Salt Lake Telegram | 1935-11-28 | Page 14 | Baltimore Wants Braves

BALTIMORE WANTS W WAN A TS BRAVE BRIVE a Nat Na Skipp r Expected to Oppose Idea BALTIMORE Nov 28 UP UP-Ef- UP Ef Efforts forts to transfer the tho forfeited forfeit d National National National Na Na- league baseball franchise from Boston to Baltimore met with several l obstacles s Thursday It was pointed that club- club owners in both leagues must pass on the transfer and while white no opposition opposition opposition was expected from the tho National National National Na Na- league many felt that Clark Griffith owner of ot the Washington top American league team would oppose oppose op op- op- op pose poso such euch a move mo Griffith draws many fans lans' from Baltimore and Is said to fear tear a 8 National league team In Baltimore Balti more would attract fans lans from Washington In addition it would be he necessary necessary sar sary to 10 satisfy the owners owners' wn ra- ra of the present International league fran fran- chise They would have to be bo re reImbursed reImbursed reimbursed re- re for lor the Orioles and the ball park at whatever price they saw fit to set Besides this would be necessary to obtain the unanimous unanimous i consent of owners in the International International International In In- league and that league also would have to be satisfied financially for the loss of territory The move to obtain tho the franchise fran fran- chise was begun by H Harry rry Goldman Goldman Goldman Gold Gold- man life Insurance executive and was Wa backed hacked by Mayor Howard Jackson and other civic lenders leaders