The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-12-17
3 SPORTS q
Lands. GIVEN
new CONTRACT
And MORE PAY
Salary Boosted to $65,OOO a
Ycar-Ban Johnson First
81,
to Congratulate Him

esaaiM
Chicago. Dec. Enthusiastically
largest Christmas present, u contract
for nearly half million dollars,
owners, goes to kenesaw NJ. Lands.
The ruler of the diamond not only
received another sevcn-ycar term
with an increase in salary to $65 900
u ycar-a total Of Sass, OOO-but the
congratulations of President Ban
johnson of the American League, his
former critic, and the season Of good
will today pervadcd the baseball
world.
Only one little false note was
heard in the chorus Of harmony
President Sam Breadon Of the st.
Louis Cardinals still has difficulty
in seeing his way clear to meet the
demands Of his star, Rogers Horns
by, who piloted the Cards out Of the
wilderness into world champion
ship. Hornsby will manage the Car
dinals n4xt year, Breadon insists,
but the sletail Of the contract are
yet to be decided.
killifer Goes to Browns
There were plenty Of rumors that
Bill Killifer, Hornsby's assistant last
year, was offered the pilots job, but
declined through friendship for
Hornsby, and SO was given his re-
lease. At once he accepted the st.
Louis Browns offer to coach them
ley.
Hornsby, it is reported. demands a
three. year contract with salary Of
$4,000 year. Brcadon is in favor
Of One-ycar contract and COM
promise on the salary demand.
Killifer, undcrstudy to Hornsby,
and Bill .McKcchnie, former Pirate
leader, we're accorded the honOrs of
being possibilities to succeed Horns
by, in tho event he failed to come to
terms with Brcadon.
Reports persisted that Hornsby
might be traded to the Giants for
frankie Frisch and large wad Of
money, but Brcadon was inclined to
classify these rumors as "a lot of
bunk"
The threc-hour joint session of
thc baseball moguls yesterday start
ed with reelection of Lands, and
johnson was the first to shake the
commissioners hand and congratu-
late him.
slump in Player Trading
The activity in player trading
SIumpcO Wncn the NATIONAL LCNkuCTS
arrived for the joint session, and
except for the Hornsby. Killifcr activ-
ity, the magnatcs seemed to feel that
Tic Lands contract and the extern
sion of the playing season was
enough business for one gathering.
The rules were amended to omit
the provision which closed the 1926
season on the last Sunday in Scptcm-
Der. and the closing date for 1927
was left to the February schedule
meetings. 1t likely will be October
2, with the world series starting
three days later.
Even the minor league draft COM
m,ttcc was put off for later con-
ference, though the major-minor
agreement, contingent upon Lands
suzcrainty, was revised to meet the
new conditions. The original draft
clause required clubs refusing to
submit to the draft, to declare their
intention before April l, 1921, and
the date was changed to April l, 1927.
Before that time, three members
from each major league. will meet
the minors to try for some more
definite arrangements on the draft.
A committee was appointed con-
sisting of Clark Griffith, E. S. Bar
nard and Garry Hermann to consider
lending some sort Of assistance to
the Sand lot" baseball circuits, on
the plea of the national baseball
federation.