Displayed is a signed photo of baseball's first commissioner, Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Before the appointment of Landis, a three-person group, called the National Commission, ran baseball. Landis was named after Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia, where Landis's father was wounded during the Civil War. Kenesaw Mountain Landis was a Federal Judge who was famous for his verdict that fined Standard Oil $29,240,000 in a later-overturned antitrust ruling. He was appointed as the Commissioner of baseball in 1921, shortly after the news of the 1919 Black Sox scandal arose, and after a 1920 trial that exonerated the eight accused players. Even though the eight accused White Sox players had been exonerated by a jury, Landis issued a ruling in August of 1921 that banned the players for life. Landis decision was credited with restoring public confidence in baseball and the words of his ruling were powerful and memorable: "Regardless of the verdict of juries, no player who throws a ball game, no player who undertakes or promises to throw a ball game, no player who sits in conference with a bunch of crooked players and gamblers, where the ways and means of throwing ball games are planned and discussed and does not promptly tell his ball club about it, will ever play professional baseball." Landis remained the Commissioner of Baseball until his passing in 1944. The photo is approx. 6.75x9.25", matted and framed to approx. 14x16". Landis had a distinctive appearance, with a shock of white hair and an intimidating appearance, both of which are captured in the photo. Landis signed the photo in dark ink. The sepia toned photo appears EX-MT, while the signature is 8/10.