The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-05-21
Players Agree To Return
 To Game At Washington;
 Cobb Is Under Suspension
President Navn Appeals Players and They Agree Return Without Cobb in Game President Johnson Makes No Compromise Presidents of League Will Meet in Phil
 adepha This Morning-Players May Be Fined

Philadelphia. May 2O-on the ground that they did not want to see Frank Ma win, president of the club, suffer for any action on thelr part, the players of the Detroit American League baseball club called off their strike late this after noon and agreed to, play the regular scheduled game in Washington tomorrow without the services of Ty Cobb.
 Thus ends one of the most extraordl- nary situations that has ever been brought about in organized baseball. In announcing their decision to return to the field. the players said they want 1t distinctly understood that they still will fight for the principle involved and for which they struck.
 Cobb Still Suspended
 In returning to the club the players re- ceived no concession from Ban Johnson, who had indefinitely suspended Cobb for attacking a spectator in game in New York last week. MT, Navin, how ever, promised the men that if they re- turned he would do his utmost to have Cobb reinstated as quickly as possible; that he would do all he could as V Sitp OMliti " nave lllt AilltTlCuD l6dRu0 give better protection to the players on the field against unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of the spectators and that he will see that none of the players will suffer any financial loss as the result of any fines that may be imposed upon them by the league.
 Meeting to Be Held
 The snecia1 naatfnpr of tho A ,,,arioa, ', league will be held tomorrow at Il a. m. at which time the club owners will decide what punishment if any, shall be inflicted upon the strikers. The question of fine against the club, it is expected, also will be taken up. After the meeting, President Johnson will go to New York and Investigate the assault case and on the result of this inquiry, 1t is said, will depend the reinstatement of the star centerfielder When MT. Johnson was told that some of the players had intimated that Cobb might be reinstated Wednes- day or Thursday he said they had "an- other guess" MT. Johnson would not talk about the action of the men in de- terminng to return to the field.
 Matters in this unusual case began to develop as soon as MT. Navn arrived here early in the day. He first saw Mir Johnson and had a thorough understand ing with him and upon leaving to go in- to conference with the players, MT. Ma win said 1t was a question of whether the players or the club owners would run the league.
 The Detroit president was In conference with his men for nearly two hours. He told them MT. Johnson had announced to him that there would be no compromise and that they would have to return to the ball field without Cobb or take the conse- quences.
 Players Yield to Navin
 MT Navin made a personal appeal to them. He told them that he was the principal sufferer in the affair and he did not feel that 1t was just to him. Cobb told the players he felt he was responsible for what had occurred and while he appreci- ated the action of his teammates. he felt that for the sake of MT. Navin the play CTS should reconsider their action and re turn to the club. He added that he was willing to stand alone and take whatever was coming one way or the other
 The result of the conference was prop osition from the players delivered to Johnson by Navin which, it is understood, was to the effect that the men would re-