European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes wednesday Juv Jor league formed by five cities new York a a third major base Ball league was formed monday to operate in 1961 with five founding cities Newyork Houston Toronto Denver and . At least three More will be added later. William Shen chairman of mayor Robertf. Wagner s new York baseball committee announced at a press conference the founding of the circuit to be known As the Continental league. Shea said there will be a minimum of eight cities and perhaps More in the league which will play a 154-game sched ule. He listed 11 additional cities that had expressed interest. They Are Buffalo Montreal Atlanta new Orleans Miami Indianapolis Dallas fort Worth Sandiego Portland ore., Seattle and san Juan puerto Rico. The new league Hopes to have two or More franchises definitely lined up by aug. 18 when the founders meet wit commissioner Ford Frick s seven Man committee from the existing majors. I look Forward to the fullest cooperation of the National and american leagues and expect a program will be initiated at our aug. 18 meeting to bring the Continental league into the Structure of major league baseball said Shea. We Are therefore proceeding on the basis of Complete an unqualified cooperation of the two existing major " \ -. Frick in his new York office said he had been aware that the founders were meet ing. We Are going to and talk with them he said. At that time we will Dis cuss the whole situation. Apparently they now have set up their Frick said he had met with Shea three times and talked to him several times on the phone. In addition to Frick the committee includes president Warren Giles of the National league president Joe Cronin of the american league National league owners Lou Perini Milwaukee Bob Carpenter Philadelphia and american league owners Tom Yawkey Boston and Arnold Johnson Kansas City. -. The Continental league met for the last three Days adopt Rig a Constitution and setting up procedures for screening and qualifying other cities for membership. It also made plans to comply with the re quest from sen. Estes Kefauver a Tenn to appear before an antitrust subcommittee in 31 each founding City five Casale straight. Botox Casale drops indians into tie for 1st Cleveland a Jerry Casale gave ii Only three hits in pitch ing the Boston red sox to a 4-0 Victory Over the Cleveland indians in the opener of a five game series Here monday night. The loss dropped the indians in to a tie with the Idle Chicago White sox for the Amer ican league Lead. The Victory the seventh against six losses for the hard throwing right hands waste first for bos ton on the cur rent Western trip and snapped a six game losing Streak. The indians had won Casale struck out three batters and walked five. The Only hits off him were a single to a Ightfield by George Strickland in the second inning a single to rightly Jim Baxes in the seventh and a single off third baseman fran Malzone s Glove by Minnie Minoso in the loser was starter Herb score. It was his fourth straight defeat and gave him a 9-9 record for the season. He was followed to the Mound by Al Cicotte and Mike red sox scored their first run in the second when Dick Ger Nert led off with a single moved to third on two walks and score Don a Force play at second base. They added another in the third on Wernert i Jensen of Williams if estate of in. Carolina selects Hickey to replace by -. Heels head Grid Chapel . Hickey prove i head Mentor in his own right before a voting to. North Carolina three years ago succeeds Jim Tatum who died last thursday night from an Over whelming virus infection the three year contract calling for an annual salary of. $12,000 came As a Surprise to-.most1 observers who to name an a name coach. The school Pilot then of course i appreciate this Opportunity Hickey said. It is one i have always wanted. My Only re Gret is., the circumstances under whih it has come deferring to Tatum Hickey coh tihu6d, we have lost a Guy who 4 jl3.1 Colf cytto. Of 8 0 9 struck cd 3u-s3 21-0 0 , 2b 1 0 0 Row Herald 04 1 1 Cicotte p 300 a Valo .4 00 Martin so Lenall. Of Francona Garcia score p n. O 38 \4 1 totals 29 0 3-%-Rgroundcd out for score 5 a filed outta i Cotte 7 of struck out for Pler Aall 7 Boiton v Oil 101 0004 70 Cleveland. 000 000 0000 3 0 in h r Erboso � 5 2 0 o. 3 3 1 1 0 0 Cut Sale a 7-6 8wwe Cicotta Ettrola Apo a Boston 2t-5, Cleveland 2t-8. Do Strickland , i Ower Buddle Runnels Wejnert. Lou Boston 9, Cleveland 1." in Jar a us bal. Us Jensen Manzono Ujj Jen s / pm ennols a Iii Brimby Jensen Manzono 2.v to spore a Honor not Flaherty Umont whoops giant Catcher Bob Schmidt intent on blocking Art Coccarelli lets the Ball Arrow get by and c Ecca Rolli scores As Chicago teammate Walt Moryl 7 watches. Ceccarelli pitched Thi Bruins to a 5-3 Victory. In this photo perhaps cannot be , noting that Tatum had mapped extensive plans for thel959 season before his death said be planned no change in the. Coach no personnel or in Tatum s plans. Tatum was on the. Eve of the fourth year of his rebuilding pro Tram for the tar heels. Shortly be Ore his death he remarked that his year s team should be one of my was Hampden Sydney coach Hickey agreed with this monday. E said "1 think we have got the jest team we be had since i be been at North Carolina. It certainly appeared so in Spring Hickey 39, was graduated in 1942from William & Mary where he was a tailback. A native of Spring Field pa.,. Hickey was head coach and athletic director at Hampden Sydney College in Virginia for five years before joining the Nort Carolina staff in 1956, the year Tatum left his successful reign a Maryland to return to his Alma mater. At Hampden Sydney Hickey steams in five years won 27, lost 11 and tied four. His teams won the Mason Dixon conference title two years and for two years in Succes Sion he was named Virginia s coach of the year. Put up $50,000 and reportedly is prepare to invest As much As $2.5 million. A the Continental league is the result of increasing demand of cities in this country and Canada for major league base Ball said Shea in a mimeographed state ment. Not Only new York since losing the giants and dodgers but Many other cities have done everything in their Power to obtain franchises in the two existing major leagues without Success. By trial and error it developed that the Only Way to provide major league baseball for an increasing number of communities on this continent was to form a new the chief backers of the new Yor franchise already had been identified As mrs. Joan w. Payson sister of John Hay Whitney american ambassador to Britain mrs. Dorothy Killam Montreal and Dwight Davis son of the Dor or of Tennis Davia with the principal hackers Are g. Herbert Walker jr.,william" Simpson and Donald Grant. Mrs. Pay sort owns a sub Stantial amount of Stock in Thesan Francisco giants. Grant her representative is a director of thei ants. Toronto owner present the Houston backers were listed Martinez captures 10-round split nod Dallas a Jimmy Martinez Phoenix jabbed his Way to a split decision Over Jimmy Beecham Miami in a 10-round middleweight bout Here. T the two veterans made a Rous ing. Fight old it All the Way but there an neither appeared. To twee Hurt the other until the loth round when Beecham apparently realizing he was behind made a Strong pm Island staggered Martinez with a terrific right just before the final weighed 156 pounds be dec h a m 155. A disappointing crowd of 2,500 paid about $4,000 to see the fight. Officials a reluctant to comment on formation of new circuit by the associated press major league officials generally were unavailable for comment about monday s announcement on the. Formation of a third major baseball league. Joe Cronin president of the american league and member of the seven Man committee that will meet with the third league re fused comment in san Francisco until i know More about the he also p9inted.to the aug 18 meeting. At that meeting we will find out what they have in mind an there s not much i can say in the meantime he said. Most of the other members of the committee were either in route to California where the second All Star game will be played Mon Day or were unavailable. National league president War Ren Giles said in los Angele five clubs Don t constitute third major league but they Are certainly on the right path and believe the organization eventually will be completed. Players big problem their biggest problem As i see it is player personnel and base Ball s biggest problem will be to repair any damage that might Bedone to the higher classification minor leagues. They can expect co operation from the major leagues in helping solve their problems. We have a committee named a or that from minor league cities named As interested ? by Bill Shea the chairman of new York mayor Rob Ert f. Wagner s baseball commit tee came different cumme n,1js.emil sick owner of the Seattle club of the Pacific coast league said i Haven t seen one Whit Teresoc around Seattle in a third major league. Just calling a league a third league is easy enough butt would take years to build up the prestige that the two existing major leagues in Indianapolis another Cit mentioned by Shea Frank Mckin Ney chairman of the City s Ameri can association team said he knew of no Indianapolis link with thethird1 league. Unless there is a change in the Reserve clause i Don t see How they can obtain Talent to Fiel enough teams of major league Cal Iber said Mckinney former owner of the Pittsburgh pirates. In Havana Paul Miller Genera manager of the International league team said he doubted the new league could get enough play ers of major league Caliper to operate in 1961. He predicted the league would have to depend on castoffs from the two existing a Jorj. As the Houston sports association with Craig f. Cullinan jr., As chairman. Toronto was represented by Jack Kent Cooke owner of the Maple Leafs of the International league. Denver s Backer is Robert l. Howsam owner of the Denver club of the. American Minneapolis St. Paul joint operation was represented by Wheelock Whitney or. Cooke said he was prepared to spend $2.5 million of his own Money to make the third league Success. That is twice the Money offered to buy the Detroit tigers said. It is my Money. It is no the City Cooke said he was sure Toronto would become another Milwaukee As far As support was five should be playing in the world series he added. Houston s futile Trie Cullinan said Houston had tried to buy four different. Big league franchises offering $6 million for Cleveland but finally settled on the third league idea. Shea said such questions As world series would be discussed at the August meeting. He indicate some time ago that the league might not be ready for a series fora year or two. The important thing to be Dis cussed at the meeting with the majors will be player rights. We Don t want to Hurt the minors said Shea. Insist on major status i would say we will Haye at least eight teams perhaps 10 and no More than 12 clubs. We Are not interested in open classification Butwill insist on being a major Shea said the new York club would play at a new stadium to b e built at Flushing Meadows sit of the 1939-40 world s fair. It would seat 52,000 and would cos Between $12 and $13 million. If this could not be ready by1961, Shea said the new York entry would use ebbets Field. If a
