Boston Herald, January 25th 1944
In a move widely expected since the January 2nd ruling by a New York District court, not to void the contracts handed out to 13 negro ballplayers by Philadelphia owner Bill Veeck, baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis resigned his post today and will be succeeded by Happy Chandler, who has been elected to the post in a vote of 16-0.
Chandler, a former Governor of Kentucky, resigned his seat in the Senate to take the position. Many feel this will open the door for an appeal in the case of MLB V. Bill Veeck as Chandlers ties in Washington run deep. Some owners appear willing to take the case all to the Supreme Court if necessary to overturn the contracts that would allow black ballplayers onto the Major League fields.
Chandler issued no statement regarding the case in his short meeting with the media earlier today but with Spring training right around the corner and chaos reigning throughout the baseball world, one has to assume that a decision will come shortly.