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The Hardball Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
... Veterans’ Committee announcements. From the list of executives and owners, Marvin Miller, Jacob Ruppert, and Bob Howsam did not win election, with Howsam falling well short. The pioneering Miller, as expected, received very little support from the major league executives on the Vets’ Committee; bad feelings from failed owner-player negotiations of the past die hard. Ruppert,...
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Royals Review (Free subscription) | yesterday
... eight votes, former Players Association chief Marvin Miller received seven, former Yankees owner Jacob Ruppert received seven, and former Royals owner Ewing Kauffman received six.
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Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... pioneers includes Fetzer and fellow former owners Gene Autry (Angels), Ewing Kauffman (Royals), Jacob Ruppert (Yankees) and Sam Breadon (Cardinals) along with former players' association head Marvin Miller. Retired National League president Bill White and former general managers McHale, Bob Howsam and Gabe Paul also will be considered. Martin played for the Tigers in 1958...
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Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... includes former owners Gene Autry (Angels), Ewing Kauffman (Royals), John Fetzer (Tigers), Jacob Ruppert (Yankees) and Sam Breadon (Cardinals) along with former players' association head Marvin Miller.Voting results will be released Dec. 7.(This version CORRECTS SUBS grafs 2-3 to correct O'Day to umpire.)
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
... includes former owners Gene Autry (Angels), Ewing Kauffman (Royals), John Fetzer (Tigers), Jacob Ruppert (Yankees) and Sam Breadon (Cardinals) along with former players' association head Marvin Miller.Voting results will be released Dec. 7.(This version CORRECTS SUBS grafs 2-3 to correct O'Day to umpire.)