Veeck Closes in on White Sox Ch-1 Vol. 12 #38

Telenews newsreel covering the sale of the Chicago White Sox to Bill Veeck in 1959.

Credits

Telenews (Firm) (production company); Bill Veeck (interviewee); Charles Comiskey II (interviewee)

Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Notes: Exterior shot of Comiskey Park. Inside the General Offices, Chuck Comiskey is interviewed. When asked "How do you feel about your chances of keeping the club in the family?", he says he currently owns 46% and intends to hold onto it. Chuck would remain a minority owner until 1962.; Exterior shot of the Sheraton-Blackstone Hotel. Reporters now talk to Bill Veeck, who had purchased 54% of the White Sox stock owned by a Dorothy Comiskey Rigney (Chuck's sister) in 1958. He says he is optimistic that Chuck will join their group because he can contribute tremendously.
Subjects: Chicago White Sox (Baseball team); Baseball; Business people
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: Print, 100 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/13539

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