Conversation so far:
Was Veeck a sportsfan?
He had also admired Abe Saperstein's Harlem Globetrotters basketball team, which was based in Chicago.
When did he get involved with the Phillies?
In the fall of 1942, Veeck met with Gerry Nugent, president of the Philadelphia Phillies, to discuss the possibility of buying.
Why did he want to buy the team?
stock the team's roster with stars from the Negro Leagues.
Did he have enough money to buy the team?
The National Pastime argued that Veeck invented the story of buying the Phillies.

Question: What other controversy was going on?
Self-contained rewrite: Besides Bill Veeck what other controversy was going on?