Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-20
PLAYERS SEND JOHNSON
PAPER AFTER CONFAB
Manager Jennings Also at Meeting
With Striking Detroiters.
LATTER SEEM FIRM IN STAND
Seemingly Not Worried at Being
Blacklisted-Today's Game at
Philadelphia Postponed"
by Agreement.

| PHILADELPHIA. May 2O-Presidenj
! Navin of the Detroit club arrived here a,
9:3O o'clock, and went directly to the
| hotel where President johnson is stay
ing.
Il have been in Philadelphia only ten
| minutes he said, when he met the
| newspaper men. "and / won't have any
| thing to say until 1 become thoroughly
| acquainted with the situation Prior to
Mr. Navin's arrival Jennings had a talk
with Johnson, and remained in the hote
| in expectation of being summoned to the
conference between Mr.. Johnson and Mr
Navin.
Among the base ball men who have
already arrived here today for tomor
rows special meeting Of the American
League. are Frank Farrell of the New
| York club and James McAleer Of Boston
Either Owners or Players.
Mr. Navin said after he left Mr.. John.
son:
II have been in the American League
for ten years and hope to be in for ten
years more. 1t is now a question whether
the club owners are to run the league
or the players are to run it,
Then Mr.. Navin was joined by Man.
ager Jennings and they went to the ho-
are quartered. Immediately there was a
conference which lasted for several hours
Players Send for Navin.
The meeting between Mr.. Navin and
his striking players broke up about
1880 pm. and the players then held a
meeting to discuss what Mr.. Navin had
told them. later sending for Mr. Navin,
who Joined them.
Manager Jennings said Mr. Nav1n ex-
planned to the players that President
Johnson had reiterated today his decla-
ration that he would not reinstate 'aTy"
Cobb at this time.
There is feeling around the hotel that
the strike will be settled shortly and that
the players will be back in the game in
day or two.
Navin urged the players to call off the
strike. offering to pay any fine that may
be inflicted upon them as a disciplinary
measure.
Promises Thorough Sift.
One report says that Cobb appealed to
out him. Mr.. Navin is quoted by Jen-
nings as having told the players that it
they returned without Cobb the matter
Of Cobb's suspension will be thoroughly
and fairly investigated Il am getting
the worst Of it, he said, land / want
you back in uniform
The players replied they were sorry for
him. but they had taken stand and
would have to stick to it,
Jennings. commenting on the meeting,
said he thinks the players will have to
return without Cobb, or other arrange
ments will be made.
The players meeting broke up at :
O'Clock They had prepared paper, said
which Mr. Navin took at once to Presi.
dent Johnson. The two elements are in
different hotels and some time is con-
sumed in moving back and forth
The feeling Is general that the matter
will be settled and that there will be a
game in Washington tomorrow.
After separating from Mr. Nevins, Presi
dent Johnson asked Messrs. Farrell anG
McAleer TO join him, and the three base
ball generals got together in the parlor
or Mr.. Johnsons suite for talk re-
garding the situation
The game scheduled for today between
Philadelphia and Detroit has been post
poned by agreement, and If there is nc
DelWceD
| the Tigers" and Washington in the Ma
| tional Capital also will be played at an
other time.
Entire New Team Planned.
If there is no settlement of the troubl,
today or tomorrow immediate steps will
| be taken, according to Ban Johnson, to pu,
new team in the field to represent De.
| troit The team. Mr.. Johnson delares
will be good one. but he declines to say
from what source the players will bs
| drawn. 1t is probable, however. that Al
the special meeting OF the American
League. called for tomorrow in this city
| each Of the club owners will help Presi
dent Navin to put together a new team
| Hugh Jennings, 1t is understood, ha.
| agreed to manage the new combination
| If it is organized.
| According to Mr.. Johnson, all the De-
troit players who refused to play ball las
| Saturday stand suspended
| Ban johnson was astir early today Il
4 take up the adjustment OF the unuSua
| complication that confronts him. Prio
| to the arrival of Mr.. Navin he had httl
\ to say except to reiterate statement
automatically suspended themselves. H
| said that he. as president of the American
League. will not treat with the players
| but whatever he does will be with tn,
/ president of the Detroit club. 1T is III
| TO the presidents Of the clubs to carry ou
| their league obligations. and we look 4
| the heads of these clubs to look afte
their own club affairs" he said.
| Tiger Players Not Worried.
i We'll. I see We are probably black
listed" said one of the Detroit players al
he met some Of his comrades in the cor
ridor of the hotel where the Tigers ar
| staying. They all laughed and appeare,
not to take that feature of the case yer,
| seriously.
/ One of the possible outcomes, 1t was de
/ clared. was that the national commission
| had the power to blacklist the strikers
i they persist In refusing to play ball unit
| Ty Cobb Is reinstated Ban Johnson say
the matter Of reinstating Cobb is not tn
| vital question just now. The Detroi
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