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1 . - Tw Lo cal News -and Features Veeck Wants Club to Stay Veeck. I saw him for about 30 seconds at the world series in If the Braves leave Milwau- New York; he didn't say that to kee, it will be "the worst thing my face ." Favors Expansion that has happened in the history of base--~Veeck said he was no t per- · b a 11" and will be due only to sonally interested in the pro"greed and stuposed new ownership of the pidity" of the Braves, "but I would do anypresent owners, thing, and I mean literally anyBill Veeck said thing, to help Milwaukee keep Saturday. The former O w n er its ball club. And fo r only one reason: Because the fans deof the Milwauserve it. kee B re w e r s, "!he only conditions . under who went on to record breaking '

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Jor league ball club 1s expans ucc ess with the Cleveland Indians and Chi- sion, which I happen to be in cago Wh ite Sox, ti:ied to move favor of." . the St. Louis Browns here in Veeck said the present own1953 . ers couldn't very well ta ( k "The only reason I am will- ~bout the attendar:ce potential . . _ . m Milwaukee "until t hey work mg to be quoted to t h is effect at t he promotion there." is t hat I have told the present "Th f M 'J k 1 1 wau ee Milwa ukee owners the same e . peop .e O thing t o their face," Veeck said a nd W_isconsm ha v_e proved i:;aturday in a telephone inter- th ey wil\, support m~Jor,.ieague wiew fr om his ho me in Easton baseball, Veeck said. If the Md ' Braves aren't drawing, it is I Asked for comment at his because t he operators ~ave forhom e in Lake Forest, Ill., Wil- ro.tten iliat baseball IS en~erliam C. Bartho lomay, chairman . amm~nt, aJ1 d that packaging pf the Braves' board of direc- is as important as t he product. to rs, said: Others Have Managed "I don't thin~ I could . COf!1· "The thing I can't understand ~ent on that. Bill Veeck is Bill about the present owners is whether they don't know how By CLEON WALFOOB,T or The J ournal St art ry Dr1·ve Nard LI•tter to sell baseball in Milwaukee or whether they don't want to sell it. "I realize that revenue from a million attendance is 1ess in I Milwaukee than in any other ecessary to study whether new major league city, because the aws w ere needed . revenue per fan is the lowest He also suggested more trash anywhere, but there still is no ontainers and antilitter post- reason why ~hey can't operate rs. The health education divi- profitably with an attendance ion would handle the school of a million- unless they e rograms and prepare press pcct something like a 25% reeleases. t u r n on t h e i r investment. Rheinfrank told the commit-\Every other club in t he major ee that the campaign would league has . managed u n d e r ot show results immediately! th ose conditions. nd that the additional sweepDoubts Club Will Leave rs. were needed for immediate "Moreover, all thev have to e)1ef. Against that need , he do i~ promote hascball, includ• aid . was the unknown degree mg the v·ist pot ntial of the ri· f. effed1yeness of the cam- valD' with the ne r-h , Chicago pa1gn. . Cubs, as has ne, er hcc- 11 done Barry said at the meeting in Milwaukee, a nd t hev'U with Rheinfrank that an effi-\over a million." l I cient campaign would require Veeck, who has been o,'Cic'xr...,..;:..._,,.; . . . - t · 1·11.t: , ·o b ii ealth in 196 1, had Ll.lJrary Will Display c.one pe nrting

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Exhibit on '64 Politics I don'.t think the Braves will 1 . . leave Milwaukee. NQt because . . .. A two pa rt e h1b1t. P?ht1cs of the th eats of lawsuits so 1964" will go on display in the \much as because it just doesn't central puhlic library Tuesda '. make sense to lea e a ft e r National newspap r and mag- drawing more than 900,000 pera zine endorsements and a com- sons. They can't JHtk up nnd parison of planks will be ex- leav E!\'C ' time they . cc a hibited in the ,ciencc area of lchn ·c to picK up a few q uick the library. Bio~rophical in for- hu ·s. ports m c n·. How 1mat ion on andidatcs will h g ccd~ cen you get, e, pec1ail • c.·hibilcri m the t;irc uh1tion m n ,'1-10 t uppo~r.d to hav ar, 11 mo r· ., .. �'1 • • • • • - , Psrt Two Lo cal News and Features Veeck Wants Club to ·Stay Veeck. I saw him fo r about 30 seconds at the world series in If the Braves leave Milwau- New Yo~~; he didn't say that to ee, it will be "the worst thing my face . hat has happened in the hisFavors Expansion

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Veeck said he was not per~ a 11" and will sonally interested in the prope due only to posed new ownership of the " l'greed and stu' idi ty" of the Braves, but I wo~ld do any~resent owners, thing, and I mean llterally anyBill Veeck said thing, to help Milwaukee keep ~aturday. The its ball club. And for only one armer owner reason: Because the fans deof the Milwauserve it . . ee B re we rs, "The only conditions under ..._ which Atlant a deserves a mawho went on_to ecord break1_ng V eeck jor league baJJ club is expan; u cc es s with . sion which I happen to be in e Cleveland India_ns and Chi- favo'r of." ago White ~ox, tried to mo~e Veeck said the present owne St. Louis Browns here m ers couldn't very well t a I k . about the attendance potential 953. "The only reason I am will- in Milwaukee "until they work ng to be quoted t o this effect at the promotion there." s t hat I have told t he present "The people of Milwaukee ilwaukee owners the sa11;e and Wisconsin h av e proved hing to their face, " Veec~ said they will support major league aturday in a teleph_one mter- baseball," Veeck said. "If the iew from his home m Ea ston, Braves aren't drawing, it is d. . because the operators have forAsked for co mment at h_is gotten that baseball is enterome in Lake Forest, Ill. ~ Wil- t ainment, and that packaging iam C. Bartholomay, chair~an is as important as the product. ~f the Braves' board of directors, said: Others Have Managed "I don't think I cou ld com- "The thing I can't understand ent on that. Bill Veeck is Bill ahc1u. th ru: enL_o._= ii By CLEON WALFOORT or The Journal stat! �