Evening star., 1952-12-11

pre-hoday newspaper sports space
hip pocket years. athletic
magnates the process OF throwing The big
meeting today is excuse to follow the and fill the
wassail bowl.
A FEW YEARS AGO the major league meeting held in
ST. Petersburg Fla The seasonal ball played in ST. Pete is
what the big doing there
Well there in December than is in Chicago
year for substantially
the
millionaire contractor with strong inter-
Arizona influential in persuading the majorand
mnors-to meet such unqualified site Phoenix The
baseball people bought the package but they were not the old
Schoolers.
Clark Griffith instance, didn't the trip Aside
from his age 83 Gr was in no mood boondogge
a week revery. baseball make living isn't
one bought ball club hobby like Mlonaires Webb
Topping Yawkey Carpenter Wrgley Perni
meetings held where they belongedNew York, Chi
cago Cincinnati Phladelphiathe Old Fox invariably was
present.
Even without Gri it still Washington club pretty
penny represented Phoenix Secretary Edward B.
Eynon E baseball writer the tab for representation in
Arizona might close to $4,000 Have this sum and it
would be- closer perhaps but there's denying that lot OF
money expended per club in Phoenix. For $10O0Of
that's approximate hgurea ball player of possible value
might be purchased
THE RETURNING PRESS embittered felt that Del Webbs
hospitality little than it should have single
in Phoenix went for $21 Whether it was glass OF
tomato juice and soda crackers steak dinner came to S.
Whether ate lunch not it "a item on the bill
covering the meetings found themselves miles
Magnaes and reporters
were widely spread it continuous and
sve be established And for what?
During of the joint major league meeting
trade transacted Washington acquired lett
handed pitcher Chuck Stobbs in swap for Cuban rookie
This of interest here chiefly because
souhpaw Washington uniform is form of novelty but
newsmen and Boston-who after ALL
senting the fans-went home empty-handed.
"It was boondogge pure and simple they reported to
their home miionaires taking vacation
1T CAME AS NO SURPRISE to learn that, at point
during meeting 1858 coab with Honolulu as the
site seriously of the boys bought this too
including President Calvin Griffith of the Mats it's said
If anything Honolulu has better December weather than
Phoenix.
Were not Ford Frick commissioner OF baseball it's
possible such silly motion might have gained mo-
ment,m But Frick put ample foot thereafter, he
said effect "wel meet in big league cities Well meet in
Chicago If there baseball people who want
to world, see it on their time and money
They've trying blow this big pro-
ducon baseball people have just about succeeded
isn't enough Sobbs Fornees sell Earl Rapp
to San Diego. The customers want little more
1T IS SIGNIFICANT that Ken Smith, veteran New York
newpaperman secretary the Baseball Writers Assoc
ton America appeared before the joint meeting the
closing and sad iS supposed to be
an wherein deals and to be made You've
done behalf of the which represents the
fans I urge you to things at these meetings"
report is that Smith appauded Evidently he
convincngy reminded the club that winter meeting
should be more of night clubbing and partyng
The Honolulu boondoggle pigeonhoed and the boys
promised to go straight they it remains
to seen. But if they don't, it's their loss
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