Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-11-13
PEACE RE|GNS IN
BASEBALL WORLD
Warning Factions Come TO Terms
and Judge Landis Will
be Dictator.
ny Associated Press to Every Evening

Chicago, Nov 13 Peace rcigned IN
baseball circles today following yesterday .
agrccm nj between the opposing factors
in the reorganization Of the game. The
l6 club owrers Of the two MAJOR leagues
we're IN accord on every lssilc which today
left the same eight clubs in the National
aud the same eight ~ the American League
and the threatened war was avcrted.
Judge kencsaw NJ Lands, of the FEEDER
nj Court. Chicago, accepted the chairman
ship of baseball and 10 act as n committee
of orc as Il final court of appeal IN all mat
tors of dispute between the two major
leagues and any mirror league which may
JON the majors in recognizing the game
Judge tarlds will remain on the bench
His salary there Is 81 800 a year. lie
stipulated that this sum should he sub
tractcd from the $4,000 a YEAR offered by
the baseball mon ard SO his salary MS
chairman Of th2 rational pnstlmc will he
Sl2.5OO year. Tho term for which he Is
chosen is seven years
The minor lc9gi, arc invited and OK
poctcd Ia ioip the majors under the
Lands banner but whether they do or not
the matter is settled as 10 the mayor
scaE!.s
Chlcago Will BE headquarters for the
hr-. ball commission ard offices Will be
urct od immediately II second and third
members are chosen for tn commission Il
Is virtually certain. accordIr t" club 0wn-
crS. that Judge CHARLES T. Macdonald Of
Chca go will hr ore Of th,m.
Ban Iohl son is 80 lorrcr the Grand
Nogul ia ~iluon I.cgrcc. who cracked the
mg huh whp H., VIII be president of his
own league nIth nothing to any ou'~ld" Z
H. His rule on rlun policy has result -
IN ruin for hu 81 far rs coHtrol at baseball
is concerned i'll, wasn't even allowed 20
att,ud the peace cutirrcicC Ncstftdat
SiNto club owners. the Wcn with for
tuIcs at stalk. m.dc Tie dccisi"n Yes
tcrdaN aftcr.onl tlit aVcrt,d the ing
war which had threatened the natlonai
game
Thc eleven clubs iayourg the lasker
plan courcdcd lolut~ to th, five opposing
Il IStcad of i CIVILIAN trhunl a~ the
COVER ing l,,,N II baseball ludg' Lands
VIII q, tie ,oic JuGgc alhough hnal
arttou must II. taken uu this later
The president of each league will hc
special rlc3tlrr fnr clubs under hrm MI
mattcr, vlIl ~ tlLra up at !o.at meeting
ii tho t,ya ic;lEuc~, where thc vote Will hc
east bl Gibbs II thnro is divI@ihn q vote
then viii ~ taken bv leagues rach organs
zation having onc vote II theN caannt
agr,s-. the tvo presidents then wll appear
before judge l.audi~ ald hs decision niil
hc tna
Tins arrangement Is 2 connroms" he-
tween the plans suggested hN tho two
sides The clrlt, eluhs wanted the Vote -
br ,Ht,r.., ny c.ae, while the John-an
faction held ont for vote by leagues he
two plans were combined
immediate sttrmpfs w.lt rs made %
bring tie miuor lcae,le~ iara the plan \
committee of >lN thrng from the National
League ana three from THE American
League. Will confer with 4 committee ol
liz from Tile minor leagues Il hc minors
come ln thcr Nrll have Tile rlcEt III appoint
/ special pIrad"r Il appear before lndsa
Lands when matters involving them arc
considered