Corrections, Chronicle style

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The Chronicle corrections section is just an endless source of amusement (and one that occasionally garners national attention).

Last Sunday, the newspaper ran a story by John Frank of the Washington news bureau on political donations by Texas sports owners.

On Monday, the Chronicle ran the following correction:

The first name of Houston Astros owner Drayton McClane was listed incorrectly on Page A12 Sunday with information accompanying an article about campaign contributions by sports executives.

That rather priceless statement led to the following correction the next day:

An item in this column Tuesday misspelled Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane’s name.

There are three owners of major sports teams in this town. One would think those employed as editors of the city’s only major daily would have a clue who they are and how to spell their names. But one would obviously be mistaken.


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