▁office ▁reducing ▁the ▁Commission ▁to ▁be ▁dead locked ▁by ▁two . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁own ers ▁dis lik ing ▁one ▁or ▁both ▁pres idents , ▁calls ▁began ▁for ▁stronger ▁leadership , ▁although ▁they ▁op ined ▁they ▁could ▁support ▁the ▁continu ation ▁of ▁the ▁le agues ' ▁presiden cies ▁with ▁a ▁well - qual ified ▁Commission er . ▁ ▁A ▁plan ▁that ▁began ▁to ▁circul ate ▁and ▁gain ▁support ▁was ▁dub bed ▁the ▁" L ask er ▁Plan ," ▁after ▁Albert ▁L ask er , ▁a ▁share holder ▁of ▁the ▁Chicago ▁C ubs , ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁three - man ▁commission ▁with ▁no ▁financial ▁interest ▁in ▁baseball . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁Black ▁So x ▁sc andal ▁exposed ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁He yd ler ▁began ▁calling ▁for ▁the ▁L ask er ▁Plan . ▁ ▁All ▁eight ▁N L ▁teams ▁supported ▁the ▁plan , ▁along ▁with ▁three ▁AL ▁teams . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁AL ▁teams ▁were ▁the ▁White ▁So x , ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁and ▁the ▁Boston ▁Red ▁So x . ▁ ▁The ▁teams ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁L ask er ▁Plan ▁wanted ▁federal ▁judge ▁Ken es aw ▁Mountain ▁Land is ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁Baseball ▁Commission er . ▁▁ ▁Johnson , ▁who ▁opposed ▁the ▁plan ▁and ▁thus , ▁the ▁appointment ▁of ▁Land is , ▁had ▁al lies ▁in ▁the ▁other ▁five ▁AL ▁clubs , ▁and ▁attempted ▁to ▁get ▁Minor ▁League ▁Baseball ▁to ▁side ▁with ▁him . ▁ ▁However , ▁the ▁minor ▁le