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1tChicagZephyrs MayMove to Baltimore! CHICAGO, Feb. 2 W—The future of the National Basket 1 ball Association’s Chicago Zephyrs appeared shaky Saturday with owner Dave Trager admitting that if he does not get a r better deal the club might have to leave the city.Trager’s biggest complaint appeared to be against the owenrs J of the Chicago Coliseum where the Zephyrs, under rental obli-sigations, have to draw more than • 14,500 each game to break even.• This is the second year of op-- erations for the Chicago entry\ and Trager admitted that “we [ are not silly enough to expect* a team to challenge for the titlein its second year. Nor do I expect to show a profit.F5»SDischinger and one other player.Asked about the possibilityof the Zephyrs playing in Chicago Stadium, Trager was not too enthusiastic.“The stadium is large and our crowds would be lost in it. But“But I do want to keep the if I don’t get the deal I want.I losses down, and if we’re going 1 to do that, we need a betteri rental deal.”ISought By Baltimore.The Zephyrs, apparently, are one of four NBA teams beingthen I don’t know what will happen,” he said.“We’ve made definite progress,” continued Trager. “Our team won only 18 games last year. Our win over New York Thursday night was our 18lhsought by Baltimore, which has and we have a lot more games sent out feelers. to play. We’ve already caughtThe Baltimore offer for the lip *°„a C0UP^e establishedentire franchise is about $700. leams-000. However, Zephvr General Trager seems to think thatManager Frank Lane says he some of the problems could be has been offered $330,000 for solved through television, if a three of his players. deal could be worked out.This figure would probably | Nevertheless, the history ofinclude WaltBellamy, Terryprofessional basketball in Chi cago has been a losing one. Why? There are many answers.Certainly losing is not one of them since Chicago has supported professional losing teams for years.
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Terre Haute Tribune
Terre Haute, Indiana, US
Sat, Feb 02, 1963
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