Show PEp PEAKING t. t j K 4 L A J Released by Western Newspaper Union MAJOR TV AJOR league league baseball moguls seem to have recovered from the highly contagious jitters litters that attacked attacked at at- tacked them during the fall and early early early ear ear- ly ly winter months The future of big time baseball no longer is so doubtful doubtful doubtful-at at least for 1943 When Judge K M M. Landis baseball czar conferred with Joseph Eastman director director director di di- rector of the Office of Defense Transportation Transportation Transportation Trans Trans- he cleared up a lot of matters which had baffled said moguls for many a month The TheS S f l news Landis brought 4 to them was heartening heartening heart heart- K M. M Landis ening if not completely completely completely com com- satisfying To begin with the self-imposed self ban on unnecessary traveling with the resulting saving in transport transportation a tion facilities is practically all that was asked of baseball Club owners were quick to fall faU into stride with the request request request re re- re- re quest enunciated by Commissioner Landis In order to conserve rail miles the I to restrict spring training to a definite area open the season April 21 instead of April 13 as originally planned and close the season October 3 instead of September Septem Septem- ber 26 New Camp Sites Training camp sites have been bound by definite geographical limitations Camp sites must be picked north of the Ohio and Potomac Potomac Potomac Poto Poto- mac rivers and east of the Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi sippi river except for the two St. St Louis clubs The Browns and Cardinals Cardinals Cardinals Cardi Cardi- nals have been granted the right to train in Missouri if they wish They probably will take advantage of that leeway if if- suitable locations can be found When executives of 15 of the major league clubs Washington not being represented met with Landis in Chicago Chicago Chi Chi- cago following his conference with Eastman only three clubs had made training arrangements not in con conflict with developments reported by baseballs baseball's baseballs baseball's baseballs baseball's base base- balls ball's big chief The Chicago Cubs and White Sox will condition at French Lick Ind hid and the Boston Red Sox will wil train in the fieldhouse at Tufts college Sam Breadon president of the World Champion Cardinals indicated ed Springfield Mo as a possibility The Browns might head for southern Indiana Connie u Mack u of the Philadelphia u u t Athletics still figured on training at park The Athletics Athletics Athletics Ath Ath- did it before before- back in 1919 and 1919 and Mr Mack figures they can do it again The Phils under under under un un- un- un der the leadership F of Gerry Nugent may move his boys into a college fieldhouse fieldhouse fieldhouse field- field house near Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- phia 4 i General Manager Jack Zeller of the Connie Mack Detroit Tigers indicated indicated indicated indi indi- that the club might wind up at Evansville Ind where they would be in a position to play exhibition games with the White Sox or Cubs or at Benton Harbor Mich for the baths The Cincinnati Reds showed some interest in in the southern Indiana location and the Senators on the Potomac cant can't go further south The Indians probably will stay in Ohio and the Pirates and Giants hadn't any definite plan A compromise resulted in the April 21 opening date The initial suggestion suggestion suggestion tion was that the season start April 27 The discussion touched on April 22 23 and 24 Then the was set The extra week at the end of the season came as a new development The seven extra days were provided to give that much more time for forthe forthe forthe the playing of the game schedule The extra days will be used where transportation difficulties might de de- de- de New Losses Even though spring training d dif difficulties difficulties dif dif- had been completely settled which they haven't the haven't-the the biggest headache of all would still remain The question Where to find playing talent 1 Both major leagues have contributed contributed contributed contrib contrib- their share to the nations nation's fighting fighting fighting fight fight- ing forces and now they face further losses to war industries This was emphasized by the intimation from Dixie Walker that he likely would remain as athletic director of ofa a war plant instead of returning to the Brooklyn Dodgers' Dodgers right field Lou Finney of the Boston Red Sox was informed by his Alabama draft board that he would remain on his farm or be inducted All Alf Anderson infielder for Pittsburgh recently was classified B 3 and frozen to his job as a shipbuilder Oris Hockett Cleveland outfielder seems as contented contented contented con con- tented financially and mentally in his toolmakers toolmaker's job as he was in baseball Dolph Camilli Dodger first baseman told his bosses he thought raising beef more essential than playing bal balt Quite a few ball players play play- ers are arc discontented with things as they are |