Show LANDIS RESIGNS i fEDERAL DUTIES Baseball Kin King to Pay Entire Entire Entire En En- tire Attention to Game NEW YORK Tonic Feb 1 Baseball Baseball clr circles les were Werl generally pleased here today with th the announcement that Judge K M. M Landis Landis Lan Lan- dis had resigned from tho the federal bench ench to give Elvo his time tim to his duties as baseball commissioner Everyone connected with the game should s bo ho congratulated that Judge Landis has decided to confine hlo future to baseball John A. A Heydler president of ot U th the e National lea league ue said Tho The same sentiments were expressed at the offices of ot the tho three major league clubs here gratification being felt that he lie apI apparently ap ap- ap- ap renty desires t to stay in baseball IL I Yankee Magnates Approve Move NEW YORK TORK Feb 18 Ja Jacob Jacob ob Ruppert president of ot the New Ne York Yankees and Charles tl fl I. I Ebbetts of oC the Brooklyn club also expressed pleasure over the the action of Judge Landis Rem Remarkable a a. man as he Is Is lr r. r Ruppert Ruppert Rup Rup- pert said the two Jobs were too much for him Baseball of course can not fail fat to tobe tobe tobe be benefited by his lois action The results of ot Judge Landis' Landis move said Mr 1 Ebbetts means mean that the work he has been doing for tor baseball will Increase rapidly It is a 8 splendid splendid splendid did thing Government Loses Carpenter Says CHICAGO Feb Upon 18 Up Upon n hearing of Judge Landis' Landis resignation Federal Judge George A. A Carpenter said It I Is a matter of ot great regret to me He le was a wonderful judge James Jame R. R Glass United States commis commis- abner In a I statement said I 1 am very sery sorry to hear of ot it Ha lie le was wasI wasa a I capable capable man both for the tho courts and for tor forthe forthe the people at large The government lea has lost one of ot Its Is most alu valuable ble servants said Charles dyne Clyne ClynE United States State district attorney There is no man with a greater sense of ot justice or orlove orlove orlove love of honor than Kenesaw Mountain Landis President Heydler Congratulates Landis NEW YORK Feb 18 President President John A. A of the National league expressed gratification today when informed by the Associated Press that Judge Landis had resigned from the bench to devote his en entire entire en- en tire lre time to the technical control of ot pro pro- baseball The major and minor leagues and the baseball public at large are ae to be congratulated he lie said Judge Landis' Landis decision makes everything for tor the sport I have always felt that when Judge Landis fully tully realized the mass wass of ot detail and the varying technical and matter matters matters mat mat- ter which must come to him for final decision de de- de- de cislon he would have to decide to give Iye up either the position of ot baseball commissioner or the federal federa bench The work Incidental to both positions Is I. absolutely beyond the powers of ot any anyone one man Of Ot course I need not Sa say 81 that I am extremely gratified that Judge Landis saw sw his way clear to devote his entire attention to baseball Under the terms of his contract signed In 1820 1920 Judge Landis will continue to receive the same lame remuneration as a. In the past pat Ills Ils contract running for a period of ot seven Beven years called for Cor an annual salary of ot with wih a a deduction equivalent to his salary as a Judge |