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SPORTLIGHT Comparison: Football and Baseball
This column compares major league expansion and fan interest, noting football added Los Angeles San Francisco and Dallas to boost attendance contrasts with baseball sticking to 16 franchises in 11 cities for fifty years. It argues football outpaces baseball in growth, discusses college football reforms, Missouri and Kentucky recruiting practices, and hints at Browns attendance and Saint Louis pennant prospects with Marty Marion and Hornsby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Dallas
New York
Giants
Philadelphia
Eagles
Pittsburgh
Steelers
Chicago
Don Faurot
Missouri
Don
Paul Bryant
Kentucky
Browns
Veeck
Hornsby
Marty Marion
Marion
St Louis
Stanky and