MLB Owners officially ok the transfer of the Washington American League franchise to Arlington, Texas

In a near unanimous vote MLB owners agreed to allow Robert Short transfer his franchise from Washington D.C. to Arlington, Texas. Short has been quoted as saying that he lost $3 million over the past 3 seasons. He offered to sell the franchise to local interests for $12 million, but there were no takers for that ridiculously high price. In and 11th hour attempt to keep the team the D.C. Armory Board agreed to renegotiate the Senators lease on RFK stadium. Short's demands proved to be too excessive for the board and the franchise is now free to relocate. Senator players are just as heartbroken as the fans. Dick Bosman, who met his wife here in D.C. said, "this is like losing a loved one. I grew up here. We feel like the whole team has been traded. Short has announced that he will remain home in Minnesota and not attend the final 3 games vs New York next week.

In a related story: Dallas-Fort Worth syndicate offered Short a $7,500,000 bank loan at low interest, a stadium that will be expanded from 21,000 seats to 50,000, a $1,000,000 TV contract, and favorable cuts from food and parking concessions. When one Washington group, headed by Supermarket Magnate Joe Danzansky, countered with an offer of $7,900,000 last week, their bid was rejected by the team owners because it was too "thinly financed." The same charge could conceivably have been made against Short, a trucking and real estate millionaire who lives in Minneapolis, when he bought the club.