Boston Red Sox — $3,040

Dickey Kerr, Boston Braves — $2,630

Rosy Ryan, Cincinnati Reds — $2,670

Pat Collins, Philadelphia Athletics — $1,310

Gene Robertson, Detroit Tigers — $1,540

Jimmy Zinn, Washington Senators — $2,690

Earl Smith, Chicago White Sox — $3,420

Charlie Robertson, St. Louis Cardinals — $1,500

Frank Welch, Pittsburgh Pirates — $1,400

Thus concludes the business of signing, and the youthful class now turns its mind from negotiation to preparation. The ink is dry, the purses lightened, and before long these promising men shall endeavor to repay their clubs’ confidence upon the diamond.

03-04-2026, 11:09 AM	#834
amead17 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 9,284	DRAFT DEADLINE PASSES; FRISCH HEADS LIST OF BONUS MEN All First Selections Sign; Holland Alone Declines Terms By George F. Winthrop, Sporting Times February 14th 1919 The appointed hour having struck, the deadline for the signing of this year’s draft selections has now passed into history. With but a single exception, the class has affixed pen to paper and pledged its services for the coming season. All first-round selections have come to agreeable terms with their respective clubs, as have the great majority of those chosen in the second round. The lone dissenter is young Bill Holland, who failed to reach an accord with the Chicago Cubs. Holland, standing alone as the only holdout from the first two rounds—and indeed from the entire draft—will return to the eligible list and re-enter next year’s proceedings. Among those who did sign, the matter of bonus money has occasioned no small discussion. While several young men secured sums exceeding those granted in previous years, the uppermost figure falls slightly short of last season’s loftiest reward. The distinction of top earner belongs to Frankie Frisch, first overall selection of the Philadelphia Phillies, who received a handsome bonus of $3,950. The Phillies’ prized recruit must now justify that investment upon the field of play. A notable number of other draftees secured bonuses exceeding $1,000. Among them are: Lefty York, Cleveland Indians — $1,870 Curt Walker, Detroit Tigers — $2,880 Clarence Mitchell, St. Louis Browns — $1,560 Dave Brown, New York Yankees — $2,030 Cliff Lee, Chicago Cubs — $2,310 Al Wingo, New York Giants — $2,940 Bernie Friberg, Cincinnati Reds — $1,540 Bill Bayne, Brooklyn Robins — $3,740 George Uhle, Boston Red Sox — $3,040 Dickey Kerr, Boston Braves — $2,630 Rosy Ryan, Cincinnati Reds — $2,670 Pat Collins, Philadelphia Athletics — $1,310 Gene Robertson, Detroit Tigers — $1,540 Jimmy Zinn, Washington Senators — $2,690 Earl Smith, Chicago White Sox — $3,420 Charlie Robertson, St. Louis Cardinals — $1,500 Frank Welch, Pittsburgh Pirates — $1,400 Thus concludes the business of signing, and the youthful class now turns its mind from negotiation to preparation. The ink is dry, the purses lightened, and before long these promising men shall endeavor to repay their clubs’ confidence upon the diamond.