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Show LANDIS DECIDES HIS FIRST MAJOR CASE CHICAGO, Feb. 22. The first deci-, deci-, cion of Judge Kenesaw M. Lapdls, as I commissioner of the gdvliory council of organized baseball, was rendered : today in favor of the St. Louis Ameri-1 Ameri-1 cans. The question was whether Phil I Todt, a pitcher and first baseman, was j a free agent at the time lie signed a 1 contract with the St Louis Americans. The St. Louis Nationals had claimed his services. The ease was pendms before the na tional commission sincr March, 1920, when the player's lather asked the inmmission to declare his son a free n?ent. The player when 16 years old had signed with the St. Jxui . Nalioti als and was later sent to Sherman. Texas, and then to Houston, but he te fused to sign a contract with either I club. In 1920 the St. Louis Americans treating the player as a free agent, obtained hi fdpnature to a contract. Judge Landls declared Todt was -i ! tree agent. |