Evening star., 1953-03-16
Money winners.
Transfers
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Baltimorean admitted today. "It
will hold about 10000 spectators,
but they will be sitting under
no roof.
what we have lacked was
money and a priority on steel to
remodel the stadium. Now we
have both. although Weeks first
year in Baltimore is apt to be
rugged-for his customers as
we'll as for himself.
The fans will sit in the open
air. but all the while they will be
building an upper deck. In 10
months-well before the 1854
season-there' will be an upper
deck with a roof and room for
62.50O spectators.
Weeks Timing Good.
It is expected that the lighting
system in Baltimore will be
criticized during 1853, but in an
other year, when the new deck
and towers have been erected,
vast improvement is expected.
It is generally felt that Weeks
timing was near-perfect insofar
as interest among Baltimore fans
Is concerned.
Unhappiest man among those
who attended Frick'S meeting in
Belleair yesterday appeared to be
ShaughneSsy, the International
League president. He admitted
the loss of Baltimore might we'll
be a severe blow to his league
and there were indications that
he might demand financial
reparations from Veeck. whose
sale of Sportsman's Park in ST.
Louis to the Cardinals repeatedly
has been completed.
Although ShaughneSsy refused
to name any potential sites for
his eighth franchise, if and when
Baltimore turns major, indica-
tionS were that Hartford, Conn.,,
might be the spot. Hartford,
long an Eastern League member,
now is without organized ball.
It is an open city, in baseball
law.
Veeck apparently is neck-deep
in red tape. A group in St. Louis
has threatened court action be-
cause he is removing from the
city "a civic institution" In addi-
ton to facing the task of salts
flying Shaughnessy and the In
ternational League, Veeck has
had to salve the ownership of
the Orioles, namely Jack Dunn
III.
The report is that Dunn has
been paid of and has been Of
fered five-year contract to
serve as a vice president of the
Baltimore Browns or Orioles.
Schedule Money Wasted.
AS today's American League
meeting opened. however, it
was apparent that most big
wigs felt that Weeks transfer
request would be approved with
no vigorous opposition. President
Harridge, for instance, remarked: {:
Its too bad it had to happen
so late. We printed $500, 900
schedules at a cost of something
like $4,000 Naturally, st. Louis.
not Baltimore. will appear in
these books which we distribute
annually to all clubs.'
So confident were authorities
that both the Browns and the
Braves would be, permitted to
transfer that American Leaguers,
such as Cronin of the Red Sox,
predicted that Veeck next year
would move spring training
headquarters from San Berna-
dino. Calf, to Florida. And in
Bradenton, where the Braves are
training and where a rebuilt
park was dedicated yesterday by
Frick and Giles prior to the
Belleair meeting, there was an
exodus of Boston baseball news
papermen.
Perini invited the writer's who
have been covering the Braves
to remain for the rest Of the
training season as his guests,
but several packed up and left
for Boston. In the meantime,
Milwaukee sports writer's began
to converge on Bradenton.