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Box 14, Folder 3, Document 36
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Tt! ona ee See
TA CONSTITUTION Business
uary 29, 1965, reee 39 | kx.
ing a home -
Tun out of any
park in Amer-
ica — includ-
ing Yellow-
,stone — came
‘home’ Thurs-
day. Due to
circumstances
control of At-
lanta, the rest
of their team-
beyond the |
mates won’t be permitted to
migrate here until 1966.
But the Atlanta reunion of
the National League club is
booked for 1966, plain and
simple. Both began talking
about the franchise leaving
its Milwaukee reservation
shortly after stepping off Del-
ta Flight 843.
They are here for Friday’s
100 Per Cent Wrong Club at
the Americana Motel. Both
will receive awards at the oc-
casion.
“I was misquoted about
fearing the move to Atlanta
because of racial problems,’
Aaron said. “I never said
Hank, Eddie Here,
Aaron Denies Fear
By HAL HAYES
Eddie Mathews and Hank
Aaron, the Braves’ power tan-
dem which is capable of belt-
anything like that. In the first
place, I’ve never feared such.
“T am a Southerner myself
(born in Mobile, Ala.), and
have played ball in the South,”
he continued. “It’s just that
I have reservations about
leaving Milwaukee. When you
have lived in a city that long,
you become accustomed to
your friends and it’s hard to
pack up and leave.
“That’s what I told report-
ers. I didn’t say anything
about racial incidents . . . or
anything like that.”
Aaron, expected to talk °65
Continued on Page 41, Column 3
Staff Photo—Billy Downs
HANK AARON WAVES A HELLO TO ATLANTA, ED MATHEWS SMILES
Braves Stars Arrive in “New Home” for 100 Per Cent Wrong Banquet
Tt! ona ee See
TA CONSTITUTION Business
uary 29, 1965, reee 39 | kx.
ing a home -
Tun out of any
park in Amer-
ica — includ-
ing Yellow-
,stone — came
‘home’ Thurs-
day. Due to
circumstances
control of At-
lanta, the rest
of their team-
beyond the |
mates won’t be permitted to
migrate here until 1966.
But the Atlanta reunion of
the National League club is
booked for 1966, plain and
simple. Both began talking
about the franchise leaving
its Milwaukee reservation
shortly after stepping off Del-
ta Flight 843.
They are here for Friday’s
100 Per Cent Wrong Club at
the Americana Motel. Both
will receive awards at the oc-
casion.
“I was misquoted about
fearing the move to Atlanta
because of racial problems,’
Aaron said. “I never said
Hank, Eddie Here,
Aaron Denies Fear
By HAL HAYES
Eddie Mathews and Hank
Aaron, the Braves’ power tan-
dem which is capable of belt-
anything like that. In the first
place, I’ve never feared such.
“T am a Southerner myself
(born in Mobile, Ala.), and
have played ball in the South,”
he continued. “It’s just that
I have reservations about
leaving Milwaukee. When you
have lived in a city that long,
you become accustomed to
your friends and it’s hard to
pack up and leave.
“That’s what I told report-
ers. I didn’t say anything
about racial incidents . . . or
anything like that.”
Aaron, expected to talk °65
Continued on Page 41, Column 3
Staff Photo—Billy Downs
HANK AARON WAVES A HELLO TO ATLANTA, ED MATHEWS SMILES
Braves Stars Arrive in “New Home” for 100 Per Cent Wrong Banquet
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