The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-10-10
(Reg. U. s. Pat. Off.J
" OSCAR FKALEY

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 Chicago, Oct. l0.-(UP)-Albert Benjamin (Happy) Chandler was on his way out of the U. s. Sen- ate today to nail down the S60,000- year job as baseball commissioner which an uf1dereoVer campaign was threatening to take away from him.
 Throughout the current World Series, Happy has been earning
 the nickname Of Slap.happy as he lodged 6 shower of brickbatS. Bauquets were noticeably absent. The infield was covered with Q tarpaulir, and underneath the squeeze play was on.
 "They voted me into the job and I'm going to keep it." Happy said vehen1ently as he wrestled adJectiveS with sportswriters last night.
 "The club owners put no time limit on when could resign from the Senate and become fuli.time commissioner, so I stayed in the Senate because there were c mum. Der of important bills which l wanted to introduce. I now have rendered my resignation to the governor of Kentucky, Simeon 8, Wills, and 1t is only fitting that he should announce the date"
 The date Is expected to be Nov. l7, but Happy left no doubt that he was making c speedy exit from the senatorial chambers and that he was keeping the S0.000-a.year job aS commissioner. He signed c seven.year contract last winter and despite undercover base hits and 'buntS, he's going to keep 1t.
 That Is that. But for c while yesterday 1t looked like 1t wouldn't be-. The club owners and their representatives attending the series held separate sessions and then joint meeting at which. one report had it, they pleaded with Chandler to quit Jumping from one job to another.
 It followed by q day c secret ses- sion in which the owners met to consider reports that they were pre- pairing to buy Up Chandler's con. tract. Their studied decision was that there was mo basis of fact" to the stories.
 Rhubarbs
 But you couldn't miss the fact | that somebody was shooting straight | ct the giad-hand guy from the hlue- grass, Q target practice which has been going on ever since his eiee- | ton. The rhubarbs (Bro6klynese for | wordy brawlS) have been numerous, and sundry citizens have from time to time delighted in taking printed | pokes ct the unhappy Happy.
 The informers have delighted in pointing out that Chandler had c pre-Series cofnmotion with the uiIl- pireS when he attempted to usurp their authority; that ife took it 0fi himself to keep fleWSpapernien out of the dressing rooms and that he attended c political luncheon in De- trolt while 46,000 fans waited in the rain for his decision on whether the game would Do played.
 Politics absolutely were not f1ens bioned ct that luncheon" Happy said, land OUT car broke down on. route to the ball game or l would nave been there earlier than I was.
 T haven't received c cent of the D2b,0oo due mo for six months as commissioner, and l don't want 1t md won't take it," he added. T iont think 1t would Do fair while am accepting c 9i0,000 saiary as Ienator, As for these reports, I don't Inow where they start-but I'm not mad ct anybody"
 Yet the squseze play really must lave worked, Because Happy finally S tossing aside his senatorial post, 'n what apparently Is c quick de- 'ision. The betting In the World Ieries if1arts is that Chandler was old to jump one way or the ether md to leap without taking time to ook too thoroughly. I