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Thursday, Oct. 22, 1964, Denver 1, Colo.-ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS—9 28
*
Guess
What,
Fellas?
Mayor
Ivan Allen Jr.
of Atlanta
is all smiles
as he
telephones
friends to give
them the news
of the
Milwaukee
Eraves’ decision
to move their
National League
baseball
franchise to. |
the southern city
next season.
The move has
Jong been
rumored and
became official
Wednesday.
—UPI Telephote.
Braves Start Machinery
To Okay Move to Atlanta
CHICAGO, ‘Oct. 21 — (AP)
‘The Milwaukee Braves
board of directors, by a 12 to
6 yote of members present,
asked the National League
Wednesday for permission to
shift the club’s franchise to
Atlanta, Ga., for 1965.
The action’at a meeting from
which newsmen were barred will
be considered at a special league
meeting in New York Thursday,
The Braves need six other club
owner votes to switch from Mil-
waukee where former owner Lou
Perini brought the team from Bos-
ton. in, 1953..
Against a comic opera back-
ground, the Braves’ decision to
move to Atlanta was announced in
He'll Need All That Energy
Red Schoendienst, the new manager of the St. Louts Cardinals,
gets in a little off-season “managing” as he tries to keep up with
Milwaukee Moves to Prevent Shift
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 21 —) corporation counsel winging to
(UPI) — The
County Board of Supervisors
Wednesday obtained a ‘re-
straining order in circuit
court which would make the
Braves in contempt of court
if they ask the other National
League owners Thursday for
permission to move to Atlanta,
Milwaukee! Circuit Judge Ronold Drechsler
with a 40-plus page document
backing up their plea. The super-
visors had approved a résolution,
19-0, urging court action to keep
the Braves here,
Drechsler set next Tuesday for
a show cause hearing on why the
county should not be granted a
temporary injunction to keep the
Braves from moving until a full
court hearing is held on the mat-
The supervisors, reacting with | ter.
urgency after the Braves an-
nounced their intentions to seek
a new home, sent the county
Wyoming's Alleman
is Honored Again
PHOENIX, Ariz, Oct. 21 —
(UPI)—Virgil Carter of Brigham
Young University Wednesday was
named the Western Athletic Con-
ference’s Back of the Week while
end Darryl Alleman of Wyoming
won his second straight citation
as Lineman of the Week. ,
Alleman was chosen again this
week “because his play against
Texas Western Saturday was
rated as the greatest end per-
formance at Wyoming since 1951
On other fronts:
Gov. John Reynolds from the
executive mansion at Madison
put all legal resources of the
state at the disposal of the
county in its court fight. He said
“it's a sad day for baseball.”
Mayor Henry Maier said the
Braves’ action would remove the
illusion that baseball was a sport
rather than a business.
“I think the circumstances of
this transfer definitely Hives base-
ball a black eye," the mayor said.
“Iam completely disheartened
Gets Hole-in-One
Ed Williams used a 6-iron to
register a hole-in-one on the 120-
yard first hole at Windsor Gar-
and eclipsed aE at mpetitors | dens one. Witnessing the
for the uarett ©* |shot was Hank ‘Rickelton a 8
PETTT TE et ete rrears er sree ss tees es EAE s Re page ene
a terse prepared statement issued
after a two hour directors’ meet-
ing at a swank near northside
club,
The statement was distributed
to newsmen by Ernie Johnson,
club publicity director, at the
newly-established Braves’ office
some four miles from the site
of the directors’ meeting. No top
club official was present.
The long-expected move came
one day after league President
Warren Giles called the special
league meeting in New York to
“further discuss the Milwaukee-
Atlanta situation and take action
thereon.”
Giles reportedly talked to club
owners by telephone Tuesday
morning. Whether his conversa-
tions with the ownets had any
the milk demands of his children at the breakfast table. From left
are Eileen, 7; Kevin, 5; Cathleen, 12; and Colleen, 13.
that the Braves’ management
would break not only its contract
committment to the country, but
also its moral committment to our
community,” the mayor said.
Other government, civic and
business leaders denounced the
move.
The ‘circuit court action taken
by the supervisors is based on
the county’s contract with the
Braves which calls for the team
to play all of its home games in
Milwaukee County Stadium
through the nd of the present
contract—or through next season.
The county corporation counsel
said that if the Braves go through
with their plans to get league
approval Thutsday in New York
for a move, they will be in con-
White Sox to Travel
In Own DC-7B Plane
CHICAGO, Oct. 21—(AP)—The
Chicago While Sox will travel in
their own plane, a DC-7B, next
baseball season,
The ipany, headed by Arthur
Allyn, owner of the White Sox,
bought the 56-passenger craft for
an estimated $1.25 million. The
White Sox will use the plane on
all Wes Cots possible exception
est Coast jaunts, when com-
BAG ercial jets ‘Be usell! «
Petree terrestres fore
—UPI Telephoto.
tempt of court, The office said
the possibility also existed that
other National League owners
could also be held in contempt of
court if they take a vote on the
Braves’ proposal,
Notre Dame Drills Stress
Passing for Stanford Tilt
SOUTH BEND, Ind., Oct. 21 —
(AP)— Second - ranked Notre
Dame's football squad concentrat-
ed on passing in a 20-minute
scrimmage Wednesday for the in-
tersectional clash with Stanford
here Saturday.
Guartedsucks John Huarte and
Sandy Bonechio alternated in
passing, mainly to split End Jack
Snow and right end Phil Sheri-
dan.
Renum Wins Skyline
Cross Country Title
Ranum won the Skyline Prep
League Cross Country champion-
ship Wednesday with 15 points at
Highland Hills golf course. Gary
Marr of Thornton turned in the
best time of 7:46 over the mile
and a half course.
Adains City finished second with
38 and was followed by Westmin-
ster 59, Thornton 66, Mapleton 70
and Fairview 79. Brighton did not
eli aot
bearing on the Braves’ action
Wednesday was conjectural,
However, P. K. Wrigley, own-
er of the Chicago Cubs, was
quoted as saying he would not
oppose the Brayes’ move because
he believes in “free enterprise.”
Wrigley noted he did not op-
pose Perini's shift of the Braves
from Boston to Milwaukee and
Suggested he would not oppose
another move now.
President Roy Hofheinz of the
Houston Colts said he would at-
tend Thursday's New York meet-
ing with an open mind. “I’m not
certain yet how I’ll vote.”
The minority opposition in the
Braves’ shift vote was disclosed
by Edmund B, Fitzgerald of Mil-
waukee,
In a prepared statement a few
hours after the meeting, Fitzger-
ald said he and five others were
unalterably opposed to the move
which he said would be detri-
mental to the Brayes, baseball in
general and would “violate the
public trust which has been placed
in this organization.”
The other five negative votes
included directors Duane Bow-
man, Madison, Wis.; Daniel
Parker, Janesville, Wis; John
Puelicher, Joseph Simpson Jr.,
and Carlton Wilson, Milwaukee.
Fitzgerald's G6-page statement
particularly criticized Braves!
board chairman William C_ Bar-
tholomay of Chicago and club
president John McHale for pre-
vious statements indicating the
pe would remain in Milwau-
ee,
Conspicious by their absence
at the statement issuance were
Bartholomay and Braves’ execu-
tive vice president Thomas A.
| Reynolits, hrs
‘Chicago lawyer,
who reportedly own 40 percent of
the club's stock.
Absent at the directors meeting
were Perini, said to still hold 10
percent of the club as chairman
of the Braves’ executive commit-
tee, and another director, Coach
Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay
Packers.
Meanwhile Milwaukee govern-
ment officials, civic leaders and
fans joined in criticizing the
Braves’ action,
“This is a sad day for baseball,”
said Wisconsin Gov. John W. Rey-
nolds. “The owners of the Braves
are showing a callous lack of faith
in the people of Milwaukee and
Wisconsin,
I pledge all due resources of
the state to the Milwaukee coun-
ty officials in their legal efforts
to prevent the move, and I am
requesting the attorney general's
office to make its staff and facil-
ities available to Milwaukee
county in these legal efforts.”
Mayor Henry Maier said the
Braves’ action would remove any
illusion that bas¢ball is a sport
rather than a business.
“TY think that the circumstances
of this transfer definitely give big
league baseball a black eye,”
Maier said. “I think that as this
story is told baseball generally
will not feel that the joy will have
been worth the pain of it.”
Rep, Clement Zablocki (D-Wis)
said he believed the Braves’ move
would be the “straw that broke
the camel's back” regarding gov-
ernment action to regulate the
sport under federal anti-trust
laws.”
Western State Ranks
15th in Grid Poll
Western State College was 15th
‘Wednesday in the weekly United
Press International small college
football ratings. The Mountaineers
had one first place yote and 30
points.
Wittenberg set the pace with 12
votes for top spot and: 245 points,
ie empath . t
“1
in.
*
Guess
What,
Fellas?
Mayor
Ivan Allen Jr.
of Atlanta
is all smiles
as he
telephones
friends to give
them the news
of the
Milwaukee
Eraves’ decision
to move their
National League
baseball
franchise to. |
the southern city
next season.
The move has
Jong been
rumored and
became official
Wednesday.
—UPI Telephote.
Braves Start Machinery
To Okay Move to Atlanta
CHICAGO, ‘Oct. 21 — (AP)
‘The Milwaukee Braves
board of directors, by a 12 to
6 yote of members present,
asked the National League
Wednesday for permission to
shift the club’s franchise to
Atlanta, Ga., for 1965.
The action’at a meeting from
which newsmen were barred will
be considered at a special league
meeting in New York Thursday,
The Braves need six other club
owner votes to switch from Mil-
waukee where former owner Lou
Perini brought the team from Bos-
ton. in, 1953..
Against a comic opera back-
ground, the Braves’ decision to
move to Atlanta was announced in
He'll Need All That Energy
Red Schoendienst, the new manager of the St. Louts Cardinals,
gets in a little off-season “managing” as he tries to keep up with
Milwaukee Moves to Prevent Shift
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 21 —) corporation counsel winging to
(UPI) — The
County Board of Supervisors
Wednesday obtained a ‘re-
straining order in circuit
court which would make the
Braves in contempt of court
if they ask the other National
League owners Thursday for
permission to move to Atlanta,
Milwaukee! Circuit Judge Ronold Drechsler
with a 40-plus page document
backing up their plea. The super-
visors had approved a résolution,
19-0, urging court action to keep
the Braves here,
Drechsler set next Tuesday for
a show cause hearing on why the
county should not be granted a
temporary injunction to keep the
Braves from moving until a full
court hearing is held on the mat-
The supervisors, reacting with | ter.
urgency after the Braves an-
nounced their intentions to seek
a new home, sent the county
Wyoming's Alleman
is Honored Again
PHOENIX, Ariz, Oct. 21 —
(UPI)—Virgil Carter of Brigham
Young University Wednesday was
named the Western Athletic Con-
ference’s Back of the Week while
end Darryl Alleman of Wyoming
won his second straight citation
as Lineman of the Week. ,
Alleman was chosen again this
week “because his play against
Texas Western Saturday was
rated as the greatest end per-
formance at Wyoming since 1951
On other fronts:
Gov. John Reynolds from the
executive mansion at Madison
put all legal resources of the
state at the disposal of the
county in its court fight. He said
“it's a sad day for baseball.”
Mayor Henry Maier said the
Braves’ action would remove the
illusion that baseball was a sport
rather than a business.
“I think the circumstances of
this transfer definitely Hives base-
ball a black eye," the mayor said.
“Iam completely disheartened
Gets Hole-in-One
Ed Williams used a 6-iron to
register a hole-in-one on the 120-
yard first hole at Windsor Gar-
and eclipsed aE at mpetitors | dens one. Witnessing the
for the uarett ©* |shot was Hank ‘Rickelton a 8
PETTT TE et ete rrears er sree ss tees es EAE s Re page ene
a terse prepared statement issued
after a two hour directors’ meet-
ing at a swank near northside
club,
The statement was distributed
to newsmen by Ernie Johnson,
club publicity director, at the
newly-established Braves’ office
some four miles from the site
of the directors’ meeting. No top
club official was present.
The long-expected move came
one day after league President
Warren Giles called the special
league meeting in New York to
“further discuss the Milwaukee-
Atlanta situation and take action
thereon.”
Giles reportedly talked to club
owners by telephone Tuesday
morning. Whether his conversa-
tions with the ownets had any
the milk demands of his children at the breakfast table. From left
are Eileen, 7; Kevin, 5; Cathleen, 12; and Colleen, 13.
that the Braves’ management
would break not only its contract
committment to the country, but
also its moral committment to our
community,” the mayor said.
Other government, civic and
business leaders denounced the
move.
The ‘circuit court action taken
by the supervisors is based on
the county’s contract with the
Braves which calls for the team
to play all of its home games in
Milwaukee County Stadium
through the nd of the present
contract—or through next season.
The county corporation counsel
said that if the Braves go through
with their plans to get league
approval Thutsday in New York
for a move, they will be in con-
White Sox to Travel
In Own DC-7B Plane
CHICAGO, Oct. 21—(AP)—The
Chicago While Sox will travel in
their own plane, a DC-7B, next
baseball season,
The ipany, headed by Arthur
Allyn, owner of the White Sox,
bought the 56-passenger craft for
an estimated $1.25 million. The
White Sox will use the plane on
all Wes Cots possible exception
est Coast jaunts, when com-
BAG ercial jets ‘Be usell! «
Petree terrestres fore
—UPI Telephoto.
tempt of court, The office said
the possibility also existed that
other National League owners
could also be held in contempt of
court if they take a vote on the
Braves’ proposal,
Notre Dame Drills Stress
Passing for Stanford Tilt
SOUTH BEND, Ind., Oct. 21 —
(AP)— Second - ranked Notre
Dame's football squad concentrat-
ed on passing in a 20-minute
scrimmage Wednesday for the in-
tersectional clash with Stanford
here Saturday.
Guartedsucks John Huarte and
Sandy Bonechio alternated in
passing, mainly to split End Jack
Snow and right end Phil Sheri-
dan.
Renum Wins Skyline
Cross Country Title
Ranum won the Skyline Prep
League Cross Country champion-
ship Wednesday with 15 points at
Highland Hills golf course. Gary
Marr of Thornton turned in the
best time of 7:46 over the mile
and a half course.
Adains City finished second with
38 and was followed by Westmin-
ster 59, Thornton 66, Mapleton 70
and Fairview 79. Brighton did not
eli aot
bearing on the Braves’ action
Wednesday was conjectural,
However, P. K. Wrigley, own-
er of the Chicago Cubs, was
quoted as saying he would not
oppose the Brayes’ move because
he believes in “free enterprise.”
Wrigley noted he did not op-
pose Perini's shift of the Braves
from Boston to Milwaukee and
Suggested he would not oppose
another move now.
President Roy Hofheinz of the
Houston Colts said he would at-
tend Thursday's New York meet-
ing with an open mind. “I’m not
certain yet how I’ll vote.”
The minority opposition in the
Braves’ shift vote was disclosed
by Edmund B, Fitzgerald of Mil-
waukee,
In a prepared statement a few
hours after the meeting, Fitzger-
ald said he and five others were
unalterably opposed to the move
which he said would be detri-
mental to the Brayes, baseball in
general and would “violate the
public trust which has been placed
in this organization.”
The other five negative votes
included directors Duane Bow-
man, Madison, Wis.; Daniel
Parker, Janesville, Wis; John
Puelicher, Joseph Simpson Jr.,
and Carlton Wilson, Milwaukee.
Fitzgerald's G6-page statement
particularly criticized Braves!
board chairman William C_ Bar-
tholomay of Chicago and club
president John McHale for pre-
vious statements indicating the
pe would remain in Milwau-
ee,
Conspicious by their absence
at the statement issuance were
Bartholomay and Braves’ execu-
tive vice president Thomas A.
| Reynolits, hrs
‘Chicago lawyer,
who reportedly own 40 percent of
the club's stock.
Absent at the directors meeting
were Perini, said to still hold 10
percent of the club as chairman
of the Braves’ executive commit-
tee, and another director, Coach
Vince Lombardi of the Green Bay
Packers.
Meanwhile Milwaukee govern-
ment officials, civic leaders and
fans joined in criticizing the
Braves’ action,
“This is a sad day for baseball,”
said Wisconsin Gov. John W. Rey-
nolds. “The owners of the Braves
are showing a callous lack of faith
in the people of Milwaukee and
Wisconsin,
I pledge all due resources of
the state to the Milwaukee coun-
ty officials in their legal efforts
to prevent the move, and I am
requesting the attorney general's
office to make its staff and facil-
ities available to Milwaukee
county in these legal efforts.”
Mayor Henry Maier said the
Braves’ action would remove any
illusion that bas¢ball is a sport
rather than a business.
“TY think that the circumstances
of this transfer definitely give big
league baseball a black eye,”
Maier said. “I think that as this
story is told baseball generally
will not feel that the joy will have
been worth the pain of it.”
Rep, Clement Zablocki (D-Wis)
said he believed the Braves’ move
would be the “straw that broke
the camel's back” regarding gov-
ernment action to regulate the
sport under federal anti-trust
laws.”
Western State Ranks
15th in Grid Poll
Western State College was 15th
‘Wednesday in the weekly United
Press International small college
football ratings. The Mountaineers
had one first place yote and 30
points.
Wittenberg set the pace with 12
votes for top spot and: 245 points,
ie empath . t
“1
in.