New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-19
STRIKE IN BASEBALL
NOW A STERN REALITY
Continued from first pace.

10 demand that their money ne relunueo'
This vas refused, and tho fans tben
returned TO their seats in body.
Uuehe Jennings this morning received
tho following telegram from President
Ban Johnson from Cincinnati:
"robb's suspension stands unu' the
matter is fully investigated. II teams
RI fuse 10 play that ia matter Tor the
cluh owners 10 make good on. Umpire
stand. cobb had no right to attack nm.
Jennings on receipt Of the wire. read
II ~ the men. who were then in execu-
five session. in order to protect the ciup
ou-nors and save them the loss or
81 600 fire and their franchise, the play
ers agreed to play to-day, provided thas
Jennings could not get together team
10 axe their place. Later, they were m
formed that Jennings had the makeshltt
team. and it was decided that unless
cobb were permitted to play they would
all leave the field.
Cobb VAS outspoken this afternoon III
his denunciation Of Johnson.
Johnson believes himself infaIllble'
he said. 1T is his style to convict
man and iudge him aftervard
The Athletics. who had decided last
night 10 Join the Tigers in a sympathetic
strike. concluded to-day not to do TINS
out Of consideration for Comm" Mack
The strike of the Tigers will extend
a long a. cobb is suspended In the
event that the eighteen players who
walked Off the field arc also suspended
they will take Transforming trip
which has already been tentatively ar
ranged OF VIII join the United States
| League.
"If Tv isn't reinstatcd on Monday We
won't play then, either" said jim Del'-
| hanty to-day. Were not dependent on
| the American League. We already have
! . barn storming trip In view. and then
! there Is the United States League.
Connie Mack. manager of the Athletics,
saws that Cobb and the Detroit team are
making a mistake.
Il know from my own experiences as
| n nan player tIlHl pIl' S'lS ilNtl' Sy''f''
thy from the grandstand and far less
! from the blcachers, and some of the
things a big league player is forced TO
listen TO makes ones blood boil IN re
sentiment: yet ! think that they can
adopt more telling tactics than by going
into the spectators reservations and
dealing out summary punishment
IT'S a good lesson for the club own
ers." was Jennings's statement They
must realize that the players must he
protected from insult"
Asked II he had made report of thc
New York incident 10 Ban Johnson Jcn-
nngs said that he had and that he had
also told him that Cobb was justified
and that he knew several New York
mon who would make affidavlts that the
language Of the spectator was foul and
insulting.
Jennings announced that every man
who played for him to-day would receive
| $50 II he 10 not an amateur. He stated
after his players struck that he had
J talked with Johnson over tho long dis
lance lffDilblt', flil lIdN A4I' N.e''
! PRESIDENT had Informed him he would he
i'm New York tomorrow 10 investigate
the situation.
"Ty' Coob. before going 10 the grounds.
denied that he had hurled epthots n ;he
man he assaulted In Now York He said
he did not insult the man. and denied
that he had hit the wrong man. II proof
OF this he showed numerous letters ard
kilograms he had received. sent by wit
ncsses who sat close by when the fight
started. Cobb's position is better than
that Of his team mates. for. whllc he Is
under suspension. he is not actually in
revolt az; inst the baseball powers.
The mon who are on strike. some OF
them al lcaSt. rather welcome the stu
alton. They declare that II Is something
all ball players have been looking for.
and will result in protective orgali-
cation.
Notwithstanding the enormous power
Of those at the head Of organized base
ball and the expressed determination 10
stand by President Jchnson's decision,
| the strikers are confident of winning.
| "Jim"Deehanty declared that players Of
other teams would make the fight Of the
| Detroit team their fight and join them
to protect their own rights. on the re-
| suit of the conference which Will follow
! President Johnson visit to New York
| tomorrow. depends 10 a great extent
the future Of the American League, they
say
II the players hold out, as they say
they will, even II no others join them,
! il will entail a loss Of thousands Of
| dollars. They are we'll aware that 1t Is
an impussiblity for a team of the calibrc
OF Detroit to be replaced for week
or a month ar even season. The strik-
crs hope that the realization of this may
cause President Johnson TO reconsider
| his action in suspcndinG Cobb without
! giving the latter "A chance 10 make de
! fence.
! President Shbe 81 the Athletics is
! wholly responsible for tho Athletics re-
naming loyal To the league. After talk
ing over the situation with him the
plavcrs decided that there We're other
i wavs II securing their ends besides re-
voting. They are heart and soul with
! thc Detroit players, but do not feel that
they ought to injurc Shibe and Connie
| Mack.
Every player j. waiting for tho re-
suits Of the meeting called Tor to-mor-
| row. and If there is - general moN ement
toward the support Of tho strikers the
,,ouhlc may become serious. If the be