O' Malley kept the attendance low?

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

I heard some rumours that Walter O' Smelley did everything to keep the attendance low as possible.

It is said that the ticket office didn't answer phone calls, that the best seats were not sold.

Can someone of you confirm this?

[EdTarbusz]

This sounds like conspiracy theory BS. Keeping attendance low, would have taken money out of the Dodgers coffers.Ebbets Field had more to do with keeping attendance low than O'Malley did.

[willisraverchk77]

It is said that the ticket office didn't answer phone calls, that the best seats were not sold.

Said by whom?

[EdTarbusz]

Said by whom?

Damon Rice in Seasons Past for one. I think that Golenbock brought it up in Bums, too.

[Brian McKenna]

Not this subject specifically - but I'm hesitant to believe Golenbock on many matters. He seems to print an awful lot of unsubstantiated rumors.

[willisraverchk77]

... I think that Golenbock brought it up in Bums, too.

Golenbock I would take with a grain of salt. I tried to read his book on Bobby Allison and the Alabama Gang, but it was so full of inaccuracies and errors I gave it away to Goodwill before I even made it to chapter 3.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

Not this subject specifically - but I'm hesitant to believe Golenbock on many matters. He seems to print an awful lot of unsubstantiated rumors.

So do I . That is why I am asking.

IMO he was a SOB, but I can't believe he would do something like this.

[DODGER DEB]

Not this subject specifically - but I'm hesitant to believe Golenbock on many matters. He seems to print an awful lot of unsubstantiated rumors.

On the subject of Golenbock you and I are in total agreement, bkmckenna.

Reading through his books makes me see red......because I was actually there, and, for the most part, know the truth. I don't think he has ever checked a rumor before he called it a fact, and then tried to "sell it".

c.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

On the subject of Golenbock you and I are in total agreement, bkmckenna.

Reading through his books makes me see red......because I was actually there, and, for the most part, know the truth. I don't think he has ever checked a rumor before he called it a fact, and then tried to "sell it".

c.

So in this case DD, what is the truth?

[DODGER DEB]

So in this case DD, what is the truth?

I don't believe there is any truth to it, YBF.

Anyone who knew the Big "O", and how he operated, would ever entertain the thought for one second that he turned away any $$$$$$. The truth is just that simple!

c.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

I don't believe there is any truth to it, YBF.

Anyone who knew the Big "O", and how he operated, would ever entertain that the thought for one second that he turned away any $$$$$$. The truth is just that simple!

c.

Even if that could be the reason for him to move to LA and make more money over there?

[donzblock]

That O'Malley was a sly dog, always looking for the perfect hydrant or tree or grove full of mulch.

[EdTarbusz]

Not this subject specifically - but I'm hesitant to believe Golenbock on many matters. He seems to print an awful lot of unsubstantiated rumors.

I have to agree. I would double check any claim that he makes. Bums printed some obvious lies about the move to LA.

[Yankeebiscuitfan]

That O'Malley was a sly dog, always looking for the perfect hydrant or tree or grove full of mulch.

I don't get it. Probably because I don't know what the word mulch means. I can't find it in a dictionary either.

[penncentralpete]

I don't get it. Probably because I don't know what the word mulch means. I can't find it in a dictionary either.

Main Entry: mulch
Pronunciation: \ˈməlch\
Function: noun
Etymology: perhaps irregular from English dialect melch soft, mild
Date: 1657
: a protective covering (as of sawdust, compost, or paper) spread or left on the ground to reduce evaporation, maintain even soil temperature, prevent erosion, control weeds, enrich the soil, or keep fruit (as strawberries) clean
— mulch transitive verb