The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-13
JUDGE lands
i ACCEPTS; NOW
| is DICTATOR
Becomes Sole Supreme Head
of Baseball at $42,500
Annual Salary.
CLUBS AGREE TO PEACE
Meet in Chicago and Unani-
mously Vote to Bury Differ
ences and End War.
CLUBS AGREE TO PEACE

CHICAGO, Nov. 12.--Pcace In the Dase-
ball world has been announced. The
American and National leagues buried
che Ratchet this afternoon when they
unanimously agreed upon Federal Judge
Kenesaw Mountain Lands to represent
them as their grand inquisitor in all
interleague disputes Judge Lands ac-
cepted the position and notified the own
ers that he was ready 90 assume his
duties at once.
He will retain his office as Federal
Judge and will receive q salary OF s43,-
500 year from the American and Ma
tional leagues. An additional 10000
year will be allowed for travelling ex-
penn.
Inc agreement was a compromise for
both sides Ban Johnson and his loyal
Ave" won their contention that league
matters should be settled by league
votes. The other teams had commended
that clubs should vote on all matters.
The National Commission will be a one
man affair--Jrdge Lands will reign SUI
preme. No official title has yet been
selected for him. He will assume the
work OF the three men who formerly
composed the old National Commission.
No matter what the title may be the
Judge in accepting the position dropped
the hint that he would be the boss"
Every Club Represented.
The appointment OF Judge Lands TO
the highest place in baseball was the
result Of joint National and American
League meeting in the Congress Hotel
To-day. The peace meeting was arranged
in Kansas City and every club In the
two mar eagues was represented. No
lawyers. League presidents or stenog-
Taphers were permitted to attend. Shortly
no iv,t4
wcs made a formal gathering. The club
owners apparently had left their war
machinery outside
The eight National League clubs and
the Chicago. New York and Boston
. American League clubs always had con-
tended that peace could be arranged be-
tween the warning factions II Ban John
sons loyal five" of the Americ n
League would agree to the appointment
Of Judge Lands as the chairman OF tho
new board of control When the mag
mates got together II did not take the
National Leaguers and their American
League coworkers long to convince the
American League "loyal five" that Judge
lands was the man to rule supreme In
Americas great game
Judge Landis's appointment does not
mean defeat for the loyal five" OF q
victory for the big eleven 1t mea MS
that both sides are thoroughly satis d
that at some future date a new working
agreement will be reached
The sixteen major league representa-
tives called upon Judge Landis In a body
at the conclusion of their meeting.
William Veeck. president of the Cubs,
ard Clerk Griffith. vce-pr sldent OF the
WASHINGTON American League club. re-
turned from the Federal Building to the
congress end they were all sm'l les when
they announced that .rndge Lands had
accepted their proposition.
Judge lands was trying bribery
case when b"seball representatives en-
tered his chambers ard told tn ir mis-
sion to the Judges secretary The Judge
waited until the test'fving witness had
finished went into the che mbers and
after sh"king hands with the baseball
men said:
Well gentlemen. what can I do for
you?"
The spokesman repIied that they had
come 10 tender BIN the chlorine rs1,p
OF the National League ut q salary Of
$50 400 year and contract for seven
years.
''If YOU desire you mny remain on
the N""ch Also" were the next words
spoken.
must be the boss" replied ,he
Judge. But ] am trying an important
case and " you will excuse me untII
attend to It will come back and dis
cusS IL with YOU
Will Retain Judgeship.
Tho tnsebaiI men discussed the ST.
unti"n while the judge las away and
decided to offer him the contract. maxi
ing him sole arbitor of the National
Commission for seven years, with a
clause that permitted him to retain his
jud%eship. Within an hotir the judge
returned and sat down in n chair In
front ~ all the basebar men and thew
stated tho terms OF their proposed con-
tract.
"Gent'emen." bean the judge. after
a tbou~htful mome,t. 1--WE need 20 No
further with this thing. ~c~ept. Rrt
~ am q remain IN tn bench I desire
20 deduct my Fedora sat ry from q
Ur'rina Amount you offer me-"
The baseball men we're agreea bic 70
tho reduction to $4,000 AID told the
Judge that an addi'icna' 5000 a We r
would be a'lowe' hi-r for travelling and
other necessary e~pens,s
r. - - -.
pho o~ranters ana mov'nr picture man
who had been waiting outside his cham
bers III Jude Zoe ued t. Glowing
statement:
IL have accepted the baseball chair
rnansh'p on the invitation of the sixteen
major league clubs. AZ their "po
and In accordance with my own earnest
wishes ! am TO remain on the bench
and continue my work here.
The opportunities for real service In
baseball are limitess. It Is matter
90 which have been devoted for nearly
forty years.
ION the question OF policy. all have
20 saw lie this: The only thing In any
body's ,mind now Ia to make and keep
baseball what the millions OF fans
throughout the United States want Il
60 be-"
There was n rush OF CONGRATULATIONS
from an army OF friends and Federal
employees who had gathered on the
sixth floor Of the .bui'flng The base
bail men. besides appearing the hap
piest OF all. received many congratu-
laticns from the big crowd because of
Judge Lands's acceptance. They al
expressed satisfaction and stood laugh
ing and talking with the Judge, who
haited baseball talk for while so
that he could chow the war relics OF
his SON. Major Reed Lands, an Ameri-
ean flying nee.
re evidenced much pride in the air
plane propeller of the machlre his son
used to bring down twelve German
planes and which hung on one OF the
wallis of his chambers. In an informal
discussion after issuing his statement
the Judge remarked:
Don't you know, gentlemen, that my
son Is q bug on baseball and he has