Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-05-20
Detroit Players Have Assurances
That They Will be Joined
by Others
MAGNATES IN CONFERENCE
President Narin CGnfers With John
son aRd Says That League Presi-
dent viii BE Upheld.

Philadelphia, May 20.-The Detroit
strikers said tnis morning that they
have assurances from every team IN
the American League that they will
strike If Johnson does not reScind his
action. President Navin, of the De-
troit team, arrived this morning at
$3.50, and went at once into conference
with President Johnson. On the re-
suit Of this conference may depend
the existence of the American League.
The United States League wired
the Detroit team this morning, asking
on what terms they would join the
organization.
Whatever hope the strikin" players
had that the arrival Of Presto mt Ma
vim would adjust affairs so they could
retu:l to the game was dsSipated
upon t.. Detroit magnatc's arrival
here.
Il am with President Johnson in
what he has done and in whatever he
proposes to do were his first words.
I'VE will get together somehow a
team to represent Detroit in the Am
erican League. ! have been with the
American League for ten years and
expect to stand by them many more"
Navin at once went to the Bellevue
Stratford where he and Ban Johnson
retired for 4 secret conference. A
short time afterward President Nc
Aleer, Of the Boston club, and Presi
dent Farrell, Of the New York club,
came to the hotel and waited for 4
chance to see Johnson. They are here
to stand by the league president and
10 attend the meeting Of the Amerl-
can League called tomorrow. The
other magnates are expected to pro-
vide Detroit with team from their
utility men and substitutes.
Most of the striking players had dis
appeared from the Hotel Aldnc this
morning. Only Bush, Cobb and Dele
hanty were in evidence. 1t is said
that the others have gone to the varl-
Gus towns Of the circuit to enlist
support fro mthe players of the other
clubs.
Philadelphia, Pa, May 20.-"lt has
come to Il question: as to whether the
ball players are going to run the club
or whether we will do So,' said Frank
Navin, after comforting with Ban
johnson. Il think we will do it, he
added.
Navin and Jennings have called the
strikers together for Il meeting at
noon. when an. effort will he made t.
effect compromise. but the magnatuS
show no disposition to conccdc any
thing.
Jennings, who at first was in SYM
pathy with the players, has now al
igncd himself with the magnatoS, and
asserts the strikers are unjustitcd III
their action.
Cobb stated today that he kne"
nothing about Luckcr. the spectator
he attacked in New York, beng
cripple. He said the man was bigger
than himself and had his right hand
in his pocket. lie feared he was go
ing to pull Il gun.
Washington, May 20.--BaseDal! an
ionizcd is the outcome predicted here
today by officials Of the American
Federation Of Labor aS the ultimate
result Of the drastic measures taken
bv President Ban Johnson Of the Am
erican League against the Detroit
team.
The action of Ty Cobb in rescntInG
the insult which precipitatcd the
:strike" Of the Detroit team, was
strongly commended by officials Of the
Federation who were in unison in de-
caring that "the Tigers should stand
bv Cobb and refuse 70 play until he
is reinstated.'
President Gompers OF the A. F. Of
l.. left for Chicago early today, on
route to Muscatina. Iowa, where ne
will personally take hand in the
button workers strike. GomperS Will
endeavor to adjust the differences be-
tween the strikers and employers and
will exercise his influence in securing
q speedy and amicablc agreement.