Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-05-18
JENNINGS oATAERs sEMi.PRos
10 sATTLE woRLo's CHAMPS
erssidsnt Jebnssn hetif'ss Jennings
That saspsnsion stands Until i"vss-
tisatien Can . Made-Detreit Man
assr Protests Club osns's-othsr
rsan.s eympsthiss With Cobb.

Manager Jennings they would 60 to
the bali mark this afternoon In uniforms
but II Cobb was not permitted to play
they would take OF tho uniforms and
turn them over to players who may
have been secured by Jennings. Davy
Jones. who acted a. spokesman. said
Jennings misunderstood the purport OF
the action taken 1t . secret meeting OF
the players.
The Philadelphia American league
baseball team probably will meet this
afternoon q team Of mi-professionals
representing the Detroit club II Ty'
Cobb Is not reinstated by Ban johnson.
president Of the league. This situation
n the outcome of the action OF the De-
troit players In deciding that they VIII
nf,t nlay ball for Detroit unless the
euspension imposed upon Cobb Is stat
ed.
Jsnninss Seeking Players. :.
~rhe boys are determined" said Hugh
Jennings. manager of the team, today.
..and in order to protect the Detroit ciun
owners I am scouting around for play
ers in order to place team on the
f,Ald this. afternoon. Failure to do so
means that fine Of $1,000 will be I'M
rnsed IN addition TO the forfeiture OF
the game"
when asked where he expected to
secure the players Jennings said. I
ned twelve ana expect to get two from
Jersey City and the others here IN
Philadelphia"
Questioned as to his view on tne
situation Jennings said:
1Aaa or own
ers lThey should realize that players
lnust be protected from insult"
Asked 81 ne had made report Of the
Nav York incident to Ban johnson.
Jennings said he had and that he had
Also told him that Cobb was justified
.nd that he knew several New York
nen who would make affdavits that
the language Of the spectator was foul
and insulting.
Speetators Bait Players.
Connie Mack. manager Of the Ph1la-
delphia team said:
Il know from my own experience as
a ball player that one gets little SYM
pathy from the grand stand and 1ar
less from the bleachers and some OF
the things q big league player IS forced
to listen to make ones blood boil IN re-
sentiment; yet think they can adopt
more telling tactics tina nby going into
the spectators reservation and dealing
cut summary punishment"
Players sympathixs With Cobb.
New York, May 1s.-Members Of the
New York ana Cleveland American
league teams are in sympathy with
....Ty" Cobb and the players OF the De-
troit club in the matter Of the In
DEFINITE suspension Of Cobb for his at
tack on spectator at recent Detroit
New York game here.
II ITS part Of the game for ball play
e-s to submit to personal abuse by
sEectators.'' said Harry Wolverton.
manager of the New York club. TITS
hard TO keep ones temper under such
irving circumstances. Certain fans be-
lieva that because they pay to get into
a bali park they have the right to in
suit players and umpires.
''The best way to square accounts IL
to pick out the tormenteW and then
naii them outside the grounds. II it
were possible to print some Of the
things said to players the public would
not condemn man like Cobb for his
recent assault. But as 1t is there il
No way to show how players must bear
the cowardly insults heAped upon
them"
The man who was assaulted by Cobb
4. claude Lueker. q former pressman.
,rho lost one hand and most Of the
other 4 year ago at his trade. Lueker
says that Q shout Of derision went up
a ! poor play by Cobb and that the
natroit player singled him out for at