The Detroit times., 1912-05-20
NAVIN AND JENNINGS
TURN AGAINST TIGERS
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provide Detroit with a team from
their utility men and substitutes.
With today's game postponed. in
terest I'm the baseball strike cer.ered
today in the conference between Presl-
dent Johnson and President Navin, OF
the Detroit. club. and upon the out
come OF this conference depended. 20
some extent. the future of organized
baseball in this country.
President Johnson was firm In his
stand this morning, and repeated his
contention that IS players on the De-
troit team now stand suspended as
the result OF having refused TO play on
Saturday.
The players. led by Delahanty, de-
clared they were becoming Indifferent
as to the result. They asserted they
could make a living at baseball with
out depending upon the American
league. Agents OF several United
States league teams are already here
trying to open negotiations. II Is said
that the United States league will take
as many of the Detroit players as pos
sible, II their strike results in a FINAL
bust up
President Johnson believes that he
can induce the Washington manage.
ment to postpone tomorrow's game ut
the capital city II no settlement Is
reached today. He says II the players
persist In their present stand, he will
see that the Detroit team Is re-organ-
ICED at once and will aid Jennings In
getting new players. Ii Is asserted
that team could be quickly formed
from the substitutes OF other American
league clubs.
Connie Mack Is the most peeved OF
all persons involved. He is sore be-
cause his fans were disappointed, Sat-
urday, and because there will be no
game today.
They are bunch OF cutters" said
Mack today. referring to the Tigers.
They wouldn't have thought OF doing
anything like this II they had chance
to win this year. They saw they wero
out OF 1t anyway and they didn't care
what happened"
Delahanty and Cobb said today they
We're still receiving scores OF tele-
grams from players agreeing to stand
by them to the limit.
Now that Johnson has made II plain
that the whole power OF organized
baseball will be used against the strik-
ers and that they will be outlaws un-
less they accept whatever punishment.
Is imposed, the players feel that the
last chance of settlement is with Pres
ident Navin today.
A meeting OF the magnates of the
American league has been called for
this city. when Ii Is expected definite
steps will be taken to form another
team to represent Detroit on the dia-
mond. IL Is expected the utility men
of several other teams will be brought
together to complete the Detroit SEIZED
ule. Manager Jennings will manage
the aggregation.
The incident In New York when Ty
Cobb went into the stand and attacked
a spectator has become a mere Side
Issue, and nothing will be done in
Cobb's case until the strike Is settled.
The players predict disaster to tho
league II Johnson places another team
in Detroit.
Let them try it," said Owen Buph,
the little shortstop. They might as
well keep their gates closed as IL put
a substitute team on the field at Bon
net Park. The entire town Is with US
to man, and such a move would
Irove a rank fizzle." -
Besides the majority of the base.
ball public. every team in our league,
except the Athletics Is with us liz this
fight" said Davy Jones. Just That
We will do in case the verdict goes
against us has not been entirely set
tied, but the chances are that We vii.
split into two teams, dividing cur
stars equally, aud play exhibition
games. or We may travel together aud
form two teams to play against each
other"
Some OF the Detroit players hint
that In case the team is dealt with
harshly by the American league,
many of the players in other clubs
will join them in a general strike AUD
they will all flop over to the new
United States league