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Even in the old days, when Connie Mack himself was around to see that the fans got their money's worth, Philadelphia was not always enthusiastic about the A's. Between 1901, when the American League was founded, and 1950, when he finally stepped down as manager, the Grand Old Man of Baseball won nine pennants. But even when the team was winning, there were empty seats in the ballpark. In 1914 Connie broke up his famous $100,000 infield ("Home-Run" Baker, Jack Barry, Eddie Collins and Stuffy Mclnnis) for ready cash...
Then Pepper Martin and the Gas House Cardinals of 1931 whipped the Athletics in the World Series, and the fans deserted Connie Mack Stadium once more. After World War II there were a couple of good seasons; then everything went to pot. Connie today is too old (91) to help his team; his two sons, Roy and Earle, have neither the talent nor the money to keep the A's fighting...
...last week the "Baboon" was safe in port in Norfolk, with Canipe, his 18-year-old son, Mack, and his father, a retired grocer, aboard. Until the damage is appraised, Canipe will not know how much he will realize from his prize. But he has a reasonable expectation of making at least $100,000 above the money (upwards of $40,000) that it cost him to salvage the Babun...
...Elkins Park, Pa. . . . I had an understandably keen interest in the Wright-designed synagogue [TIME, May 31] that is planned for my quiet suburban community. Esthetically I am inexperienced, but somehow I feel that Mr. Wright's inspiration is about as appropriate to its proposed location as Connie Mack Stadium is to suburban Singapore...
...dealers prefer cans for the obvious reasons - less shelf space, no breakage, no bottle-handling and refunds. But there are still two big holdouts: Coca-Cola, with about half of U.S. soft-drink sales, and Pepsi-Cola, with about 12% of all sales. Pepsi tried cans in 1950 while Mack was still its boss, but abandoned them when some blew up because of the high carbonation. But if canned pop continues its fast growth, both Coke and Pepsi may have to change their minds...