Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 275, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 November 1920 — LANDIS TAKES BASEBALL JOB [ARTICLE]

LANDIS TAKES BASEBALL JOB

Federal Judge to Head Control of So-Called National Sport. • RS «E WM Sixteen Rig LAaque Teams Make Peace at Meeting at ChicagoFamous Jurist to Retain His United States Judgeship. Chicago, Nov. A 5. — The National and American baseball leagues settled their differences and agreed that Fed. eral Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis shall represent them jointly In ail lnterleague disputes. judge Landis accepted the position and told the magnates that he is ready to assume his duties at once. He will retain his office as federal judge and will receive a salary of 548A00 per year from the American and National leagues. An additional 910,000 per year will be allowed for traveling expenses. The appointment of Judge Landis to the "biggest position in baseball’ was the result of a joint National and American league meeting.

War Machinery Outside. As per schedule, no lawyers, league presidents, stenographers or the like were permitted to attend. Shortly after- the meeting went into session it was made a formal gathering. The club owners apparently had left their war machinery on the outside. The eight National league clubs and the Chicago, New York and Boston American league dubs always had contended that peace could be arranged between the warring factions if Ban JohnsAn’s loyal five of the American league would agree to the appointment of Judge Landis as the chairman of the new board of control. When the magnates got together it did. not take the National leaguers and their American league coworkers long to convince the American league "loyal five” that Judge Landis Is the man to rule supreme In America’s national pastime.