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Posted By: runscott

In the version I read, Dolan was quite serious about the whole thing, and Youngs, Frisch and Kelly were well aware of what was going on. Landis banned Dolan as the instigator, and O'Connell for "evasive" answers during questioning; however, I read Youngs' and Kelly's depositions and they were equally evasive.

But Landis' ruling in this case goes along with all of his "post-Black Sox" rulings: baseball had taken enough of a beating and he wasn't going to ban any more stars. So Youngs and Frisch survived, and O'Connell was banned.

Landis did not become a judge through the traditional methods, and many in the law profession felt that he bent the laws however he felt necessary so that the results of cases reflected his own personal feelings. The new comissioner position was perfect for an ego-maniac like Landis.