New-York tribune., 1922-11-21
Lands Serene
I'm w ar Rr1rr1ors
As He Departs
Commissioners, Called Home,
to Await Annual Meetings
TO Distribute Charity Fund
BY John kieran

In answer to telegram from Mrs.
Frank Bacon for aid in the diff
culties incident to the sudden death
of the nationally loved impcrsonator
Of "Lightnin' Bill jones'" Judge Kene-
saw Mountain Lands hurriedly broke
all his engagements in this city, In
which he had intended to remain for
several days, and set out for Chicago
yesterday afternoon on the Twentieth
Century Limited. The charity gate of
$4,000 from the tie game of the
worlds series will keep Oh drawing
interest in both senses Of the word
for few weeks YET.
ined before he had completely recov-
cred from the slanderous Introductory
remarks made by DeWolf Hopper in
pushing the baseball commissioner off
the end of plank at the famous
Friars' dinner at the Hotel Astor on
Sunday night. On that festive oc-
casion the former Federal jurist took
occasion TO tell the assembled multi
tude about Umpire Hildebrand's social
and financial error in mistaking sun
light. for moonshine. 1t was tho Com
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question Of the distribution Of Mr..
Hildebrands gorgeous gift to charity
before he left the city, but now the
matter will have to go over until the
gathering Of the clans for the annual
big league meetings here, beginning
December IL.
Judge Unconcerned About Squail
Asked about the select assortment of
bombs that Ban Johnson is alleged to
be manufacturing for the annual meet
lngs, Commissioner Lands professed
to be in state of deep, dark and
abysmai ignorance on the subject. He
thinks that the rumors may be exag-
eerated and that perhaps Johnson's ex-
plosives will turn out to be "duds."
According to stories from the land
of Lochinvar it's the draft question
on which the American League head Is
preparing blast of defiance. He is
supposed to be armed with an ulti-
matum, which weapon Will Rogers says
is much more dangerous than the ordi-
nary sawed-off shotgun, though both
are forbidden under the rules of civil
lized warfare. With right-and the
National League-on his side Judge
Lands is prepared to sustain the
shock He has been doing his best to
bring the draft-exempt leagues into a
working agreement with the major
circuits on the vexed question, but in
case the favored minor leagues insist
on sticking to the privileges accorded
them in the compact signed, sealed and
ielivered at the time Judge Lands be-
came the Main Mandarin of organized
baseball the Judge will stand by the
bad bargain and behind his own sig
nature.
One more football star thrown FOR
loss. Tom Davies, the great Panther
backtield star of the 1921 Pitt team.
has been turned loose from the Giant
encourage and will cavort on the dia-
mond at Toledo under Roger Bres-
nahan this coming season. Secretary
jim Tlerney announced yesterday that
ne had been released Internationally.
he may be back again at that. John
McGraw is convinced that he never
would be an infielder, the Job he was
trying for, hut thinks that he might
make the grade in the outer garden.
Davies spent several months with the
Giants last season taking post
graduate course in the McGraw school
OF applied baseball science. The Lit
tie Napoleon liked his work and AYERS
that Bresnahan is getting something
more than great halfback.