Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-05-21
STRIKE CALLED
OFF BY PLAYERS
Members of Detroit Team Decide to
Protect President Navin
of Club.
WILL PLAY WITHOUT TY COBB
Tigers Still Will Fight for Principle
Involved.
NAvN MAKES SOME PROMISES
Agrees to Aid in Lifting Obnoxious
Suspension.
WOULD RESTRAIN THE FANS
None of Players VIII Be Allowed TO
suffer Any Financial Loss ms
Result of Any Fines
Imposed
WILL PLAY WITHOUT TY CoBl
NAvN MAKES SOME PROMISE:
Agrees to Aid in Lifting Obnoxious
Suspension.
WOULD RESTRAIN THE FANS

PHILADELPHIA, May 9.-on the
ground that they did not want to see
Frank Navin. president OF the club. suf-
fer for any action on their part the play
ers Of the Detroit American league ball
club called off their strike late this aft
ernoon and aKred to play the regular
scheduled game In Washington tomorrow
without the services of Tsrus Cobb. Thus
ends one OF the most extraordinary sit
uations that ever has been brought about
in organized base ball.
In announcing their intention TO return
l. the field the players said they wanted
IL distinctly understood nat they would
still fight for the principle involved and
for which they struck.
In returning TO the club the players re-
celved no concessions from Ban Johnson.
who had indefinitely suspended Ty Cobb
for attacking spectator in game in
New York last week. Mr.. Navin, how
ever, promised the men. that II they re-
turned he would do his utmost to have
Cobb reinstated as quickly as possible;
that he would do all he could as club
owner to have the American league give
better protection to the players on the
field against unsportsmanlike conduct on
tile part Of the spectators and that he
will see that none OF the players will
suffer any financial loss as the result Of
any fines that may be imposed on them
BY the league.
The special meeting of the American
league will be held tomorrow at II a. m.
at which the club owners will decide
what punishment, IL any. shall be In.
flicted upon the strikers. The question
Of a fine against the club. II Is expected,
will also be taken up by the league. After
the meeting President johnson will go to
New York and Investigate the assault
case I'D on the result OF this inquiry. II
is said. will depend the reinstatement OF
the star center fielder.
When MIR. Johnson was told that some
Of the players had intimated that Cobb
might be relnstatcd Wednesday or Thurs
day he said they had another guess
coming"
Mr.. johnson would not talk about the
action OF the men in determining to re-
turn to the field.
Mr.. Navn told the players that he
would do his utmost to have the sus-
pension OF Cobb lifted at tie earliest
moment and that he would take care Of
all fines inflicted on the players for their
strike. The players have consented to
return on this promise because they feel
that Mr.. Navin was the innocent sufferer
in this extraordinary affair The players
desire IL distinctly understood that the
principle involved on which they struck
Will be taken up and fought to finish
with the American league.
says Players Are Protected.
ST. LOUIS. May 9-R L. Hedges,
owner OF the ST. Louis American league
base bali team. departed at noon today
for Philadelphia TO attend the meeting
OF the American league owners tomorrow.
Whatever may be the contentious of
the players that they have been offered
no protection by the club owners" said
President Hedges. this II not true In
the case Of ST. Louis. We have plain
clothes men TO eject Questionable fans
and we have refunded the price OF ad-
missions to dozens of men who did not
observe the conventions at the local park
] do not contemplate any complications
regarding our club"