Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-21

TY COBB IS IN TOWN, BUT
STARTS FOR HOME TONIGHT
Tigers Are Glad the Strike Is Ended, But
Are as BelGgerent as
Ever.

TY Cobb, around whom great base
| ball battle has been fought, arrived in
Washington this morning. much to the
surprise of the other members of the De-
troit team. who came in late last night.
1t was expected that Cobb would stay in
Philadelphia today to be in readiness in
case he was called before the meeting of
the American League magnates, but Ty
evidently did not relish this part of the
program, and decided this morning to
rejoin the team. When seen at the Eppltt
House this morning Cobb said
1T matters very little to me Wnen
President Johnson lifts my suspension. l
have made up my mind to go home to-
night, no matter whether the suspension
,s lifted TODAY or not. President Navin
told me to go home to my wife and babies
and stay as long as l want to, and think
the rest will do me good.
IF Johnson should decide to lay me
off for a month or the remainder of the
season l will be perfectly satisfied MY
action in New York was simply on
principle and the Detroit club will be the
sufferer, as my pay goes on no IlaIsel
whether l play or not. The same appiies
to any fine that may be assessed against
me, so that IL Johnson is seeking 70
punish me he will find it a d1mcuit
proposition.
from fully 500 people. a majority being
from New York, every one of which IN
dorsed the action / had taken IN re-
senting a gross insult, and L am con-
fident that the patrons OF the game al
over the country are with me-
Cobb was surrounded by group OF
friends while talking. and every one
was trying to persuade him not 70 go
home. but to remain in Washington
.Iax haro n SIlSnenSlOn
was lifted. 1t would mean a great
demonstration at the park should he
get into the game tomorrow, and Tyrus
would doubtless like to be given a
practical demonstration that the fans
are with him.
Manager Jennings was loath to talk
about the strike Of his players and
said:
"Cut out the strike talk and get back
to base ball. 1 am certainly glad it
is all over. and will probably work
George Mullin this afternoon against
Walter johnson. My boys have had a
good rest. and look for a great bat
tie 1 wouldn't be surprised if Cobb's
suspension was lifted this evening,
and if it is 1 will try and get the
Georgia boy to remain over, If only for
one game tomorrow"
Every one of the Detroit players is as
full or fight as ever and insists that they
have agreed to go back to work. Jim
Delehanty, the old Washington player
acted as spokesman for the others, and
said:
This plan of suspending a player with
out hearing has been going on long
enough, and / believe that hereafter
Johnson will wait until he gets in the
evidence before chasing a man out Of the
game.
I'VE would not have given in but for
the fact that President Navin is prince
of good fellows and the strike was hurt
ing him more than any one else.
If nothing else happens the strike will
be the means of getting the players
banded together for future action While
in Philadelphia we received kilograms
from many labor organizations backing
up our stand, and they all said IL the
every park in the country We will work
quietly during the summer gathering up
details and you can look for a players
organization before the games start again
next spring..
Although the Detroit boys carried their
heads high in the air and apparently are
as pugilistic as ever, there is look of
satisfaction discernible on all the faces
that the battle is over and that no harm,
but great good. has been done. Without
an organization the players had little
chance OF winning out and the damage
done to the game. league and players
would have been tremendous If the bat
tie had been continued. AS it is the
magnates will positively take some action
which the unjust attacks on the PLAYERS
from the stands will be stopped by hav-
ing officers in every one of the struc-
lures The players do not mind a single
outburst from the fans" as 1t can be
overlooked in exciting games, but the