New Britain herald., 1920-11-13
Ss HARD M19N WESH 4o
EBALL WAR ENDS;
 IDIS IS DICTATOR
b Jurist Appointed a One
 Court for Major Leagues

go. Nov. 13.-with Judge
 w Mountain Landis of the
 States district court as arbi-
 one-man court of last re-
 pace will obtain in profession
 ball for at least seven years,
 the eminent Jurist will also
 Q to strike terror into the
 of criminals by retaining his as federal judge.
 cn club owners of the Nation
 American leagues reached this aolution of their difficulties aft
 hrec-hour conference at tho ms hotel yesterday. They then ped. to wait upon Judge Landis pdy and present their proposi-
 him After only q few min
 lk with the major league mag
 the judge accepted the high
 ponsibility that can be con-
 by the promoters of the na-
 sport, and tn his acceptance
 t plain that he was undertak-
 task as public trust. having |d tho millions of fans of all
 ho are interested in baseball.
 hts action the former three
 ntionnl com mission was per-
 iy discarded, and the supreme
 ty over baseball was central
 the hands of one man. Up
 this Statement applies only to
 tor leagues, but it is expected
 nors will join with the big fei-
 submitting all their future
 s. which they cannot decide
 their own ranks, to the de- bf Judge Landis. Tho commit
 six named at the Kansas City
 of the minor leagues to
 with n committee of three
 gues will function only in tho ro7 tho National and AmerI-
 of drafting now agreement
 set of rules to govern future bs That committee has no D the selection Of the proposed bf Control. which has now been
 rated into a membership of
 n. the unanimous choice of
 club owners.
 heir conference with Judge the major fenguers quickly the fact that he was unwilling 10 his position on the bench his great interest in the game he had characterized several hgo as national institution. lb owners had made their f- argument 70 strong that they II would be unanswerabie.I EiKe Landia mado lt plain that stitancy was due solely to his i |cluctance to quit the bench. ] |hcn suggested tho plan which Fcepted whereby the Jurist continue to interpret the ki laws of the land and at the |ime keep crooks out of base The Salary Arrangement.
 D this point was reached Judge proposed that the salary of- him by the baseball magnates ! |uced by the amount of his aH district court justice. SO hstead of receiving s50.oOO a |s the supreme court of base |e would get sA2.500.
 Accepting tho responsibility | |Landis gave out n formel stste- 1 in which he emphasized his k in the following words: opportunities for real sorv- baseball are limitless. It is Q to which I have devoted near |y years on the question of All have to say is this. the hing in anybody's mind now. sako baseball what the millions , throughout the United States | to be-" Iaskcr Plan Approved. Ident Hermann of the Cin-
 club introduced q resolution was seconded by President of the Cleveland club indorsing Isker plan without specifically ming it's author. ills of the new agreement for ltrol and perpetuation of base III be worked out by a draft ttse to be cor posed of twelve ,is equally divided between the and minors The minors al- have named their six. The Ma league had nominated a com
 of four consisting of Herr
 Ebbetts, Dreyfuss and Rup- ut this will be reduced to three js likely that President Heyd-
 tho National league will be 'd on it. Likewise it is believed nmittec of three to be appoint tho American league will in- Johuson of that cir id Clark GriHith of tho Wash l club, who is generally credit h having been the most efflca- factor in bringing about peace sD the gnrring fuCfiOna