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The Daily Express
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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Dr. J. B. Martin, president of the Negro American League, praises A. B. (Happy) Chandler's fairness to Negro players and the league amid his ousting as baseball commissioner, expressing hope for resolution of differences.
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CHICAGO, Jan. 3 (ANP)--Dr. J. B. Martin, president of the Negro American league, this week declared that the loss of A.B. (Happy) Chandler as commissioner of major league baseball would be a blow to the progress of Negro baseball.
In a prepared statement, Dr. Martin lauded the fairness of Chandler, who presently is being ousted as commissioner of baseball. Dr. Martin said:
"I am very much disturbed over the difficulty that baseball Commissioner A. B. (Happy) Chandler is having with the major leagues. He has benefited the Negro American league:
"1. In his fairness to the Negro players now in the major leagues.
"2. He has always kept his word with the Negro American league. I refer specifically to a verbal agreement he made with us a few years ago.
"I know that I voice the wishes of all members of the NAL when I say that it will be very gratifying to see these differences ironed out between the commissioner and the major leagues."
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Chicago
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Jan. 3
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chandler is being ousted as commissioner; hope expressed for resolution of differences with major leagues.
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Dr. J. B. Martin, president of the Negro American League, issued a statement supporting A. B. (Happy) Chandler amid his difficulties with major league baseball, highlighting Chandler's fairness to Negro players and a kept verbal agreement with the league, stating his ousting would harm Negro baseball progress.