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Th e NATIONAL LEAGUE o, PROFESSIONAL BAs EBALL CLuss CAREW TOWER CINCINNATI 2 , OHIO December 8, 1964 Hon. Ivan Allen, Jr. Mayor, City of Atlanta Atlanta, Ga. Dear Mayor Allen: This will acknowledge telegram sent to me at Shamrock Hilton Hotel, Houston, extending an invitation to the Major Leagues to hold their convention in Atlanta in 1966. The invitation was extended by me to our League in session at our Annual Meeting and Bill Bartholomay urged our League to accept the invitation. Mr. John Galbreath, President of the Pittsburgh Baseball Club, extended an invitation on behalf of Pittsburgh and inasmuch as Pittsburgh had been in the League for many years and had not been selected as a c onvention site for many, many years it was the sentime nt of our League that Pittsburgh ,be given the preference. Another matter which influenced the selection of Pittsburgh was the indication that the minor league convention would be held in Columbus, Ohio in 1966 and we try and meet in a major l e ague city as near the site of the minor l eague convention as appears practicable. I hope to get to Atlanta sometime this spring to see the beautiful new s tadium you are c onstructing and which I am happy t o know will be the hom e of the Braves in 1966. Sincere ly yours, /7 ~ a~_,e,.C.-- ~l,/ Warren C. Gil es President WCG/akm L I

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