European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 10, 1963, Darmstadt, Hesse Fog. It the stars and stripes wednesday july 10, 1963 athletics owner suggests . Allow move to Oakland i Eveland Charles Ley of the Kama City athletes. Suggested to Thea Merln league monday that he now Hulti franchise to Oakland,calif., the associated press has Lei and Joe Cronin american league president both denied that a formal Requet was authoritative sources told theamore in Ted press however that Kin Ley had suggested the mow Ata meeting of the american league 12-team pc discussed at Loop meeting Spokane wih. Up the possibility at the Pacific cart league expanding to 12 teams we discussed monday it meeting at league expansion could come Only with full Worklin Ammenti wit major league clubs according to president Dewey said the Poult Allty of expansion Aros when it Wule arned that the International league which is presently opera Toni under a 10-e.lub setup similar it the Pacific coast league waa interested in returning to in eight team end Sacramento for Mer members of the pc were discussed u possible candidates for a franchise along with several other cities which Soriano refused to name. Not interested officials of the Dallas for Worth. Denver and Oklahoma City franchises in the Loop said monday at a luncheon they would not be interested under any condition i returning to the presently inactive american Laid there i Remote possibility of i playoff Between the Pacific coast league clump my the Pennant Winner of the International league. But he added that such playoff could not came about unless baseball s other aaa league would consent to Send its Chimblo instead at the Winner of postseason playoff Imong the top fun Shenin the league. The pc directors met Here Mon Day prior to the Star game be tween the Spokane indians and the top players from the league s other nine Teama. Schoendienst off Active list again 87. Louis up Tho it Louis cardinals announced Here they planned to remove Veteran infielder coach lied schoendienst from the Active player list and recall out Lelder in folder Gary Kolb from their Tulsa , who started the season u i coach we later pressed into service is Pinch hitter. He went hatless in five trips to the plate Sikli Meaun. The cardinals Ulf waivers would be asked for the purpose of giving him his unconditional re lec Cha will remain As coach the Cardinal currently hitting Sis at Tuua. To scheduled to loin the club in Lime or a two night double bolder it St Louis july u. Icing held prior to tuesday s Star grime in Sun fran rho Hornoc Stone my pm Lornt of the in tonal i san franc Loco giants confirmed that of lilt a and Dos rur cd the Polh they of moving he a s to of Nylnnd. Or. It Nicy wan in to Nee me some 10 Days or two works ago a Tongham so. Yen he asked me hit club could play in Candle tick Park an a starter until Oak and finished a proposed y i � i i i j t t Paul Silipi Star 1 Clveland up president be Psul of the Cleveland indians led a growing Campaign tuesday to return the Star game to the fans. By their votes baseball fan throughout the country used to dictate the makeup of the two Star teams until 1958 when the players took Over the balloting. There has been increasing Dos Over the present sys tem not Only among the fans but also among some of the players and the sentiment now is to give the game Back to the people who actually pay the freight the fans 1 think it was a mistake to take it away from them in the first place said Psul who was a principal Factor in the change of the voting system. System hurls1 think the present system of voting actually hurts the stargaze said Paul the players Cut their votes and the results of their balloting in announced shortly before the time itself displayed. There s hardly any publicity on the game at this the old system whereby the fans voted it took about three weeks the ballots were tabulated in the nation s newspapers each Day there seemed to be More com petition for each position on the team and i think it added a great Deal to the interest in the system was junked after the 1m7 season during which Cincin Nati fans stuffed the ballot boxes and succeeded in naming sewn red starters and Stan Musial of the cardinals to the National league team. Succeeded up to a Point thatis. Annoyed by the obvious Chau Angell option Kostro to Hawaii farm dub los Angeles the Losangeles Angels have optioned in fled a outfielder Frank Kostro to their Hawaii farm club in the Pacific coast is subject to 34-hour recall. Kostro was acquired june 15 from Detroit in a Trade that also brought Paul Foytack to the Angels in Exchange for George Thomas. Hospital authorities say Sternberg s condition same Seattle Hospital authorities reported Here there we it Llano change in the condition of Brian Sternberg and the University of Washington pole vault Star Holder of the pending world record remained paralysed from the neck Down. Ternberg was injured last Tutt Day evening on a trampoline in preparation or a tour of european Russia. Meanwhile letters and Telegram poured into the University Hospital from Sternberg s Well Wuhen throughout the world. He received so Many Dowers that Bis Mother had to request a halt to the Well meant Flats. But i told him it would he 1better for him to establish him self directly in Oakland. As understand it or. Finley has talked to an-1 received the Back ing of certain interests in Oak club owners Here refused to discuss the am a Sphinx Cleveland indians gun Oral manager gab Epaul said when questioned about the have never lied to you before said another High official in the american league. Therefore i Don t want to a Lacusi other club officials contacted refused to comment on the report in any Way even to s a y whether Auch a matter was Dis cussed at the meet i nit one official when queried if the discussion at the meeting was Good for Kannus City replied no it was not Fin Ley s Only comment was a heated the stars and stripes 1poxts 1 Lort Sarfo voting to Van Lam of commissioner Ford frock cancelled out two of the red starters that year cuss Bell and Wally Post and substituted Willie Mays of the giants and Hank Aaron of the braves instead. Paul was general manager of the reds at the time and although he had no actual part to the land slide of Cincinnati votes by the Gabe Paul. 1 overt old a in m fans he had to assume Lance he had Handy ballads printed up with the names of red players on them. As a consequence the players took Over the voting in 1908 and have been balloting for Start amen since. Even ionic of them a unhappy about the present system. Veteran Al Smith of the orioles la one. The players use the Star sys tem of much to voting. Smith says they re inclined to vote for another player on his reputation rather than what he i doing atthe moment As an indication of the Way he Felt Smith voted for Vic Dav Atillo of Cleveland As the american league s starting Center Lelder in Stead of Mickey Mantle. I honestly Felt Davall Llo waste Best Center Lelder i saw up overtime loser new York up George Vonelm played in the longest Over time matches in the history of both the , open and us. Amateur Golf championships losing a73 Hole playoff for the 1931 open and losing on the 10th extra Holbein an Early round of the 1930 Amateur re to give Public until the time of the voting Smith said and t did t intend to take anything away from d say that the fans or the sports writers might do 9 Butler Job on the voting than the players them selves Here at the Sini game seem to feel the fans deserve a least the right to vote fore the players in the name. Elrre awesome of their sentiments Washington inn Naer Gil Hodges i think the fans should do the voting. It gives them Thi feeling they re participating and i think they Are generally fair general manager Fred Haney of the Angeles As Long As the Star game is moved around from City to City the Way it is i think it s a Good idea Tor the fans Tovote for it because it gives them a Chanca to see the players the voted popularity a Factor outfielder Amble Pearson of t h Aangeles i think the fans would Lake great Pride in choosing Thebes possible team. I also think this it s a great Honor As a player to be chosen by the other players. If the fans choose the team player s popularity would become a Paul says the fart that the play pm voted for the Star person Nel Cut the Advance publicity forthe game. Well probably draw 40.000 torte game said Paul. If the fans had noted. I think we would have drawn at least 10.00 1 there is a feeling in some . That if the fans resume the balloting such Large cities As Newyork. Chicago and los Angeles might monopolize the voting. Not True at Paul insisted the folks in new York Are More naive than fans in the hinterlands la bet you can go to new York and find people who never hear of the Yankees. Here in Cleve land everyone has heard of councilman a fair lease Oft Kansas City a a Cit councilman said monday night american league owners Are familiar with two favourable lease proposals made to the Kansas Cit athletics owner Charles o. Finley. John d. Maguyre chairman Olathe Council s baseball committee said each club owner was sent copy of the proposals. Once the owners have read the proposals he added � the owners will Hove no reason to complain about Kansas City on that attendance has been Way up i made no formal request to move to of Nylnnd or Atlanta Orang other Cronin nned Only that pin Ley alkyd about Hli problems City about his the . President added that he league is not considering expansion at tills Lime. We canno think of it now. We must first try o build up the personnel of the to new a Iseball commissioner Ford Frerk noted that Oakland is open err Story. The Amer i an league ins the huh to move there it it w Kansas City wants to play in san run Rusco however the Only Way it Tan do so is with the com Illare of the san franc Loco club of the National Finley is reported to have made s trip to the West coast with Cronin and authoritative source said was denied permission to play in candlestick Park by Stone Iam. The Oakland City Council an the Alameda county Board of supervisors recently approved issuing $23 million in Revenue Bonds to build a 4h.win.seat. All purpose stadium in Oakland one half hour s ride from the heart of Sanfrancisco. Final plans and sped Al rations for the stadium Art Yelton be approved. Frolek unlit in understands construction on the stadium is scheduled to begin in 1964.veteran baseball observers Folt that Stoneham s denial of use of candlestick Park by an . Team led to the league s refusal to Dis cuss the Finley proposal of a move. It would. In it feel put the american league in the position of is Vang to ask the National league for permission to play. Hired in standings the a s. Deep in the second division of the american league for the eight years they be been i Kansas City Are troubled with skidding attendance despite the promotional efforts of the Flory he took Over the franchise in i960 he was High on the Proa Peel at making u a successful major league venture in that Don t expect miracles he said at the time. I Realise i will have to convince the fans i expect to keep the club Here and build into a Winner. I ask Only a in Kansas City William , executive vice president of the Chamler of Commerce said int group has had no Advance notice of any request by Finley to move the a s. The request comes As no Dauer added. We have known for Many Many months Hore he has been trying to move the Oakland located just across theban from san Francisco has failed to give heavy support to the Oak land raiders of the american football league in three season sin and around the area. The Caldera played first at Sanfrancisco s Keur stadium then at a temporary location. So far the raiders have Hod several changes of coach a plus a shakeup of own on Page it is . Made cars to Finley. This year and has always Bee ahead of the team a standing in the league he added. Through the first 38 Home dates the a s had drawn 411,281 compared to 286.654 for the same number olates last season. Looking ahead to the next Amer ican league meeting in october Maul to told when october comes around an they refuse him Finley again Well have the same two contract waiting for
