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• , VWho'll Be Members of ProposedBaseBall League? Moguls AskItPittsburgh Crawfords Think Team Has Been Ignored from ; Consideration of Prospective Members.PITTSBURGH, Pa—As the baseball vacation nears a close, owners and promoters are becoming nitre con-■pmecL about the proposed baseball league;Will it include all .financially-re-sponsible teams from Baltimore to Kansas City? Will members benefitball for both the Eastern and Western Sections. • •By eliminating other formidable teams in the East and along the route to Kansas City one is left to figure jout Individually what purpose the.league is to serve.Next year the Crawfords will, play In their ora park. Theywill travel in their own' busses. Thev alreadyfrom the hookup? And who will be, have their, own clubhouse. At present at the, helm? W 11 members ocnetU major baseball attractions in Pitts-questions being advanced daily/ with nothing-better than a layman's, opinion being given as an answer.LasfweeJo a gentle reminder camefrom ^Cleveland — indicating that somebody had overlooked one of the best Sunday-game cities along the route. ; Now the Pittsburgh Crawfords are making some very pertinent statements. The Crawfords v#re invlted to the confab held in Washington i last November. The owner.’Gus Greenlee, was assured at thismeeting .that teams which had gate attracting values, ancj were financially responsible would be admitted to membership.jGood Teams I.eft Outburgh arc held at Forbes Field. Whentwo foreien teams are playing, the IForbes Field management demands 30 per cent of the g*ro.;s receipts! Un-1 der the same conditions Crawfords Park managers will be satisfied with f20 per cent. Crawfords Park is located so that $0 per cent cf patrons will not be required to pay cab fare or extra 'car fare. This fpet • above *'allper cent in-s year's pa-will insure at least a 10 crease over ’any prcvioitronagNo other team in Pittsburgh or in Western Pennsylvania can make such | an cfTer. The Crawford* want to inquire about the purpose such a league would serve. Another questionable phase of the proposed league's ac-! tivities is thejr method of organizing.It has no officers now, nor docs it‘plan to have-any. If money is to be deposited, questions answered or lightthrown upon existing or expectantproblems, 'no single individual • isS named for. purposes of ccmmunlca- If tiou. ’ I
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Baltimore Afro American
Baltimore, Maryland, US
Sat, Dec 26, 1931
Page 15
Full Page
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Michael W.
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