The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-09-30
Syndicate BUYS
Bill Weeks
Interest In 81.
Louis Operation
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NEW YORK R-The Baltimore
Orioles today set % IN haslaess -
q major isagas club for TIE first
Tine In % years. pouring thousands
e collars In fresh money into the
American League weakest fran.
ekiss.
Ia ca gsiil minutes Last evening
q syndicate ~ wealthy Baltimore
mdustrialists headed By Clarvnce
". Niles bought conirol Of The I'm.
p0ysriahed s. Louis BFuwns f0T
t1.A15.000. agreed 70 pay ouisiand.
ing debts a about 800 90 end an
nounced they wngu8 spend AL the
money We car" o. transform the
seventh place team into . winner
Miles associates Who include
brewery. munitions ard aiFrlane
executives, obtained rontrol Of the
Browns from Bli Week a. the end
Of three days WlanEling IN The
most convincing fashion-by pro
dueing cold easn when other In.
teresied parties we're having trou'
be getting up the ahte.
Between sunday night. when the
American League turned them
down. end last evening the Balli
m0reans increased their immediate
bid by more than Ia million dol.
lars.
Money made the difference Al.
th0uRh Baltimore alone among the
seven cities under consideration ~
fefed . suitable ma lor league ball
park and q C0ncrete proposal when
the civic delegations were received
hy the American League on Sun.
day, only four clubs voted IN favor
Of the move on tue first ballot
A three hour League session Mon.
DAY brought . proposal BY Del
webb. co-owner n The New York
Yankees, % negotiate Tor Week s
stock on behalf oi unnamed West
Coas, interests. Miles group i'm.
mediately announced plans %
match the bid Originally they had
been dickering fos only half Of
Weeks stock.
Yesterday Webb ruefully report.
ed failure and acknowledged that
the Baltimore deal was the best
available lie made the motion "a
approve u.
Ele did win one concession for the
West--a change IN lhe league con.
atitution providing Cor . io-team
circuit a. a time when Il would BE-
feasible 10 include such Pacific
Coast cities as Los Angeles and
San Francisco,
The Baltimore syndicate. admit
tedly feeling It's way as FAR as &C
tual baseball operations so, side.
stepped neatly most Of The queries
on immediate plaas
I'VE have just gotten . ball
club, Miles said III looked sun
day as Il We we're licked The
change came suddenly. We've sol
a l0l 10 learn.
I'VE will spend ell the money va
can 10 improve toe team. Jaek
Dunn. president Of the Baltimore
team from the lnternational
League, vii be associated with
rs"
Dunn has been mentioned as a
likely prospect for the post Of gen
eral manager.
Week apparently emerged from
his 81. Louis venture ahead finan
eially. Backed BY . group uf Chi
eago investment bankers, he paid
about $500 900 Tor his Browns
stock Tie estimated ms losses dur
ing "a seasons ate upwards q.
S7so. 600.
Vet he sold Sportsmans' Park f0i
$50. 900 10 the - L,luis Cardinals
received almos, ~ million for n,
franchise and q reported $500 o.
from the Cardinals for leayinl
town. This last Gkure never con
firmed nor denied b. the Cards
was disclosed yesterday In 81
Louis BY the Post Dispatch
Week. iokingly referring 20 hi
profit as IN gotten loot said h,
made every little money on IN,
deal. tie declined g. specify oxac
amounts Neither did he indiCat,
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