Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-09-28
REEVES
Talk Of Shift
For Senators
Chance Of Moving
To Minneapolis Is
Unlikely, Cal Says
By BURTON HAWKINS

BY BUNTON HAWKINS
The Senators board of d.
rectors is awaiting another Of
fer from Minneapolis to shift
the Washington baseball fran
chise there but President Cal
Griffith says. II doubt If they
can make a proposal strong
enough to tempt US and l
would say the chances Of us
moving are unlikely" -
Griffith nevertheless admit
ted that he and Attorney Leo
Dorsey plan to inspect the
Minneapolis Stadium during
the World Series. We'll prob
ably visit Minneapolis next
Friday Cal said. That's q
travel date for World Series
teams and 1t won't be much
Of a trip from Milwaukee"
The board Of directors has
rejected one offer from Min
neapolis, with Grifhth teiming
arrangements on concessions
as unsatisfactory, among other
items.
Grifhth said officials Of an
other city, whom he refused to
identify. have requested q meet
ing with him but that arrange
ments to get together haven't
been completed.
Chandler in Touch
Still anxious to get the SEN
ators is Louisville. Gov. Happy
Chandler Of Kentucky has been
in frequent communication
with Grifith, the Senators
president said, and even tele-
phoned him from Paris while
on q European trip.
Proposals to switch the fran
chise to Los Angeles or Louis
vile were turned down by the
board Of directors last October.
with the threat Of a suit by H.
Gabriel Murphy. 40 per cent
stakeholder, doubtless figuring
strongly in the reflections.
Grifnth said there would be
no likelihood Of involment in Q
law suit with the National
Brewing Co.. the clubs radio
and television sponsors. in the
event there Is a decision TO
move. There's q clause in the
contract to cover the situation, "
Grifiith said.
Grifith added that he Is not
disappointed in the Senators
attendance this year. which
will top last seasons figures by
about $4,000.
Our poor start (the Sena-
tors lost Is of their first ~
games) contributed to the fact
that our attendance didn't in
crease more Cal said.
Modern Stadium Available
Minneapolis officials have
visited Grifhth "three or four
times" Cal said no meeting is
scheduled with them follow
ing his inspection Of the sta
dunn next week but. Of course,
that could change momentarily
Minneapolis possesses a mod
ern stadium which seats only
81 900 but which easily could
be expanded. Griffith said one
Of the reasons he'd like to see
the stadium is so that he might
make recommendations II and
when q stadium Is constructed
here.
Louisville, also boasting q
new stadium which seats 10000
and Is expandable to 10000,
last fall offered TO underwrite
million attendance for three
years II the Senators would
shift to that city.
Griffith said the unidentified
city seeking the Senators
franchise is neither Houston
nor Dallas and added, Il can't
tell you more than that. / told
their officials / wouldn't say
anything. They've kept faith
with me and I must keep faith
with them"
Mentioned from time to
time as likely major league
cities have been Montreal and
Toronto.
Assured Of Eighth Place
Meanwhile, the Senators are
assured of an eighth-place
finish. That developed in the
course Of a TO pounding by
Baltimore last night at 0rifith
Stadium before 1884 chilled
customers who saw Roy Sievers
sock his 42d home run OF
Skinny Brown with two out in
the first inning.
That represented the SEN
ators' only hit until Julio
Becquer beat out a bounder
over Browns head with two
out in the eighth for his 18th
pinch hit of the year. The
Senators got their other two