The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-11-13
LANDlS BECOMES
CAR OF BASEBALL
coNrINurp FROM FACE ONE.

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE
studying tho case. he spent many
hours looking into baseball history
tho national agreement ana other
docufacnts giving information con
corning baseball, The knowledge
acquired during this period made
him a legal authority on the admin
istration OF the games affairs.
Real student OF Game.
Judge Lands attends many major
league games hero every year ard
seldom misscs \ worlds series. At
tho annual fall classic he generally
may be found In box back of third
base, hls old, black slouch hat pulled
down over his eyes. and n long black
cape falling from his shoulders. He
never talks during the game, but
studies every play closely and on
Joys analyzing the strategy used by
the opposing players. ono OF nj"
hobbies at "A game Is to try TO guess
the next play
Judge Landis was born In MIL
vile. ohio. November 20. 1866, and
was named for Kenosaw Mountain,
near Atlanta, Ga, whore his father
wna wounded In the civil ar lilo
first became nationally prominent
when he fined tho Standard oil com
| u. Rockefeller to come here TO tea
| tify. The decision was reversed by
| the appellate court, however,
| During the world war ne presided
| at the famous I. w. W, trial, sen
| tcnclng big BIZ Hayward, SOC
rotary-treasurcr OF tho urgani2at
don, and 92 other members TO pris'
on.
Shortly afterward nu explosion n
tho federal building killed several
persons. but the Judge was unin'
| iurcd. lilo also sentenced Congress
man Victor Berger to prison Tor al.
legged obstruction OF the nations
war preparations.
Judge lands drew congressional
attention shortly aftor the world
war, lie found that most OF the
lawyers In appearing before hin
who were wearing wrist watches
had not been in the service,
"Have all these wrist watch law
yers file u statement what brancl
OF the service they were in" he or
dercd his clerk.
Senator Thomas OF Colorado, n
an address In the senate said Judg'
lands should be impcachod 10
his order. The judges only com
| mcnt was; Don't II beat the dvvl
what some senators win do to pas
the time away"
Judge Landis' caustic.--or humor
ous--verhal attacks from the bcnyl
are directed M men in all stotionl
OF life. one day he sCathingly de-
pouuCcs a corporation and the mex
day synpathizps with ana help
some unfortunate prisoner brCugh
before him. His fayoritc expression
Is take this man up to Mabel
room, the jail--ur take him {,
room SO and t;iye him tho cas-!
chair
The Plan Adopted.
Tho cuuterecs adopted tho follow
Ing resolution 10 cover the question
ot tho voting power in league AZ
, fairs:
Resolved, that the chairman %
tho board ~ control shall be electo,
10y a majority OF the votes OF m,
clubs composing tho American an,
National leagues;
7, THAT his successor he elected II
= the same manner and this shan h
o incorporated IN the new Nauona
y agreement
h 1T is agreed that upon all aucs
' lions OF an intcr-loague nature. or II
< any matter coming up AT toiu
O meeting OF two major leagues tina
the ron be called and after votlu
by clubs OF each league, Il there h
Ia division, then the American leagu
h shall cast one vote and the Nation
At league another vote. should th-S
a two votes be at variance, then m
" commissioner shall cast the decid
~ 'ng vote ana there shall be no aT
IN peal thcrofrom.
Further that the commissions