Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-01-13
POWER Of LAND|s
T0B[ UNLIMITED
INnIvmuA. GLIB OWNERS H,vE
ALL ACCErTED TERMS AND
SIGNED CONTRACT.


Dy Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Jan. ~ -Organ!zri hise'
hall todsy swept the last yeslage n de-
agreement from ~ ranks IN a series 81
conferences which brought signfd fscafs
agreements not only between tn major
and minor leagues. but betwetn indls'
dual club owners who have viz nrnus'v
opposed sach ether In affairs Il admin
istraiion and pclicy.
Tho two major leagues signed the
new national arreemeni making lufre
Keneaav ". lands hssshail coinini-
sloner with supreme ppwerr and he
minor learnes also signed an agrcrmt 20
with Judge lands ~ their ruler. but
II differed IN one word from ihsi sign =
by the majors. This difference Il dcvfl
cped vas due 10 a misunderstanding IN
the Joint meeting q drafting commit.
tees YESTERDAY when thu agreement WIS
drawn ~ and Il was announced thu
% snon ~ the nec,ssary Formally could
be gone through With the minors would
sign an agreement Identical with The
one aupoyei ~ the Iuai'r ornnizltirns.
Dee idss signing the matt nal agr' -
mint. the individual major league club
owners affixed their siFnatures o. =
contract In which they ag.c,d r,i &C
criticize each other puhiciy or ak
shout one another IN dio accrd any
Occasion made hy ludee Lands rcclfd
less q their personal opinion - a.
The slTnlng e tn new national acre.
fncnt hrough; a sharp statement FROM
judy lands concerning tn powers ~
must BE- given ~ baseball commission.
&c and led 10 erroneous rpnris that d.
had issued an ultimatum giving thr
club owners fifteen minutes In which o.
make charges h. d,mandsd The Judge
cld no; 81 time limit. bat DID is~ge an
pitlnlaium telling the club owners that
hls powers must h. supreme
Judge lands interrupted N" reading
q the document 90 say that this must I
L. r,ade a. rgs.d take such action.
ssYou have told ihc world that NY |
rowvrs are 20 BE- supreme" be- said. TO
give me the power merely % 'rccum- |
mend takes all power d1t - ms hands /
I VII retire from the rom. gentlemen. !
ana YOU can discuss this matter But ]
xant you % know thai either ] must .,
given power 10 take such action as
wish, ~ els you hsd better ses.k a n-N
csrnmixlsonsr. I wouldn't take this joh |
Gar al the gold In the wcgid unless
knew my hands were to b. free"
on motion ~ President JchnsCn. tn
risjcr icagucrs voted 90 substitute IN,
word take" for recommend" but q |
WA found that the minors were not in |
asfieial srsion and the matter would
have TO 20 through THEN drafting com
lniftsc again.
Representatives q the issEue IN ? |
e<anding vote assured the Judge tina; |
they had considered ''recommcnd' ~
SANE - stake" In tina, they -egc bound
20 ahlde by his decisions. hut that n
soon a. the agreement could a. form.
ally taktr M sgain the word would
b. changsd and they would sign
Tonigh, tn major leagues signed IN !
contract With Judge lands maxine him
rommlssl,ner for seven years az $50 80 I
a year. The national aErceren, win
rssfuRir In effect - long af Jucgs
Lands Il commissioner.
Judge lands. however. has stipulated
THAT his salary q $500 a year should
b. GcduciEd from hts hassa,ail salars
20 ne actually win h. paid only si2.J9o
. var fer governing the game.
The rrw agreement slso provides O.
rssforaiion e the draft. with tn prlces
scaled dean from $500 for class y,
leagues 10 5000 for class y. IT.
American Association and the new IN
srrnatlonai league remained ogi ~ IN
draft. while the Pacific coast league
the ether class A Organization. ~cni