Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-11-19
LANDIS TAKES
BASEBALL JOB
Federal Judge to Head Control
of the So-CaIIed Ma
tionaI Sport. .8l.
HIS SALARY TO Be $4,000
Sixteen Big League Teams Make
Peace at Meeting at Chicago
Famous Jurist to Retain His
United States Judgeship.

Chicago, Nov. 15.-The National
and American baseball leagues settled
their differences and agreed that Fed
eral Judge Kenesaw Mountain Lands
shall represent them Jointly in all in
terleague disputes.
Judge Lands accepted the position
and told the magnates that he is
ready to assume his duties at once.
He will retain his Office as federal
judge and will receive a salary of
$43,5OO per year from the American
and National leagues. An additional
$4,000 per year will be allowed for
travelling expenses.
The appointment of Judge Lands
to the biggest position in baseball"
was the result of joint National and
American league meeting.
AS per schedule, no lawyers. league
presidents, stenographers or the like
were permitted to attend. Shortly
after the meeting went into session
it was made a formal gathering. The
club owners apparently had left their
war machinery on the outside. The
eight National league clubs and the
Chicago, New York and Boston Amer
ican league clubs always had con-
tended that peace could be arranged
between the warning factions if Ban
Johnson's loyal five Of the American
league would agree to the appoint
ment of Judge Landis as the chair
man Of the new board Of con-
troll.
When the magnates got together il
did not take the National leaguers
and their American league co-workers
long to convince the American league
loyal five" that Judge Landis is the
man to rule supreme in Americas ma
tional pastime
Judge Landis will be chairman OF
the baseball tribunal which will govern
professional baseball. His appoint
ment does not mean a defeat fol
the loyal ive," or a victory for the
''big eleven" 1t means that bott
sides are thoroughly satisfied and tha
at some future date a new working
agreement will be reached.
A new board of control must bt
agreed upon. Judge Lands will bt
chairman u the new body. The minol
4 leagues will have representation
when the new body is organized
The 16 major league representa-
tives called upon Judge Lands in {
body at the. conclusion of their meet
ing. President William Veeck of th'
Cubs and Clark Griffith, vice presi
dent of the Washington American
league club, returned from the fedora
building to the Congress hotel ant
they were all smiles when they an
nounced that Judge Lands had &C
cepted their proposition.
Judge Landis was trying briber.
case when baseball representative
entered his chambers and told thei
mission to the judges secretary. Th
Judge waited until the testifying wit
ness had finished, went into the cham
bers and, after shaking hands witt
the baseball men, said:
well, gentlemen, what can I do TO
you?"
The spokesman replied that the
had come to tender him the chair
manship of the National league at
salary of $4,000 a year and cor
tract for seven years, with the cor
dition that he might remain on tn
bench.
Gentlemen" began the Judge, aft
er thoughtful moment, 1--WE need G
no further with this thing. accep
But If 1 am to remain on the bench
desire to deduct my federal salar
from the original amount you offe
me-"
The baseball men were agreeabl
and told the Judge that an additions
$4,000 year would be allowed hil
as travelling and other necessary e.
penses. Every man in the grou
shook hands warmly with the judg
and thanked him.