IN THE NEWS: Another Oakland star, Buzz Arlett, long coveted by ML teams and long withheld by Oakland, is sold to the Phillies.
The Boston Braves release veteran pitcher Johnny Cooney. He had held out in 1930, insisting he could bat well enough to stay in baseball. After several years in the minors, he will return to the National League as a Braves OF and be runner-up to NL batting champ Pete Reiser in 1940.
The International League accepts the open draft imposed by the major leagues. Until this time the top minor leagues could control their players and refuse to sell them.
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