The GAPL a 12 team progressive league that started in 1901 needs one team for the 1919 season. The Chicago Cougars need an owner for their American League team.  We are currently five games from the 120 game mark. The team will draft somewhere between fifth and ninth in the draft depending on the last five games.  I will post the rules below.  Contact occsid if interested in this team. 

Chicago Cougars (owner: occsid)
Comiskey Park (I) (Chicago White Sox: 1910-1990)
Name	Season	Franchise	Pos	Salary
Jim Bagby Sr.	1918	Cleveland Indians	SP	$9,294,614
Red Causey	1918	New York Giants	SP	$4,765,953
Fritz Coumbe	1918	Cleveland Indians	SP	$3,332,936
Lefty George	1918	Boston Braves	SP	$1,524,756
Pol Perritt	1918	New York Giants	SP	$7,773,673
Lefty Tyler	1918	Chicago Cubs	SP	$11,202,183
Johnny Enzmann	1918	Cleveland Indians	RP	$3,815,912
Alex Main	1918	Philadelphia Phillies	RP	$737,666
George Mogridge	1918	New York Yankees	RP	$7,125,623
Mike Regan	1918	Cincinnati Reds	RP	$2,457,264
Milt Watson	1918	Philadelphia Phillies	RP	$2,622,230
Bert Adams	1918	Philadelphia Phillies	C	$1,264,185
Jimmy Archer	1918	Pittsburgh Pirates	C	$1,461,542
Frank Snyder	1918	St. Louis Cardinals	C	$1,403,794
Walter Holke	1918	New York Giants	1B	$2,762,813
Stuffy McInnis	1918	Boston Red Sox	1B	$4,057,678
Patsy McGaffigan	1918	Philadelphia Phillies	2B	$992,750
Bill Wambsganss	1918	Cleveland Indians	2B	$2,601,954
Milt Stock	1918	Philadelphia Phillies	3B	$4,006,107
Roger Peckinpaugh	1918	New York Yankees	SS	$3,594,459
Mike Fitzgerald	1918	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	$1,075,870
Cliff Heathcote	1918	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	$2,476,452
Clyde Milan	1918	Washington Senators	OF	$5,135,579
Elmer Miller	1918	New York Yankees	OF	$1,538,595
Dode Paskert	1918	Chicago Cubs	OF	$5,669,195
Active Roster Total Salary:				$92,693,783

They also have the rights to the following players on IR

Sam Rice	Chicago Cougars	OF	1919
Rube Benton	Chicago Cougars	P	1919
Bob Shawkey	Chicago Cougars	P	1919

Mike McNally	Chicago Cougars	2B	1920
Frank O'Rourke	Chicago Cougars	SS	1920

Rules 

Welcome to the 1918 draft for Great American Progressive League. The draft will officially start at 10:00 AM on Thursday June 8th. It will start untimed on as soon as we fill. 

The first two rounds will be two hour slots. Every round after that will be one hour.

Please site mail the next two owners after your pick

Please put position and player name in bold OF - Dave Winfield

I should be around for proxies. 

You may pick ahead of your slot if there are no skipped picks.

Great American Progressive League

This league will start with the 1901 season and work our way through the history of baseball.

Full League Rules

* WIS 4 with 12 teams, 2 leagues, 1 division (6-6), 2 playoff teams, no interleague play and a balanced schedule
* Exculsive Player ownership
* NO DH
* No Waiver Wire
* Six Below Average AAA Fielder and four Below Average AAA Pitchers
* Alignment will be as close to possible to the NL/AL

Progressive Rules

* Opening draft will be a snake style draft 1-12, 12-1. Draft Order will be determined using random.org. Your number will be the order you sign up in. (i.e. the first person signing up will be 1, etc.)
* 25 man roster limit to start. As we progress and add enough players we will draft the extras into AAA
* There are 343 players available in the 1916 draft. 
* 1902 draft and on will be determined using the standings at the Transaction Deadline. Bottom four teams will be put in a lottery using Michigan Lottery Daily 4 drawings.
* Picks for the 1919 season CAN NOT be traded until the 1918 season starts.
* Any player you draft that disappears and re-enter the WIS database in later season can be placed on the IR list
* Only full season verisions of the player can be used. No partial seasons
* Players become eligible to be drafted when the first appear in the WIS Database
* Team names must have the State, City or Borough of the stadium's location. The nickname is up to you. You can use the orginal nickname or one you make up.
* When your team switches stadiums in real life you must do the same.
* You can change cities in future years but you must use one of your first three draft picks to select the Stadium.

PLEASE CHECK THE KEEPER LIST FOR ANY OF YOUR PLAYERS THAT MIGHT BE LISTED AS AVAILABLE.  IF YOU PLAYER IS TAKEN YOU CAN CLAIM HIM BACK BEFORE THE NEXT DRAFT CHOICE IS TAKEN BUT ONCE THE NEXT PICK IS MADE HE IS PROPERTY OF THE TEAM DRAFTED HIM.  There will be at least 48 hours to check you players.

I would be interested in the Chicago Cougars if you still need an owner.

Yes we do. They are yours.