Evening star., 1953-08-18

smoke" Happy it might be added also eye
1855 gubernatoria in Kentucky.
ousting March, 1851 by big league
still rankles Chandler lost very few elections in his
and he totally unprepared for the baseball setback
my crime spanking cubownerS when they did wrong
Happy admitted Il guess they just didn't want real COM
missioner What can't understand is why they hire
all they don't want somebody to supervise the SPORT
FUNNY THING" Chandler unused while waiting for
A-Star kickoff, "but got thinking long ago
who delegated to head up three different
sports Elmer Layden, when he commissioner
of the National Football League another Eddie Eagan
when chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission,
the third
Here were three men who were almost bred for the
positions. had played coached baseball, football
basketball since young man. Layden seemed
to be natural for his job famous exfootba star and
highly intelligent and personable Eagan had been
our amateur heavyweight boxing champion and an Olympic
winner.
Did tell you about the time Eddie Eagan wanted
to box Georges Carpenter when the Frenchman first
this country? Well he wanted box him they
Carpenter because his fight with Dempsey coming
they thought that Eagan would lick him. which Eddie
he could have done think he could beaten
him, too. knew Eagan from our Harvard days.
But getting back to Layden, Eagan and myself all
faedor they sayto do the jobs 1t at least onic
HAPPY'S SIGHTS NOW may be set other targets but
he remains ncurable sports FAM with strong partay
for baseball football racing conversation
literally laced with sports terms and anecdotes.
Speaking of Layden Eagan and Chandler" he Said Il
year when coaching iii OIL high school
Kentucky.
point reached the other teams 7yard hne My quarter
back using the took the snap from center
spun with his back to the goal to hand off the ball.
well, haback went BY taking like he'd taken the
ball. then goSh the other went by the
really supposed to take the ball but he got
confused.
Anyway, there my quarterback holding the ball and
halfbacks running wide, pretending they've got it, So
Just bends and slowly step by STEP
retreats Nobody laid hand him and when he
crossed the goal he just fell down for touchdown.
everybody told real smart coach for inventing
play today when that OF boy who played
quarterback he's judge in Kentucky Judge Dawson
. laugh about it, But Happy added suddenly serious,
days don't to get out of bed Layden Eagan and
1 tried our best and it wasn't good enough"
CHANDLER HARDLY WOULD be genuine baseball fan
thoughts of his the geographical
future big league baseball Nearly everybody else has and
Happy does not belong to the minority
Maybe Sad "theh should start thinking about re-
organizing East-aganSt basis The day has
got ST. Louis and Philadelphia will be one-team
cities It might good idea to the Cubs to Los Angeles
and Brooklyn to Montreal Two ball clubs plenty for
New York"
Happy thinking has ideal Setup for reorganized
American League he admits his National League is i'm
perfect put York Yankees Boston, Washington,
Cleveland Detroit Philadelphia in the East American
League Pittsburgh and Montreal which would be the
transferred Dodger franchise" he was saying.
They'd make real compact league, but it isn't so easy
to figure National League But just for the fun
of Angeles Francisco Denver ST. Louis
Milwaukee, Cincinnati New York Giants and Chicago? l
long haul from New York to California but
schedule could be arranged"
what about the minor leagues? Wouldn't the loss OF
Montreal help kill the Trple-A leagues?
They're dying now Happy said "They killed the Amer-
by taking Milwaukee, If Louisville wasn't
winning pennant it would be right