Landis

[ lan-dis ]

noun

1. Ken·e·saw Mountain [ken, -, uh, -saw], 1866–1944, U.S. jurist: first commissioner of baseball 1920–44.

Example Sentences

In “Live From New York,” director John Landis recalls getting a tour of the “SNL” offices from Belushi and being struck by a “very sexy girl” who walked by.

From Los Angeles Times

John Landis knew exactly what he was doing in casting John Amos opposite James Earl Jones in 1988’s “Coming to America.”

From Salon

White Sox owner Charles Comiskey immediately suspended the eight players, including “Shoeless” Joe Jackson, and they were banned permanently a year later by newly appointed baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis.

From Seattle Times

The documentary features interviews with three more - John Landis, Joe Dante, and Peter Jackson - as well as actress Harriet Walter, who is also Lee's niece.

From BBC

Although all eight were acquitted at trial, they were all banned permanently by the newly appointed baseball commissioner, former federal judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis, in 1921.

From Los Angeles Times