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liam Daley. chairman Of the
Indians board. and other Of
ficials there, He also viii go
to Detroit for a conference with
Harvey Hansen, president Of
the Tigers. to Kansas City for
q meeting with Arnold John.
son, owner Of the Athletics. and
to Chicago for meetings with
Harridge and White sox Of
flcials.
Murphy, who recently sat
with officials Of the Yankees
when the Senators played in
New York, plans to complete
a swing Of the circuit ulti-
mately. He will delay a trip to
Boston because Tom Yawkey,
owner Of the Red Sox, is in
Europe.
Hearing in Minneapolis
A public hearing to seek APP
proval Of a SO million plan to
buy up outstanding bonds and
expand Metropolitan Stadium
In Minneapolis will be held to-
morrow. Bonds would be issued
BY the city to enlarge the sta
dium to 1000 seats from its
present capacity Of 1000, con-
sidered inadequate for major
league use.
Final action is expected at
the City Councils next regular
meeting Friday, The expan-
sion plan calls for issuance Of
IS, 10000 in bonds backed by
the city. Stadium revenue would
be used to pay them of. If
revenue fell short, taxes for
the balance would be levied
against Minneapolis property
owners.
An additional So, $50, 900 worth
of bonds not guaranteed by the
city also would be issued. These
would be paid of strictly with
stadium revenue and city tax
payers would not be respon-
Sible for them.
Board Meets Friday
The Senator'S Board of Di-
rectots, whitfield to four by
the recent resignation of Leo
Dorsey, c. F. Jacobsen and
John E. Powell, also is sched-
uled to meet Friday. 1t is pos
Sible that their deliberations
could hinge mainly on the ac-
ton of the City Council in
Minneapolis the same day.
Should expansion of the
Minneapolis stadium be re-
jected, it also is possible the
Senators board would about
face abruptly and reject the
idea of moving there.
Unless expansion is approved
it would be unfeasible for Min
neapolis to continue negotia-
tons. Based on IS homes dates
a club could draw only 1885,
900 customers in a 21,000-seat
stadium if filled to capacity
every date. Minneapolis has
offered the Senators a guaran-
tee of l million customers a
season for three years at $1.15
a ticket.
Murphy is prepared to tell
other owners that they will be
running into litigation if they
approve transfer of the Sena i.
tors franchise. Murphy said
two years ago when the Sen
ators were considering a shift
to Los Angeles that he would
fight in court to prevent a shift
anywhere. He reiterated that
intention yesterday.
The Realignment Committee
is believed unlikely to reject a
asks permission. Cronin is
Griffith request to move If he
Grifhth's brother-in-law and
johnson has stated he will not
oppose a transfer.
! Medinger, OF Cleveland, could
have reason to vote either way.
The Indians, who have threat
ene6 to move unless their home
attendance increases, could
take the position that they'd
like t. wait another year be-
fore making up their minds
about moving. Conceivably,
they could want Minneapolis
as their ultimate camping
grounds. On the other hand,
the Indians could vote for q
shift of the Senator'S franchise
and be more assured of a favor
able vote in return should they
try to switch in the future.
Webb, co-owner Of the
Yankees, has stated he would
not like to see the league move
out of Washington, but he