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CHANNEL WSB·TV NEWS RELEASE An Official Editorial of WSB-TV, THE HYPHENATED BRAVES Atlanta, Georgia November 9, 1964 The future of the Milwaukee Braves seems to be settled. They'll play one more year in Milwaukee, then they'll move to Atlanta for the 1 66 season. Some local fans are understandably disappointed that there will be no big league baseball here next year, and in case they're inclined to go scapegoating we suggest they shy away from Mayor Allen. The Mayor made some bright promises based on his confidence in Atlanta. Allen said he could deliver big league baseball to our town, and he was right. He was simply a year early due to unforeseen legal complications. And if we hadn't built the stadium we wouldn't even have a team for 1966 . The attitude of Milwaukee officials seems curious. Of course, they're unhappy about losing the Braves. But it's sort of like a man telling his wife .... "In one year I'm going to divorce you and I've already got your replacement picked out. In the meantime, I e x pect you to be I the same sort of wife you ve always been ". It just won I t work. Milwaukee officials have delayed the inevitable one year, and it profits them very little. Next year they ' ll have a hyphenated team perhaps the sports writers will call them the Milwaukee dash Atlanta Braves . So n ow the political barrage against Mayo r Allen may begin . We ho pe not . Atlanta has waited 70 yea r s for a majo r league team , and one mo r e yea r i s n' t u nreasonable. Allen did eve ry thi ng in his powe r to get t h e Braves fo r 1965 . A written contrac t to that e ff ect would h a ve made no d i fferen c e. Th e Braves we r e obligated to pla y i n / Milwaukee n e x t yea r. It was hoped that the team c o u ld s imp ly pay off the r e nt o n Milwauk ee Co unt y S t a d ium a nd mo v e , but legal actio h blo cked that. I So for one year Atlanta may have a vacant stadium. Fo r at least 25 years thereafter, Atlanta will have big league baseball .. • •••. that leaves l i ttle room for c omplaint . �