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m.. Arthur Ehlers,- general manager of Ihe new Baltimore Orioles, thoughtfully surveyed the scene outside -where housands of baseball-hungry folks were lined up at ticket jooths and said to a reporter for The Sporting News: “There's going to be a sweeping change in the align-nent of the major leagues in the next five years, mark my I'ords.The successful transfers of the Braves and Orioles vill almost certainly result in cities like Los Angeles, San 'rancisco, Kansas City, Houston, Toronto. Minneapolis-St. ?aul, Montreal and even Atlanta being given a chance to )rove they can support big league bad,I know my saying this will* —-Jjf Playing curl.tart the pruning in Philadelphia md New York. I used ic be jcneral manager of the Athletics a tnd I know firsthand ill at Phiia-lp^g' lelphia will not support two teams' vith a million fans each. The A’s,^ven in their championship years, icver drew a million. Either Ihe Vs or the Phillies ought to go. *As for New York, il is certainly big enough for l\vo teams — but not three. One team in each league aught to be sufficient there. de-are necessary if the teams *are lo compete equally with Farrell, Sharon, Aliquippa, Ambridge ami BeaverEl I wood City school board has started plans to build a field house under the concrete bleacher section at the new foolball field.New Castle board, which has had gymnasium plans under consideration for some lime, has announced il will spc^id $35,000 lo purchasedared Ehlers in The Sporting a,Jdi‘iona!land near tho high sch001News story.' '‘Major league boundaries have stood still for loo long while Ihe rest of Ihis wonderful counl ry has been expanding in all directions. The major leagues are about to caleh up.as Ihe siLe for the now building.“Basketball fa*s »f Mrihwesi-ern Penny haul* are rating Miss Si»4r* Moeaey, X Oil CHy, as 0« wU Uadi at girl basketballplayer ii the arra, says the•1 fed the transformation will VoUBRtl*w v‘“di«tor. “SheCHytake place in a series of single! *tiJTelt;i *l for Oilsteps, with one team being moved! T*rilns, ** ^-c- neoli In Sharon and Oil City.*each year, as happened with the Braves in 1953 and the Orioles in 1SS4. I wouldn't be surprised If another franchise moved this fall. 4 Ehlers, Tn The Sporting News story, does not advocate the addition of Los Angeles and San Francisco as a unit, and feels theyA1 Como has been given a new Ihree-year contract .as baskctbal coach at Ellwood City High. .The brother of Perry Como* th singer, gave Ell wood City its bes basketball team in many years dur-HillRobin with 2Thebeenwithseasoi the la paig»; only Aflc sprinj oed 1:rates begar delph Butlow. lext out,: s'ew henwank lit 4 De blc Robe The star and Th any\ ♦ In tcrd pour the Red theL. . _ _____inz the oast season and later wasipri£lt;
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Blizzard
Oil City, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Apr 30, 1954
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