Baseball Gives Landis Vote of Confidence By Jerry Liska CHICAGO Nov 18 C P-Kenesaw P P Kenesaw Mountain Landis who observes his birthday Monday can enforce his rigid rule over baseball until he is 86 years old old old-if if he wants to accept the vote of confidence extended him yesterday by the American and National leagues 1 A joint committee of the two I circuits at a two-hour two meeting yesterday voted to recommend Landis' Landis reelection as commissioner commission commission- er of baseball and the extension of the present major league agreement agreement agree agree- ment at the annual winter meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing of the major loops here Dec 11 and 12 The action scotched widespread rumors that a new authority would be proposed by the joint committee commit commit- I tee to supplant the hospitalized Landis under the major league agreement which installed the fiery former federal judge as commissioner commissioner com corn missioner 2 24 years jears ago Landis in St St. Lukes Luke's hospital here since Oct 2 for a physical up check-up and rest will finish his current term Jan 12 1946 and with the expected approval of the two leagues at their meeting next I month would be given a seven- seven I year term extending until 1953 In recommending an extension of the major league agreement which perpetuates the office of ot baseball commissioner the joint committee left the duration of the renewed pact to be settled at the full meeting of the major leagues next month The current agreement agreement agreement agree agree- ment is for 25 years and ends when Ladis Ladis' present term expires on Jan 12 1946 The decision of ot the member 10 steering committee was announced announced announced an an- tersely by Will VIll Harridge American league president The joint committee of the two major leagues will wili recommend to the club owners that the present major league agreement be ex ex- ex- ex tended The two leagues also will propose at their joint meeting that Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis be reelected as as' commissioner for another term of ot seven years from the expiration date of his present present pres pres- ent eat contract Prior to the meeting ridge Hal said the groups group's recommendations would not be disclosed before they were presented to the major league gathering It was hinted these might include a proposal for tor a three-member three commission composed composed com corn posed of ot Harridge Ford Frick National league president and Leslie M. M OConnor O'Connor secretary- secretary treasurer of the baseball advisory board to take over in event Landis was asked to resign because of health conditions Landis who once remarked he would like to hold office as long longas as I have any teeth he still has plenty served three year seven terms and then was reelected for four years ears in 1942 1912 to fill till out the term of the major league agreement Landis left the federal bench to assume the commissionershIp in 1921 when baseball was In the doldrums following the Black Sox scandal in the 1921 world series between Chicago and CincInnati Cin Cm- His salary is a year Harridge stressed that yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yesterdays yesterday's yester yester- days day's meeting was called solely to consider the major league agreement agreement agree agree- ment meat and not because of ot Landis' Landis hospi hospitalization