Sea Fe ee SRA TR OST REM a Lata NMR AS. LE BEREAN al ne tenant wt € J ida LaMar eke Sane ee OR THE STRATFORD MIRROR Friday, February 23, 1945 -- [Mirror Sport Review] NEXT BASEBALL CZAR WILL BE OUTSIDER Everyone knew that Judge Kenesew Mountain Landis' contract as baseball commissioner might not be renewed. He had.done much for baseball, earned the deep respect of both play- ers and owners; but he was hard- headed and crusty, had stepped on a lot of toes during his quarter-century of rule. He also was old and _ sick. Club-owners and sports writers alike speculated about his successor. Then suddenly, the judge took a turn for the worse. A joint committee of the National and American leagues rush- ed to Chicago, solemnly recommended him for another seven years in office. It was a kindly gesture. Recently, baseball's 78-year-old czar died of -heart ailment. The new commissioner, likely to be named before the season opening, probably will be an "outsider" with enough integrity, respect and person- ality to rule the game with or without a rule book. There is ahsoltely no intention by any one of the 16 club owners to se- lect a "rubber stamp" type of ruler and every indication that a nationally known figure whose only real check will be the force of public opinion will get the job. eo Guarding against any rash move by @ mere majority of the major league teams, the new agreement insists 12 must agree on any successor to the late Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Al- though Landis finally was named unanimously, the early tally was only 11-5 and would have been insufficient under the rules adopted recently. If the right man is named there is no reason why he can't toss the rules out the window and operate under the "big stick policy," no matter what in- tentions might be read into the new code. The commissioner is free to re- sign at any time if he does not ap- prove of club owners' action. It is extremely doubtful if the moguls would risk such a humiliating situa- tion by so incurring the wrath of the man they picked. Agreement Clarifies The only important change in the new agreement clarifies the "conduct detrimental to baseball" clause by de- claring that no major league rule or joint action "can be construed to be detrimental to the game." When the commissioner believes any such rule "impracticable or dis- advantageous to baseball" he can voice his disapproval and force recon- sideration. The rule can be adopted over his objection but the majors would be subjected to public criticism and probably risk resignation by their recognized leader. Any dispute involving players and their free agency remains purely a subject for commissioner jurisdiction as does investigation and punishment of any rules violations by the clubs or any violation not covered by the rules. A new power for the Landis successor is authority to propose new rules or amendments at any joint ses- sion. Of more immediate importance to the fans, was a recent decision to go ahead with the plans for opening the regular season and appointment of the two major league presidents to + -- with lovelies 4 -- with laughs | with Technicolor and = = E a | | WALTER BRENNAN oe bal Directed by DAVID BUTLER neha OT STARTS | VICTOR McLAGLEN "72777 MONDAY LOST WORLD OF River of Death in Brazil's Matto 'Grosso jungles -- the lost city of Manoa and its treasure, or will they vanish like other adventurers before them? Read "Lost World of the Chavantes," in The American Weekly with this Sunday's (Feb. 25) issue of The Detroit Sunday Times. THE FIRST 100 YEARS In Argentina, the War Department finally caught up with Ramon Cordoba when he failed to register for military service. The courts charged him with desertion as a veteran of the revolu- tions of '90 and '93, threatened pun- ishment of an extra year of service in the Argentine ranks. Ramon is 101. represent the big show in "discussing with the officials of government and the armed services all matters per- taining to the operational problems of baseball during the war emergency." THE CHAVANTES What will explorers find beyond the , Cbs Choose Your Furs | Now! 4 ... with the wise advice of 4 | EATON'S FUR EXPERT } A beautiful collection of Fur ff coats and accessories scaled in price to meet many bud- a gets. ¥ Till 1 p.m. Saturday only § February 24th --SECOND FLOOR-- CANADIAN DEPT. STORES, Ltd. | 46 Erie St. SERVICE axo COURTESY |f Over Fifty Years GREENWOOD-GILBART FUNERAL SERVICE | | i Phone 1763 BILLFOLDS PLUM CTE UE Ue UCPC CU SU EL TD | Ue en ee ee en tn - When Your Requirements Call For Leather Goods. . remember we carry the best in PICTURE FRAMES LUGGAGE and many other Leather Items - targetts Leather Goods 123 Ontario St. EEE EE TR ee eS HANDBAGS PTCA Gt TE Te TUE SUE EE TE EE eR eT De Ly po THE LITTLE ITEM THAT DOES THE BIG JOB! Stratford Mirror Press . i *: Fl Are You taking advantage of their labor saving results ? Phone 115