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Views of Sport: Expansion, Promises, and Continentals
Red Smith surveys the 1960 expansion of the American League, accusing it of breaking promises to the Continental League founders. He argues the AL grabbed Minneapolis and Los Angeles, ignored Dallas Fort Worth and Toronto, and hurt minor leagues by snatching potential markets. He notes figures like Cal Griffith and Joe Cronin and calls the episode a setback for baseball credibility.
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National League
Nationals
Continentals
New York
Houston
Mineapolis
Minneapolis
Toronto
Dallas-Fort Worth
Cal Griffith
Washington
Los Angeles
Griffith
Senators
Griff
Redskins
Joe Cronin
Dallas- Fort Worth