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Tribune caption on the back, Aug. 21, 1969- "Bruce Hale, General Manager of deposed Oakland Oaks, glumly contemplates future. Eastbay pro cage club closing shop and moving to Washington, D.C., following sale for $2.6 million." Photo shows Hale resting his chin in his left hand, his left elbow is propped up on a basketball. He is holding a handwritten sign that says "Moved to Wash. D.C." In the background are some filing cabinets and a banner hanging on the wall that says, "American Basketball Association [and then the symbol of the Oakland Oaks of the little acorn running dribbling a basketball and Oakland Oaks around it] Champions 1968-69." Original Tribune envelope: "Hale, Bruce- Basketball Coach