 When a minor league official asked if he was eligible, Landis settled the matter by placing Gedeon on the ineligible list.Two other player gambling affairs marked Landis's early years as commissioner.In 1922, Giants pitcher Phil Douglas, embittered at McGraw for disciplining him for heavy drinking, wrote a letter to Cardinals outfielder Leslie Mann, suggesting that he would take a bribe to ensure the Giants did not win the pennant.