Veeck Closes in on White Sox Ch-1 Vol. 12 #38
Identifier
F.2012-03-1927
Date Of Production
1959
Abstract
Telenews newsreel covering the sale of the Chicago White Sox to Bill Veeck in 1959.
Description
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.
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.
Run Time
1 min 28 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
100 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Optical
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Print
Form
Subject
Related Collections
Related Places
Main Credits
Telenews (Firm) (is production company)
Participants And Performers
Veeck, Bill (is interviewee)
Comiskey, Charles II (is interviewee)
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