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Report MacArthur to Become Baseballs Next Commissioner BOSTON, Mass., June 11 UP.— The Boston Globe said today that Gen. Douglas MacArthur may be named to succeed A. B. Chandler as commissioner of baseball. The newspaper quoted Boston Braves owner Lou Perini, member of the four-man committee seeking a new commissioner, as saying of MacArthur: "Hes my man." The Globe story said: "The four-man committee of major league club owners has contacted Gen. MacArthur and is trying to persuade him to take the 5,000-a-year I position. "It is believed MacArthur has neither turned down the offer nor has he decided to accept it . . . He may be waiting for Chandler to step out before making his decision." As for the present commissioner, the j story quoted Perini as saying, "I expect Chandler to resign any day now."
