Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-10-12
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More Than Simple AItruism
BY FRANCIS STANN

1T WOULD BE NAIVE to presume that simple altrusm
inspires bloc of American League club to
Calvin Griffith that he will not be permitted to abandon
Washington as major baseball city. Branch Hickey,
venerable president of the proposed Continental League
knows how much altruiSm is involved 1t would
prise it, at any moment the Pous Pioneer charged Dirty
fighting"
"You may to Minneapolis" Calvin will be in
formed at the appropriate time under certain conditions
In exchange for permission to transfer the Senators we'll
want your vote favorng expansion to 10 clubs of
which will be Washington and the other Houston"
Obviously the would be attempt to crash the
Continental League before it leaves the runway Min
neapoisSt Paul and Houston considered two of the
charter members in the embryo third league If the Amer
League embrace both cities-and retain Washing
ton, too follows that the Comics will be critically if
not mortaIy hurt
1t is equally apparent that AL figures are fed
up with Calvin and would just the Grfths
and Robertsons move their operations q? away from
Washington, which is too close to the Kefauvers and
Ceers. They will take their chances ownership
making good here During the recent World Series of
the AIS leading lights put it this way How anybody
know what kind of baseball town they've got Wash
ington9 When have they last had a ball club?"
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a MINNEAPOLIS is so HUNGRY for major league status.
envious of Milwaukee and Kansas Cty-that has
put up monumentay attractive offer for the Senators,
even with Calvin included The good burghers of Mime
sofa have made clear they'd prefer the Senators without
Griffith Robertson control but their spokesman evidently
the Continental League does prove to be success
The tolerance of the Minneapolis people perhaps is
greater at this point than that of WashngtonS long
suffering fans, who to be convinced that the
Senator'S plight never will improve with Cal. Since the
late Clark Griffith passed october o. 1855 Cal has
presided the Washington club for four full
The first year-1956-the Senators beat out the Kansas
City Athletics, formerly the Philadelphia Athletics who
had been left in sad shape by Connie Mack to his quarrel
and nept heirs The last three other club
has finished lower than the Senators.
In fairness to Cal it place club he inherited
from old Clark. But prior to Grs last year. IS, Wash
ington had been fifth few times and no lower than
seventh despite the Old Foxs loss Of his former touch
he moved into his 80s.
WHEN THE RECENT World Series moved from Los
Angeles to Chicago for the finale Vice President Birdie
Tebbetts of the Milwaukee Braves talking the long
drive from the airport There's reason under strong
front-oice direction why Minneapolis can't become
good baseball town Milwaukee" Tebbetts said.
But if the Senators move objected passenger,
"their front Office with them So you're pretty
that it'll be aSt-p place club only wearing different set
of uniforms"
WELL washington came up with Kilebrew and Allison
and Pascual last year. Tebbes pointed out "a few more
like those fellows. :"
"They still finished last" the other reminded There's
no farm system, adequate scouting. More than
farm director and scout for other clubs have made plain
that they promising prospect they are almost sure
to get him away from the Senators by outbdding them.
Sometimes it's admitted they make mistake and pass up
boy who lands with the Senator'S In the of Bob
Allison, he had plenty of $4,000 offers but felt that he
could crash big league lineup faster by signing with
Washington"
"IT COMES DOWN TO MONEY and competition, -
Tebbetts replied Washington draws 100000 customers
In Milwaukee drew IL million people In Los Angeles
they drew we'll million. San Francisco is great
town maybe the best of ALL Do you know the value Of
the Milwaukee players?"
mo"
Every the 25-man squad we carry is valued
by us at 100000 Now, hear out! Each represents
100000 because of what the Milwaukee club has spent
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