Evening star., 1953-09-29

And the Browns, instead of going Baltimore
wind up in Los Angeles. If not by 1854 by 1855
Webb insists he has only the best interest
League at heart. Cynics inclined to- believe
few Webb interests at heart First Westerner
ultimately" American League club owner remarked
bitterly after Baltimores setback webb will up with
Coast franchise in the league out his Yankee
stock and move the dough westward"
IN THOSE PRE-WORLD SERIES meetings involving a
possible transfer of the pennless Browns impression
emerged with distinct clarity The American League like
rudderles ship Will Harridge, the president the
srongman type The club divided and many
weak. They don't know what they want.
sense Baltimore had the of all cities
willing to accept the Browns Unlike the Others Baltimore
satisfy revamped stadium of impress
sive seating capacity. Baimoreans ready the
season started a month from
But there are drawbacks 1t would make the American
League unwieldyve Eastern teams to three in the
Baltimore was granted franchise. There is doubt too,
that Baltimore any other city would long support
inept the looking at
talent strongly reminiscent of the Orioles of the International
League-and the Orioles drew fewer than 100000.
Baltimore would be sandwiched between other sicky
clubs. The Athletics in Philadelphia dying The Mats in
Washington going clubs attendance
has fallen off, both at home and the road during
In which the Mats had the leagues top hitter Mickey
and 22-game winner in Bob Porterfeld.
ENTIRELY APART FROM any personal prejudice Webb
may hold for to the West probably oresees with
cold clarity danger that his colleagues don't realize
which this: If the American League accepts Baltimore
what is there to the National League gaining
foohoS not only in Los Angeles but possibly
There talk that Baltimore might be given year the
American Leaguea of then the franchise will
be moved On the fact it, this silly Moving major
league club from St Louis to Baltimore to Los Angeles has
got to be prohbvely costly Furthermore while the L.
is hddng with Baltimore what is to prevent K Wrigley
from transferring his Cubs to Los Angeles, which
in baseball sense?
One team in Chicago is enough many contend Wrigley
could transfer with minimum of difficulty 1t would
the Windy City with only the White sox but it would shut
the door American League ambitions Angeles
All sorts of possiblities-some weird, others
arise
If the Cubs went l.. A-maybe with moving
into Chicago-and if the Dodgers to be moved from
Brooklyn Montreal where would eventuaties leave
the American League? 1t might wind with three sick
teams in Eastern row-Washington, Baltimore and
Philadelphia.
MILWAUKEE's PHENOMENAL SUCCESS is part and
pattern of the inagng which has been going here
Everybody is looking and hoping to find another Milwaukee,
Even the National League, which this point be
regarded as having all the best of it.
Most ball clubs losing attendance include
only the Browns AS Mats and Giants but also such lush
clubs the Dodgers and Yankees Is there another Mwau
kee? Is Los Angeles another Milwaukee? of the
Canadian Cities Montreal Toronto? Is Baltimore which
by today had expected to be American League city?
The guess is that the Milwaukee bonanza in
million First Milwaukee had going for it from
the beginning The ranspanted Boston of 49,
to last battling the Dodgers for the during
much of the 53 falling below place
What's more the Milwaukee Braves up-and-coming.
Pitcher Chet Nichols for is coming out of the service
The Braves have Ed Mathews SPAIN Others Give them
neder and outelder and they might take all in 54
The National League hit the daily double, Braves and
Milwaukee, No such luck could be forecast for Balt
more heir the Browns any other city which might
be newly knghted major league town unless the Dodgers
switched to Montreal
"It where?" Calvin Griffith shrugged Some
bodyS getting cards we're not getting he added envousy