| Show Yankees k w Wont Won't ri I Be Divided idl W M. M LANDIS the KE ESA hIgh commIssioner ot of baseball base base- ball has hns settled the rumors rumors ru ru- mors that have ha been current for months that the New Nev York Yankees Yankees' Yankees Yank Yank- to ees ees' owner would be asked even eyen up the strength ot of American league clubs next season and make the financial returns more even een thereby by we 1 the present Yankee team this suggestion ever been placed before you The matter has not ben been brought to my attention before beCore replied Mr Landis Is It t a matter W would 0 u I d or should ld be handled through your office as s hIgh commissioners commissioners' commIssioner commIssion commIssion- ers ers' er he was next asked r dont don't know as asto asto to that but you can say this That knowIng know know- fag Ing what I do of b baseball I know that that Is one thing that will not hap pen LandIs made th the statement In an em em- tone The runaway race In the A American mer 1 can league due to the terrIfic clouting ot of otI I UI 11 I I I I I I I I I I I Ruth fluth and GehrIg and the general strength of the Yankees ended with gins gins' team around nineteen nine nine- nine nineteen i teen games In the lead and wIth the greatest record of oC vIctorIes ever hung up The strength ot of the team was apparent after the first few weeks and when the race became a stern chase the attendance In the cities which harbored the weak teams dropped away the only large crowds beIng drawn by the vIsIts ot of the Yankees When this drop In attendance the rumors that the league came u r. r t r r Judge K M. M Landis I I I I II I I I I I I I I I I I I heads would teCH seek some drastIc measures meas meas- ures to equalize the situation started up t Club owners have t Intimated that the they would ask Colonel Jacob Ruppert the Yankee club owner to submit to the disposal dis- dis of one or pt per r. r haps two stars for forthe forthe the sake of the g-a g me Landis' Landis statement ends nil all such talk and places responsibility of strengthening strength strength- UI ening the other clubs club up to the owners o scouts and managers of the other clubs |
