what was the milwaukee brewers old name?
Seattle Pilots
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 Shay was signed to manage the Milwaukee Brewers of the American Association in 1917 . His contract included a clause prohibiting him from drinking alcohol , though he was still known to visit bars and order Dubonnet , a liquor that Shay said was " soft as a milk shake . " Shay 's predecessor in Milwaukee , Harry " Pep " Clark , resigned in the middle of the 1916 season . Clark had led the team to league championships in 1913 and 1914 , but he experienced difficulty by the next year when the club 's ownership refused to sign new players to replace aging veterans . 

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 Upon seeing the success of Wynn 's Fire Chief , the Standard Oils in New Jersey , Louisiana and Pennsylvania , and Colonial Beacon , decided to sponsor their own radio program to promote Esso Gasoline and Essolube Motor Oil . They turned to the advertising agency McCann Erickson , which developed Five @-@ Star Theater , a variety series that offered a different show each night of the week . Groucho and Chico Marx , one half of the popular vaudeville and film stars the Marx Brothers , were approached to appear in a comedy show . Harpo and Zeppo were not required , as their trademark shticks of mute and straight man did not work well on radio . Before this decision was officially reached , early drafts of the scripts featured guest appearances written for both absent brothers , with Harpo being represented through honks of his horn and other trademark sound effects . 

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 Doby had participated in baseball clinics in 1962 as a member of a travel delegation from the U.S. Department of State . That year , Doby came out of retirement and became one of the first Americans to play professional baseball in Japan 's Nippon Professional Baseball league when he and Don Newcombe , a former teammate with the Newark Eagles , signed contracts with the Chunichi Dragons . After the season , Doby returned to the U.S. in October and resumed his work as a liquor retailer . 

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 In June 2013 Roger Goodell defended the name by citing its origins , traditions and polls that support its popularity . 

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 The team 's president , Bruce Allen addressed a letter dated May 23 , 2014 to Senator Reid repeating the position that the name was originated by Native Americans to refer to themselves , that the logo was also designed and approved by Native American leaders , that the vast majority of both Native Americans and the public do not find the name offensive . 
