Arizona republican., 1920-11-13
Judge Landis Accepts
 Baseball Dictatorship
 ToSave Game for Kids
Federal Judge Lands Agrees to Rule Baseball World In Order To Preserve Game For Youngsters; New Base Ball Chief One of Nations Most Prominent Federal Judges-WilI Not Resign From Bench
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 CHICAGO, Nov 12.-Federal Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis today ae- cepted the "chairmanship of profes- sionaI baseball after it had been ten dered him by unanimous vote of the Is major league clubs, and thereby became the final court of appeals in all matters of administration which may come up between the National and the American leagues and any minor leagues which voluntarily join in the proposed reorganization of baseball.
 Judge Landis was hearing a case in which $15,0o0 bribery in connection with an income tax was charged when committee of eight club owners called on him. As the magnates filed into the court room, hats in their hands. the judge sharply banged his gavel down and ordered them to make less noise. When informed of their mission he had them escorted to his chambers, where they were kept wait ing for 45 minutes before the judge would listen to the offer which in creased his annual salary from s7500 to $50. .000
 I While the magnates waited the judge conducted the bribery trial in his usual vigorous fashion and gave ont to some scathing remarks about the men who falsify their income tax returns. The penitentiary is too good for l them," he remarked.
 Waiting upon the judge were Charles Comiskey, president of the Chicago American league club: William Veeck. | president ofthe Chicago Nationals; Ja- cob Ruppert, of the New York Amer jeans; Clark Griffith, of the Washing ton club; Charles Ebbets of Brooklyn. Garry Hermann of Cincinnati. Barney Dreyfuss Of Pittsburg and John Brea- don of the St. Louis Nationals.
 Later they were joined by Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Americans, Robert Quinn and James Dunn of the Cleveland team.
 At first the judge refused the offer on the ground that he loved his pesi- ton as judge too much to quit the bench. Finally, however, he agreed tc hold both positions, but specified thai his baseball salary should be decreased by $7500. the amount he receives as
 judge. It was agreed that as chairman
 he would receive s42.500 a year insteat of the s5o,o00 originally offered : After the meeting Judge Landis tool Clark Griffith, a personal friend, ove to window.
 Wants Kids Game ProfecteG t "Grif," he said. I'm going to tell yol : just why I took this job. See thos Q kids down there on the street? Sc 3 that airplane propeller on the wall 2 Well, that explains my acceptance. l. You see. that propeller was on tn a plane in which my son, Major Rec, t Landis. flew while overseas Reed an 2 I went to the of the world series game S at Brooklyn. Outside the gate were : hDrfrh a Ix4H x~f- 2 Wouldn't it be shame to have tn B game of these little kids broken up 3 Wouldn't it be awful to take baseball 2 away from them?' We'll. while Vol gentlemen were talking to me, locke, }. up at this propeller and I thought o s Reed Then l thought of his remar !. in Brooklyn. Grif. we've got to kee : baseball on high standard for tn 2 sake of the youngsters-that's why , took the job: because want to heip.
 Judge Landis attends many maje
 league games here every year and sei
 com misses world series At the ar
 nual classic he generally may be foun
 in box back of third base his ol
 black slouch hat pulled down over h O eyes and a long black cape falling fro
 his shoulders. He never talks during IF game but studies every play closely ar 10 enjoys analyzing the strategy used | ,H AA1C OPPOS1A6 P4dNGIa.9 On6 or ms. nOk v bies at game is to try to guess u ls next play
 d Rockefeller Made Him Famous ss Judge Landis was born in AIillvill ,- Ohio, Nov. 20. 1866. and was named f. m Eenesaw mountain. near Atlanta, G; d where his father was wounded in u s- civil war. He first became national $. prominent when he. fined the Standal of Oil company S29,240,000 after forcir
 John D. Rockefeller to come here
 testify. The decision was reversed
 the appellate court, however
 During the world war he presided = the famous l. W. W. trial sentencil P Big Bill" Haywood secretary trea = urer of the organization, and g oth )n members to prison. Shortly afterwa ut an explosion in the federal buildil on killed several persons. but the jud a was uninjured. He also sentenc
 Congressman Victor Berger to pris nd for alleged obstruction of the natiol in war preparations.
 ds Judge Landis drew congressional 3 lis tention shortly after the war. as found that most of the lawyers a F bearing before him who were weari
 wrist watches had not been in 1
 service.
 Have all these wrist watch Iawye
 file statement as to what branch the service they were in." he order sS the clerk
 Senator Thomas of Colorado. in ed address in the senate. said Judge La rec dis should be impeached for his ord he The judges only comment was: Do
 1t beat the devil what senators N lin do to pass the time away2" lrt Judge Landis' caustic
 humorous verbal attac ent from the bench are directed at m Ide in all stations in life. One day led scathingly denounces a corporation a lSe the next day sympathiZes with q
 helps some unfortunate prisoI
 brought before him. His favorite (
 pression is, take this man up
 Mabel's room" the
 or take him to room
 and give him the easy chair" GS G:-I G-ooL Mnn