Major League Baseball and World War II: Protecting The Monopoly by Selling Major League Baseball as Patriotic

Major League Baseball and World War II: Protecting The Monopoly by Selling Major League Baseball as Patriotic

The Green Light letter from President Franklin Roosevelt to Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis gave MLB permission to continue throughout World War II. The team owners felt relief that MLB is the only professional sport to survive during the years of World War II (1941-1945)....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stephen, Patrick A
Format: Others
Published: ScholarWorks@UNO 2014
Subjects:
Major League Baseball
World War II
Owners
Green Light Letter
Congress
Roosevelt
anti-trust
Monopoly
Military History
Social History
Online Access:http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/1835
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