Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-18
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The Chances Are None


IT is THE STUDIED OPINION of H. Gabriel Murphy
that just as the Senators leave Washngton-f
indeed they do-a National League Club will stake claim
1t amt necessarily What might be described casual
telephone poll refutes H. Gabriel
Murphy as you may know, is the time graduate
manager Of athletics at Georgetown. He stock
in the Washington Baseball Club than anybody and he
want the transferred 1.-THE Giants would
be in town before swept up the clubhouse" Murphy
has predicted.
Turns out that no club, leading off with the Giants
greatly interested in moving Washington when
and it, ecetera. Since seemed like good idea at the
time call placed for Mr. Horace Stoneham president
of the New York Giants He not at his Office but Garry
Schumacher director of the Giants promotion felt he
authorized to speak and he did,
THE chances of the Giants leaving York none"
Garry said New York is New York there's place
like it. In Washington the Big Guy may live few blocks
away and throw out first pitch but that doesn't
81 million for Tvradio to start WITH which is what the
Giants get"
THE VOICE ON THE OTHER end of the telephone
suggested that possibly the Dodgers might interested
In moving to Washington.
mo team from the New York area plans to move"
Schumacher stressed he Yankees aren't going transfer
The Dodgers may be in Japan but that's temporaryeven
after the final of the World Series the Giants
it's possible could blocks Yankee Stadium)
but certainly not to Washington"
us almost got 10 De real rhubarb tomorrow at the
board Of directors meeting at Griffith Stadium
has certain ideas the Griffith faction
opposed to every of them. If Murphy the will
mean major league ball in Washington 1857 but
lot Of folks have been wondering when it they
saw big league ball here
Calvin Griffith, who is exercised about moving the
Senators to California you rub out Lousvie) says
that he'll get the necessary six votes American League
clubowners after tomorrows momentous session. Murphy
doubts that Cal will survive the meeting.
FORD FRICK, THE COMMISSIONER, enters the picture
too Prick not totally of the problem here There
has been correspondence with least prospective buyer
Of the Senators Tricks language yelled but the
are weighty To read his letters Prick feel that
an adjustment" might be in order
This could be interpreted forced-sale threat It's
been done in the past Usually the warning factions
the MackS and now the Griffith Robertson Murphys
are paid of pretty well and somebody else takes charge
There plenty of local out-o town people who
want to buy the Washington club Bill Terry, man.
ager OF the Giants, according authority
than Casey Stengel Anoher-Buddy Myer, who struck
rich in New Orleans country.
THERE ARE OTHERS-they prefer to be not discussed
Onea famous ineder in the Myer image-has been try
ing since 1851 to buy the Senator'S Its about the only
big league club played for he says yet next to
Detroit perhaps, Washington is the franchise in the
business
We don't need stadium All we need is a respectable
ball team So far we've got Pete Runnels then maybe
Clint Courtney Sooner later Herb may make it.
ana those three just about give you start"