The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-20
President Ban Johnson OF
American League Issues
an Ullimatnm
DETROIT WILL HAVE
ENTIRELY NEW CLUB
Case OF Cobb Is Sidetraeked
and Rebellion of Players
to be Dealt With
Severely

PHILADELPHIA. May t9--hriay
or be blacklisted," was the smashing
| ultimatum that President Ban John
son, of the American league. tonight
, aimed at the striking Detroit players.
To clinch his argument, he made the
statement that the Deroit team could
no appear against the Athletics to-
morrow unless he regular men were
in the lineup When the Detroit men
heard this they sadi they would not
pnnear unless Cobb was reinstated.
Then the president cancelled the
game scheduled for tomorrow. and
called IL meeting of all American
league club presidents, go be held IN
| this city tomorrow afternoon. Ty
Cobb, says Johnson. has been elimin-
ated from the discussion of the mat
ter. II Is now the question OF insub-
ordination that the magnate has to
| deaf with.
The chief OF the merican league ar
rived here this afternoon. He spent
few hours In sizing up thesituation.
He waited until late this evening In
the hope that before making a state
rnent he could pay to President Navin,
OF the Detroit club, the courtesy OF
comforting with him first.
But when President Nayin failed TO
put in an appearance. President John
son took action himself, and an
nounced that the whole power of the
| American league, of the forces of or
ganized baseball In fact. would be
combined in crushing out the effort
of the players to end the reign OF
organized discipline.
The Vital Point,
Summarized, these are the vital
points of the methods by which Presi-
dent johnson will ned the insarrsc-
tiou:
The Cobb case IL dismissed abso-
iutely from the Argument. Tho issne
is one that goes far beyond that The
refusal OF Detroits players to take
part In the game on Saturday is In
subordination. and until that ofense
is dealt with and the team is on the
field again. the case OF Cobb will never
be considered. In other words. De-
troit must play or the baseball career
of Cobb IL ended.
Second--There will be no game to-
morrow at Shibe Park. nor will "a
Detroit team take the field on Tues
day for the first game at Washington.
But by "Wednesday, in case the strik.
ing players have not succeeded in
making their peace with the Ameri-
can league, an entirely new Detroit
ithut viii NAVE hCSil ANf hiEi. asAA Ahe7a
will play out the remainder of the
schedule.
Third-~In case q new Detroit team
Is put in the field, PROBABILITIES are
that for the unheard-oY offense OF re-
fusing to play the striking players
| viii he biackiiytsd or suspended for
an extended period.
Fourth-The full power Of the
American league will he excrted in
supporting the stand OF President
Johnson against the players who have
sought to overthrow the discipline OF
the game and force President john
son TO restore TO the game player
whose case for striking spectator
In New York has not Vet been tried.
and the limit of whose punishment
had not yet been fixed.
In order TO make this support ef-
fective. a meeting of all the Ameri-
can league clubs Will be held In Phil
adelphia on Tuesday. 1t Is probable
that at this meeting the various club
s,ownegsy sv.N esfer lslssaEs ftoeP esldsnt
Nayin, SO that he will be alberto got
together his new team nj once.
Manager Jennings, who was
so timorous about taking strong
plea against the strike, and whose
apparent Indifference or even open
sympathy prevented them from going
on their fatal mistake. does not stand
with them now In their hour or
trouble, nor will he standa::t- cmfwy
trouble. nor VIII ne share their pun
ishment.
Jennings has put himself In line