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Veeck Finds Feuds Help Gate Receipts ReceiptsBoss Boss of St Louis Browns Never Misses Opportunity To Start Fresh Arguments ArgumentsBy By STEVE SNIDER SNIDERUnited United Press Sports Writer WriterNEW NEW YORK N Y May 3 The St Louis Browns with method in their mad ¬ ness are leading both major leagues in the matter of baseball feuds feudsFeuds Feuds mean boxoffice business and sport shirt Bill Veeck never misses a box office bet He and manager Rogers Hornsby so far have managed to stir up hassles with the New York Yankees Chicago White Sox St Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians IndiansThen Then the Indians made a turnabout and helped him in the battle of the padded boxoffice figures against the Yankees An the season is less than three weeks old oldVeeck Veeck s formula is simple and no secret secretIf If theres somebody in your league you dont like theres no sense in not liking him in private he said once with a typical ear toear grin Do it in public where it can be heard heardIt It may be a coincidence that the Browns are fussing with the three American League clubs with the biggest ball parks But dont bet the rent money moneyFeud Feud Continues ContinuesThe The Yankees see red whenever Veecks name is mentioned They wrangled when he was boss at Cleveland and they started another this spring with a charge that Veeck was padding his attendance figures to make the Browns look like a better drawing card than they actually were wereDid Did it when he was with Cleveland too charged the Yankees He did not either retorted the Indians IndiansThe The Indians couldnt resist a poke at the Yankees although at the time they were slightly miffed at Hornsby for a couple of the Rajahs typically fortright remarks I Hornsby was quoted as saying that Al i Rosen Indians third baseman would help you with his bat but hell kill you in the infield Later Horsnbys club derailed the Cleveland express and he allowed as how his pitching was as good as theirs even if it didnt have the reputation reputationDuring During the training grind Paul Richards of the White Sox picked his orderoffinish for 52 and put the Browns dead last Hornsby replied Theres one club I know well beat out and thats the White Sox A feud goes on from there thereVeeck Veeck whose Browns rent their ball yard to the Cardinals isnlxexactly buddybuddy with Cardinal owner Fred Saigh Relations werent hefped any when Veeck hired Marty Marion after Saigh fired him as manager Its local stuff but an important one in the battle for patronage at St Louis LouisThe The biggest forreal vendetta in baseball is the New York blowout between the Giants and Dodgers which isat its all time peak But for numbers the Browns are way ahead
