Evening star., 1951-02-03
Chambers Name Among 10 Next Commssonershp
No Move PickCzar
Expected al Baseball
Meetings Today
BY The Assoeieted Press

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-The major
leagues special committee named
to recommend a successor to Com
missioner A. B. CHappy) Chandler,
if and when, has trimmed it's list
lof candidates to 10 names, the
Associated Press learned today.
OF these 10. several already
have informed the four COM
mittee they cannot accept the post
even if chosen. Others have in
dicated they will be happy to serve
| if elected.
Chandler, the incumbent, is on
the list. The only other baseball
man under consideration is George
Trautman, head of the National
Association of Minor Leagues.
The eight others-all nationally
known flgures-are William Stuart
Symington, chairman of the Ma
tional Security Resources Board
and former Secretary of the Air
Force; United States Judge Harold
Medina of New York, Senator
Douglas of Illinois, Chief Justice
Vinson. former Postmaster Cen
eral Farley, Earl Warren, Cover
nor of California: Scott Lucas,
former Senator from Illinois, and
Milton Eisenhower. president of
Pennsylvania State College and
brother of Gen. Dwight D. Eisen-
hover.
Owners Reported "Alerted."
No move will be made to elect
a new commissioner at the winter
meetings today. AS a matter of
fact, no Joint meeting of the 16I
club owners is even scheduled.
However. one club owner said
he understood" that the mag
mates have been alerted by the
Screening Committee to be ION
call" for session within the next
three days.
Lou Perini, president of the
Braves. member of the Screen
ing Committee, said he has no
knowledge of any such meeting.
Ellis Ryan of Cleveland, Phil
Wrigley of the Cubs and Del
Webb of the Yankees, other men,
berS of the committee, were not
available for comment.
I'VE expect to sit down and have
talk tomorrow, Sunday or Mon
day." said Perrin. But as far as
I know no joint meeting will be
Certainly nobody will be pre-
sented at this time. do not think
anybody will be presented until
the commissioner finishes his term
or resigns"
Fred Saigh of the Cardinals,
one of the men who repudiated
Chandler when the owners voted
9 for and 7 against on renewal of
the commissioners contract 12f
votes were necessary for renewaD
at the st. Petersburg (Fla.) meet
lngs last December, said he did
not think any candidate could be
elected at the present time.
Chandler Unperturbed.
But do think we should have
a meeting within 80 or 40 days"
he said. 1--WE might be able to
elect a man."
Meanwhile Chandler appears
unperturbed. Mingling and sing
ing with the guests at the Ma
tional Leagues 18th birthday
party yesterday, he reiterated his
previous stand that he will remain
in office Ito the last second of
my term" The term does not
expire until April 80. 1852.
Chandler indicated he will have
something to say tomorrow night
at the New York Baseball Writ
ers dinner.
The National Leagues anniver-
sary party yesterday was a sue
cess. The ceremonies were high
lighted by President Truman's
message pledging his support to
baseball.
The letter, read by Ford Frick.
league president, expressed the
Presidents wish for baseball to
have many more years of un-
interrupted activity" and ended
may the sun never set on Amer
lean baseball"