First baseball commissioner. Landis was elected to office on November 12, 1920, and helped restore public confidence in baseball following the Black So" scandal of 1919. The former U.S. district judge banned eight White Sox players for life, despite their acquittal in a court of law. Landis subsequently issued other edicts utilizing the “absolute power” granted him by the owners to ensure the game’s integrity. TLS signed “K. M. Landis,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Baseball letterhead, June 17, 1933. Letter to a law professor at the University of Arkansas. In part, “I see no symptoms of the thing Dr. Jones wrote about. I do not say the symptoms are not here; I only say I do not see them.” In fine condition, with punch holes to left edge, a couple small areas of paper loss to edges, expected folds and a pencil notation to top. COA Steve Grad/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
