Veeck Closes in on White Sox Ch-1 Vol. 12 #38
Film Identifier: F.2012-03-1927
Run Time
0h 1m 28s
0h 1m 28s
Format
16mm
16mm
Color
B&W
B&W
Sound
Optical
Optical
Date Produced
1959
1959
Abstract
Telenews newsreel covering the sale of the Chicago White Sox to Bill Veeck in 1959.
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 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.
Main Credits
Telenews (Firm) (is production company)
Actors, Performers and Participants
Veeck, Bill (is interviewee)
Comiskey, Charles II (is interviewee)
Related Place
Chicago (depicts)