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.

Question: Why did he want to buy the team?
Self-contained rewrite: Why did Bill Veeck want to buy the team?