The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-05-19
Philadelphia and Detroit Stage a
Farce al the Horne Of the
Athletics sssur.
day.
TIGERS ARE ON A STRIKE
Box scrre Indicates Some Heavy
s~ssfess a. the Quaker Town
in yesssreays
Game.

+ limited Press Leased Wire Service. j
Z PHILADELPHIA. May ls.-The first
real baseball strike in the history OF
the organized game showed no signs
Of being broken tonight The eighteen
members OF the Detroit club who re-
fused 70 play todar because one OF
their number, Tt COBB. had been sus-
pended for slug ginz a spectator X no
hurried insults al him from the New
York bleachers, gave no indication OF
weakening. All Of them we're heartily
in sympathy With the feet footed
Georgian and they assured him again
tonight that they would be with him
until he received justice at the
hands Of President Ban johnson OF
the American league,
Hughie Jennings said .onight that
he had washed his hands of the entire
matter
Il put a team on the field today.
he said, ito save the owners of the
Detroit franchise from being fined
s5,0oh. 1t is now up to Presi-
dent Johnson. Of the league, and Pres
ident Navin of the Detroit club, to
settle with the strikers do not in
tend to take sides one way or the
other.
You can say this much for me
there will be a club, professional club,
OF some sort on the field at shibe
park Monday. do not know that we
can get together anything like
formidable outfit, but will do my
best.
Il am working for the Detroit own
ers as manager and / think We will
have weli-conditioned team together
in few days l do not know what
Kill be the outcome Of this strike
There has never been . baseball
strike and everyone iE I'D in the air.
II We cannot get club together on
Monday, il is possible that the nation
al commission may waive the rule
which forces club TO pnt team on
the field or pay fine of 5000.
Il talked With Johnson over the
telephone today and | understand he
suspended Cobb pending an investiga-
ton of all the circumstances. 1t was
my impression that he intended TO re-
turn a decision in the case in a few
days
But now that there is strike on,
: cannot tell what will be the outcome.
II certainly is complicated case
Ty Cobb was reluctant to comment
on the days happenings tonight
'All ! want to say" Cobb remarked
SIS that certainly appreciate the at
titude OF my fellow players in standing
by me in this matter. | can't under
stand why Johnson has treated me as
he has. | have certainly not receiv-
cd justice. | do not ask anyone TO
give me the best of it,
1t was reported tonight that the
seven players from st. Josepf's col
lege and Deacon Jim Mcclure and Joe
,, Sugden who made up the Tigers team
, in today's farce each received $40
, for the two hours work on the diam
, ord 1t was believed tonight that Nc
, CURE and sugden might be drafted
/, by Jennings for his professional
club which he proposes to put on the
, field Monday
United Press Leased Wire Service ]
PHILADELPHIA, May 1s.-In the
presence OF 10000 jeering. hooting
fans. the Philadelphia Athletics won
! notable victory today over the nine
j men who were masauerading in Dor
J rowed Tiger skins. The score was "a
! TO Q
At 3 O'Clock Hugh Jennings march
J ed his veterans on the field. at 1907
J these same veterans marched off
} again They had been informed that
Ban Johnson suspension of Ty Cobb
, stood, and NO Ty no game was the
ultimatum.
5 Then Hnghie Of the fiery head got
: busy First he got 70 the long dis
lance phone and passed few compli-
mentary remarks TO President John
\ son. The telephone girl should have
cut him of. but she was 100 much in
terested in the reply, 80 she kept the
: wire open until Ban commenced TO
explain what ought TO be done to the
( Detroit team and where their ulti-
mate destination was. At this point,
connection was lost
Hughie next marched out his re.
serves. Some of them had played
J baseball in the halcyon days of Pop
Arson, some Of them were champions