Salt Lake Telegram | 1937-08-12 | Page 16 | Actor George Raft Seeks Bambino as Pilot of New Hollywood Club

Actor George Raft Seeks Bambino As Pilot of New Hollywood Club HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 12 LTV A baaeball job loomed today loathe loa-the bambino of home runs, George Herman Ruth. The mighty Babe. Actor George Raft disclosed, ia considered the ideal prospect for manager of a Hollywood baseball team in tha Pacific Coast league. With a group of screen associates, asso-ciates, sports-minded Raft wants to transfer tha Oakland or San Francisco Missions franchise to the movie capital next year. To that end be has been re-gotiating re-gotiating with Herbert Fleiah-haker, Fleiah-haker, San Francisco capitalist and principal owner of the Missions. Mis-sions. Ha said, however, he preferred pre-ferred to acquire tha Oakland club because of its connections with the New York Yankees. "Ruth is still tha biggest fig ure In baseball." Raft said, "and with him as manager I believe a club would do a awall buaineas in Hollywood, which deserves a Pacific Coast league club." Rath said that if negotiations proceeded as ha expected, he would leave by plane next week for tha east to lay hia offer before be-fore the one-time Sultan of Swat. Hollywood had, in name, a Coast league club until two years ago. when Owner Bill Lane took it to San Diego. Now the Padres, formerly the Stars, are fighting for the pennant While here, they rented Wrigley field, home of the Loa Angeiea club. If a franchise comes here. Raft aaid, the club would play its games at Gilmora stadium, which is near a large part of metropolitan Los Angeles' population.