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THE NATIONAL OBSERVER
DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC., PUBLISHERS
11501 Columbia Pike ~- Silver Spring, Md.
April 19, 1966
Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
City Hall
Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Mr. Allen:
I enjoyed mesting you when I was in Atlanta
last week to see the Braves! welcoming festivities.
It must have been a great day in your life, and
in the life of Atlanta. Being a native Georgian,
I share your pride.
Enclosed are a couple of copies of my story
on the Braves. The story appears on Page 17. I
tried to be as fair as possible, and the story
is not trying to make Atlanta look like a bad
baseball town. It is simply trying to convey the
fact that major league baseball in the Southeast
is a new sport, and will take time to develop.
I think you agree that football is the prime
sport in Atlanta, as it is throughout the area.
The Braves will probably have a rough time with
attendance until they establish a Southern tradition. .
However, I'm sure that sney. will be proud of Atlanta n \
as their home. \\'
You, sir, have my admiration for all you have ( )
done for sports and for your city. I have been ch ee
sorely tempted to move to Atlanta myself, but my )
profession is such that Atlanta really cannot
compete with Washington in a news sense. Maybe
someday I will move there. In the meantime, I
take pride in the city almost as though it were |
already my home. All the best to your fair city. -
Sincerely, {
Lvs, h Sirnd\
Y James A.“ Bryant
DOW JONES & COMPANY, INC., PUBLISHERS
11501 Columbia Pike ~- Silver Spring, Md.
April 19, 1966
Mayor Ivan Allen, Jr.
City Hall
Atlanta, Ga.
Dear Mr. Allen:
I enjoyed mesting you when I was in Atlanta
last week to see the Braves! welcoming festivities.
It must have been a great day in your life, and
in the life of Atlanta. Being a native Georgian,
I share your pride.
Enclosed are a couple of copies of my story
on the Braves. The story appears on Page 17. I
tried to be as fair as possible, and the story
is not trying to make Atlanta look like a bad
baseball town. It is simply trying to convey the
fact that major league baseball in the Southeast
is a new sport, and will take time to develop.
I think you agree that football is the prime
sport in Atlanta, as it is throughout the area.
The Braves will probably have a rough time with
attendance until they establish a Southern tradition. .
However, I'm sure that sney. will be proud of Atlanta n \
as their home. \\'
You, sir, have my admiration for all you have ( )
done for sports and for your city. I have been ch ee
sorely tempted to move to Atlanta myself, but my )
profession is such that Atlanta really cannot
compete with Washington in a news sense. Maybe
someday I will move there. In the meantime, I
take pride in the city almost as though it were |
already my home. All the best to your fair city. -
Sincerely, {
Lvs, h Sirnd\
Y James A.“ Bryant