"August A. Busch Jr., standing left, presided over yesterday's Anheuser-Busch. Inc., stockholders' meeting, at which time overwhelming approval was voted for the purchase of the Cardinals' baseball club and its vast minor league organization by the brewery. The meeting, said to be the largest ever held at the office on Pestalozzi st., voten in favor of the purchase by 3,488,048 shares as compared (missing) shares against."
Cardinal trainer Bob Bauman examined the ailing right arm of Red Bird pitching star Bob Gibson Monday at Busch Memorial Stadium. Gibson was scratched from the National League All-Star team Sunday because of a stiff elbow on this throwing arm.
OLD AND NEW CARDINAL FACES. Veteran lefthander Curt Simmons (above) will pitch Wednesday night's home opener for the Cardinals against the champion Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium.