Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-16
WIN, LOSE OR
6NAW By FRANCIS sTANN
Fireworks COMING Up!

anything simple like moving the bed to the radiator
1t highly complex operation which involves PRIDE greed
avarice loyalty and other sins and virtues not to mention
the profit from hot dogs and televson
That is why, with only is days left before the deadne
for transfers time Of the to Cal Grh and all
the rest of the Griffith Robertson brood the Senators
not moved by October 81 they'll in Washington 1857
What compounds the dilemma is the eruption of long,
standngor at least -due-feud between Gabriel
Murphy biggest individual stakeholder 406 per cent
have you know and the heirs of the late Clark Griffith The
initial blast by Murphy, who threatens court action
and his cohorts try to move only forerunner Of what
may develop in the future
One of two things is likely to happen Friday when the
stockholders meet In momentouS session. Either Murphy will
make the Grh Robertson faction back down or Gabriel
will get thrown out director lock- 406 per cent?
and barrel The CIR group the latter action is possible
Murphy says over his dead body.
INAsA1UCH AS THE RHUBARB has reached a sort Of
nowtcan betold stage, Murphy hasn't seen eye-to-eye
with the Griffith Robertson combine the death of Clark
Grith nearly year ago. How those people be think
Ing OF moving out Of Washington" H. Gabriel demands
when that old gentleman dearly loved spinning
IN his grave2 He never meant for the Senators to
transferred"
town admits that he sent four-man team auditors
study the books during the He will attend Fridays
meeting with legal beagle Of his "They have one
who gets $500 month to represent the stockholders
Murphy says but he represents only the Grifths and
Robertsons The frugal type Murphy interesed-aong
other things- whether the gasoline used in so-caed
executive automobiles land repeatedly charged to expenses
is legitimate.
Cal Griths meanderings to California are debunked by
Murphy He announced that looking for baplayers
Gabriel says How would he know one? He went out for
tne primary purpose Of finding city Anybody with
nan brain knows that much Cal didn't fool anybody At
least, he didn't fool me-"
Sooner or later the Murphy clash figured It's
been brewing Each party has his side of the story which
pieced together Of interest to fans than the fate Of
Dig league ball in the Capital If it any consolation to
Washingtonians Murphy puts it this way
rive minutes after the Senator's moved the National
League VIII move into Griffith Stadium Whether it'll be the
Dodgers. Giants Cubs, don't know But you can bet
tne National League won't leave Washington without
franchise"
THE UPCoMING SHOWDOWN, plus possible future
meeting of American League club owners recalls the spring
OF 1858 when the Boston Braves were transferred TO NIL
waukee after the Browns first tried get out Of st. Louis
Inese were the only franchise changes the major leagues
In 80 years Ironically was the year the United States
supreme Court ruled that baseball sport not business
II was strictly business, however that motivated Bill
Veeck that season veeck had the dying Browns on the hands
OF himself and his cosgners and talked OF moving them to
milwaukee, Lou Perni president Of the Braves who had
neen using Milwaukee as American Association farm
LOOK ann view OF Weeks plan. If anybody going to
move into the lush land Of lager going to be Perrin
and his Braves
There was stormy time in Florida that week in So
Veeck was stunned March 10 when the league voted down his
application to move to Baltimore and made clear he was
persona non grata The Braves made pot Of money by
moving to Milwaukee
1T WAS KIND OF PATHETIC, looking back to that nrst
meeting-the American Leagues-on March i6 In Tampa
Terrace Hotel Except for two bgwgHank oreenberg and
General Manager Frank Lane Of the White soxeverybody
was against Week even moving chair accusrs
Week was sent out Of the and the was So
After this rebuke, The showboat staggered through
desperate financial year with the Browns On Sunday,
September a. A league vote again turned down veeck
proposal TO shift to Baltimore Then Will Harridge league
president stepped in called emergency meeting and told
club owners the matter would have to be settled With Week
agreeing to step cut Of the picture the shift was approved
September o.
Two days after the nrst Week meeting in the vnoy Plaza
at 81 Petersburg knder view taken Of PERMITS plea
BY the National League and the Braves as we know them
now are nourshng They finished second third second and
second and Washington fans aren't even asking that much
judging By the mail They Just want nrSt-dvision team
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