Landis, Kenesaw Mountain - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Landis, Kenesaw Mountain Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,524,029,377 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

Landis, Kenesaw Mountain

   Also found in: Legal, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.10 sec.

Landis, Kenesaw Mountain (1866–1944)

US judge and baseball commissioner. He was judge in the fraud trial of the infamous ‘Black Sox’ who conspired with gamblers to deliberately lose the 1919 World Series. Appointed as the first commissioner of major-league baseball in 1921, he established strict standards against players' involvement with betting.

Born in Millville, Ohio, Landis received his law degree in 1891. He was appointed federal district judge in Chicago in 1905 and presided in important antitrust and labor relations cases.



How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
 Email
Feedback
?Sign in SSL protected
Email:
Password:
Register

? Mentioned in
No references found
 
Hutchinson browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Hutchinson Encyclopedia
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.