South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-11-13
BURY HATCHET
IN WAR THAT
PERILED GAME
Sixteen Major League Clubs
Consolidate Under
Lasker Plan.

CHICAGO. Nov. 12.-Peace was
declared in the major league base
oall war Friday afternoon. After
comforting for more than three
hours. representatives Of the 10 ma
Jor league clubs agreed Friday aft
ernoon 20 adjust their differences
and peace was formally declared.
Federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain
lands accepted the chairmanship
OF the baseball tribunal which viii
govern professional baseball under
the Lasker plan Of reorganization.
thus becoming the supreme dictator
of the National and American
leagues and any minor leagues
which may join i'm the plan.
Eandis National Figure
Judge Lands is a national figure.
for the important cases he has
passed upon and his wit and sarcasm
sometimes humorous and some
times caustic-which he directs at
prisoners and counsel from his
bench, have made him famous
Baseball always has been one Of
his hobbies In the little town Of
LOganspOrt. Ind, where ne was
cared. the Judge played on amateur
and mt-profeSslO teams. His
brilliant playing brought him many
5ners TO turn professional but ne
always declined, saying he played
merely for sport and love Of the
game.
Il Baseball Authority.
In 1914 Judge Lands presided
in the legal battle which resulted
from the greatest baseball war I'm
history-thc fight OF the Federal
league against the National and
American leagues. The judge never
rendered a decision in this case
however for Il was settled out OF
court while was still fbrmi- his
official OpiniO While stuu .ng the
case, the judge spent many hours
looking iptO baseball h'-tory the
national agreement and Othcr doc al
SmNlts giving information concerning
- hall The knowledge acquired
this period made him "a legal
ity on the administration OK
he games affairs.
Judge Lands attends many major
eague games here every year and
seldom misses world series AT the
annual fall classic he generally may
be found in "A box behind third base.
mis- old black siouch hat pulled
down over his eyes during "a game.
and long black cape falling from
his shoulders. He never talks dur
ing "A game. but studies every play
- ~
if the opposing players. One OF his
hobbies is TO Try 20 guess the next
play.
Fined Standard oil.
Judge LGuuis was born in Mill
Vile. o.. on November 20. 1860. and
was named FOR keucsaw Mountain.
ar Atlanta Ca. where his father
vas wounded in tho Civil war. be
irst became nationally prominent
when he fined thc Standard oil
,ompany $-9 10000 after forcing
John j.. Rockefeller 90 come mere
90 testify. His decision was reversed
lv the appellate court however
During the world war ne presided
go the famous l. W ". trial SEN
fencing Big Biz" Haywood. secre-
tary-treasurer Of the organization.
and % other mem bers TO prisca.
shortly aflerward an explosion iu
the federal building killed several
persons, but the judge twas uniu-
jured He also sentenced Congress
man Victor Berger 20 prison for al-
eyed obstruction OF the nations war
Preparations.
Has Plenty Of wit.
Judge Lands drew congressional
attaEtiof shortly after the war re
o. t'tt most OF the lawyers APP
b. lag before MIN who were wear
&, r.st watches had not been in
tht - vice.
'.Hfvc all these wrist watch law
yers fle a statement what branch
II the service they We're in" he
ordered his clerks.
Sen. Thomas. of Colorado, On ar
address i'm rhe senate said Judge
lands should be impeached for his
order. The Judges only comment
was:
Don't g beat the devil what
some senators VIII do 90 pass the
lime away