OConnor, New Offer to Buy Cardinals Stock Today, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, December 19, 1916. JJ Watt and wife Kealia become minority owners in EPL soccer club In 1952 Anheuser-Busch shipped a record for the brewery of 6,000,000 barrels but still second to Schlitzs 6,347,295 barrels.464 Gussie felt that with Cardinals games being broadcast on a network of radio and TV stations and Budweiser as the sponsor, beer shipments would increase and Anheuser-Busch would surpass Schlitz. 58 Says He Will Cut, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, July 6, 1892. 157 Denver Man Wants St. Louis Club, New York Times, April 2, 1911. The Cardinals confirmed Shannon's death in a tweet on Sunday. Respecting the grieving process, Herrmann stated that the decision would not be made immediately.151 Herrmann would be proven wrong on several counts, mostly because the niece, Helene Robison Britton, wanted to be involved. The next payment of $150,000 was to be funded by additional subscriptions. 194 Cards to Remain at Robison Field This Year, Pres. [8] When he sold the Cardinals to Fred Saigh and Robert Hannegan in 1947, the price was $3 million, at the time the largest transaction in baseball history.[6][9]. He was getting negative fan mail regarding his players push for greater pay and better treatment. Von de Ahe was named a director on the Associations Board.17, At Sportsmans Park, Von der Ahe turned the right-field corner into a beer garden which included space for lawn bowling and a handball court. Robison, still smarting over the losses in court, standings and attendance, didnt accept the challenge.137 Robison changed his mind during the off-season and came to an agreement with Hedges to hold City Series games starting before the 1903 regular season started.138, In early 1903, Robison finally received his damage settlement from Mark Hanna and Little Consolidated Railway Co. of Cleveland after years of negotiations and court appeals. [6] He oversees all league, financial, operational and baseball affairs for the club. He attended Delaware University for a short time. In an op-ed piece that appeared in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat on October 6, 1959, he wrote, Plans for a new downtown stadium have been unfolded. 161 Seekamp to Serve as Temporary Head of St. Louis Club, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 30, 1911. 274 Mark Armour, Sam Breadon, SABR BioProject, https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/sam-breadon. 204 Britton Not Seeking Purchaser, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, February 21, 1916. The fire also damaged the boarding houses and Von der Ahes Shoot the Chutes. Von der Ahe had let the insurance on the buildings and track expire. 105 Robison, Frank de Hass, Enclyclopedia of Cleveland History, https://case.edu. The new look only lasted one year. 629 Walton, The St. Louis Cardinals Lose One Owner; Bruce Rushton, Pulitzers New Prize, The Riverfront Times, April 4, 2001, https://www.riverfronttimes.com/stlouis/pulitzers-new-prize/Content?oid=2472322.