Evening star., 1949-04-16
Griffs Among 13CIubs
with Games on video;
|AII Is Will Be on Air
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~ ~ SssSSt1seo FfS@s
NEW YORK. April l6.-The
stay-at-home fan who prefers
baseball in his living room to hot
dogs at the ball park viii get q
better break than ever before In
major league cities this summer.
Home games of each Of the l6
teams viii be broadcast, many of
them on regional networks cover
ing several States. Broadcasts of
games away from home will be
carried on eight teams. And some
or. all Of the home games Of 13
teams will be televised.
Radio coverage will be about
the same as last year. but tele-
vision has made big strides. Only
the Pittsburgh Pirates have said
definitely no" to television. The
Cleveland Indians are agreeable
to the idea but haven't found a
sponsor who's agreeable to the
cost.
Then there's the case Of the st.
Louis Browns. They're all in
favor Of being full-time video
stars, but. says President, Bill De
Witt. the only available st. Louis
station isn't interested in carrying
all Of the games. The situation
still Is under discussion.
VIII Televise 80 Gard Games.
The same st. Louis station
CKSD-TV) plans to televise 80
home games Of the st. Louis
Cardinals.
Cleveland fans will get full
radio ccverage Of the Indians
games at home and away for the
first time in years.
Pending lawsuits against base
ball which claim the game has
become interstate commerce be-
cause Of the vast radio and tele-
vision contracts apparently have
had no effect on coverage this
season.
Some observers have predicted
that baseball might cancel these
contracts in case Of an adverse
court ruling. This is based on the
theory that in the days before
radio the Supreme Court found
that baseball was not interstate
commerce.
The general acceptance of tele-
vision came as somewhat of a sur
prise. Not too long ago many
baseball men viewed with alarm"
the prospect that fans. might be
able to see the games without be-
coming cash customers.
October Check up Planned.
The television contracts gen.
orally are for one year. In Octo-
ber the club owners will compare
the gate receipts and the television
revenue and come to a decision.
Meanwhile, a committee headed
by George Trautman. president of
the National Association (minor
leagues). is studying the situation.
1t will report to the major and
minor league conventions in De-
cember.
Here's the radio and television
lineup:
National League.
st. Louis Cardinals. radio all
games, television 80 home games: !:
New York Giants. radio all games,
television all home games; Brook
lyn Dodgers. radio all games. tele-
vision all home games; Chicago
Cubs. radio all home games. same
for television; Cincinnati Reds,
radio all games. television all
home games; Philadelphia Phils,
radio all home games, same for
television; Boston Braves, radio
all home games. same for televi-
sion: Pittsburgh Pirates. radio all
games, no television.
American League.
Cleveland Indians, radio all
games. television pending; Detroit.
radio all games, television about
half of home games; Boston Red
Sox, radio all home games, same
for television: Philadelphia Ath-
letics, radio all home games. same
for television; Chicago White Sox,
radio and television all home
games; Washington Senators. ra-
dio and television all home games;
st. Louis Browns. radio all games.
television pending; New York
Yankees, radio all games. tele-
vision home games.
Today year ago-ken
Strong, veteran New York
CANT football player, retired
Mt the age of 40.