Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-20
PRESIDENT JOHNSON DECLARES
MEN AUTOMATICALLY sUs.
PENDED THEMSELVES.
GAME WITH PHILADELPHIA
"PosrPoNEo" az AGREEMENT
Cobb Case Not to Be Considered Until
Team Reports on Field for Play
Insurgents Remain Firm and Declare
They Will Not Yisld-Recsivs Offers
From "OutIaw" Leagues.

Philadelphia. May 2O.-"Ty" Cobb.
center fielder of the Detroit baseball
team. over whose suspension the De-
troit players struck Saturday, this aft
ernoon appealed to the men to return
to the game tomorrow without him.
This followed a similar appeal from
President Navin. MIR. Navin told them
they were still members of the Detroit
team and that they had not yet jeopar
died their position.
1t was rumorel about the hotel fol-
lowing meeting between Navin and
the players that the strike would be
settled soon and that the players
would be back in the game in a day
or two.
According to one story the settle
ment was reached on Mr.. Navin's Of
fering to pay any fine that may be
Inflicted on the men. while another re-
port has 1t that Cobb appealed to the
players to return to the game without
him.
The players prepared a paper said 20
be in the nature Of compromise
which MIR. Navin took at once To
President Johnson.
Philadelphia, May 20.-With the ar
rival here Of Frank j. Navin. president
Of the Detroit club, further develop
ments are expected today in the extra
ordinary baseball situation brought
about by the strike Of the American
league team. Ban Johnson. president OF
the American league. also is here.
The game scheduled for today be-
tween Philadelphia and Detroit has
been postponed" by agreement and If
there Is no settlement the games
scheduled between the Tigers and
Washington In the national capital also
will be played at another time. II there
is no settlement Of the trouble today
or tomorrow immediate steps will be
! taken, according to Mr. Johnson, to put
a new team in the field to represen,
Detroit. The team, johnson SAYS, will
be good one but he declines to say
from what source the players will be
drawn. 1t is probable. however. at n
special meeting Of the American league
called for tomorrow in this city each
Of the club owners will help Mr.. Navin
to put together new team. Hugh Jen-
nings, it is understood. has agreed to
manage the new combination. Ac-
cording to johnson all the Detroit play
ers who refused to play ball last Satur-
day stand suspended.
Players tomatieaIIy Suspended.
Prior to the arrival of Mr. Navin Ban
Johnson had little to say except to re-
iterate statements made last night that
the players have automatically sus-
pended themselves
It's up to the presidents Of the clubs
to carry out their league obligations
said President Johnson.
"Well. I see we are probably black
listed" said one Of the Detroit players
! as he met some Of his comrades in the
corridor OF the hotel where the team Is
staying The players however. did no,
appear to take that feature OF the case
very seriously.
Mr.. Johnson declares the players
must first return to the ball field or a
new team organized before Cobb's case
will be taken up.
Players Receive 20 utIaw" OHeHrs.
Some OF the Detroit players are re-
ceiving letters and kilograms Offering
them places on teams principally inde-
! pendents or so-called OUTLAW" organi-
zations If no settlement Of the present
trouble Is reached several of the De-
troit men are III favor nf making n
transforming tour. All the players who
signed the kilograms sent to Mr.. John-
son last week have announced them
! selves as still firm in their stand.