Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1912-05-18
BASEBALL TEAM
IS On STRIKE:
PLAYERS Are Determined Not
to Appear Without
1'yrus Cobb
LEAGUE PRESIDENT OBSTINATE
Will Not Re.instate Suspended
Member Until Full
Investigation.
tBy Special Leased Wire to New Mexican

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| Philadelphia, Pa, May 1S.-The
Philadelphia Americans today played
a championship game with a make
shift nine representing the Detroit
cub before 10000 spectators. Not one
! OF the Detroit clubs regular players
] took part in the contest. Manager
! JenEMgs was notified after his men
had practiced a few minutes at the
park that they would not play as Pres
ident Johnson had refused their re-
quest to withdraw the suspension OF
''Ty" Cobb
! Jennings was prepared for the cere-
mony. The regular players uniforms
were turned over 10 the substitutes,
some Of whom We're amateurs. Some
: St Joseph's College team of this city,
while Jim Mcguire, the noted old
catcher, was behind the bat, and Joe
! Sugden, another veteran catcher OF
years ago, played first base a lad
named Trayers, who could scarcely
throw, was the pitcher.
Game a Farce.
The game was a farce from the
start, the home team beating out
bunts and running bases in reckless
fashion. The Athletics battery was
Coombs and Lapp. Manager Mack
had in his regular lineup.
! Wanted Money Back.
At the beginning of the fourth inn
ing, with the score six to nothing in
favor of Philadelphia thousands Of
spectators started to leave the park
and there was demands from them to
have their admission money refunded.
Philadelphia, Pa, May 1S.-The De
! troit ball players, who yesterday de-
clared they would not take part in
/, any games until the suspension or
| dered against Outfielder Cobb was
= withdrawn. notified Manager Jennings
= they would go to the ball park this
: afternoon in uniform, but if Cobb was
not permitted to play, they would takt
Off the uniforms and turn them over tt
players who may have been secured
by Jennings. Davy Jones, who actet
as spokesman, said Jennings mi9un
derstood the purport of the action TAX
ell at a secret meeting of the players
No Game.
The Philadelphia American Leagu
baseball team probably will meet thi
afternoon as a team of semi-profes
u, sionals, representing the Detroit club
! if 'Ty" Cobb is not reinstated by Dal
johnson, president of the league. Thi
situation is the outcome of the actor
of the Detroit players in deciding tina
they will not play ball for Detroit un
, less the suspension imposed upol
\ Cobb is lifted.
Striking Ball Players Determined.
The boys are determined" sal
Hugh Jennings, manager Of the tear
today, and in order to protect tn
Detroit club owners | am scoutin
around for players in order to place
team on the field this afternoon. Fai
Il $4,000 will be imposed in addition t
II the forfeiture of the game"
u When asked where he expected t
u secure the players, Jennings said: g
& need twelve and | expect to get tw
70 from Jersey City and the others her
. in Philadelphia"
Good Lesson to Club Owners.
Questioned as to his view of tn
% lesson for the club owners The
~ should realize that players must b
~ protected from insults"
Y Asked if he made report of tn
= New York incident to Dan johnson
~ Jennings said that he had and he ais
., had told him that Cobb was justifie
:, and that he knew several New Yor
,s men who would make affidavit ths
the language of the spectator was fol
and insulting. Connie Mack, manage
of the Philadelphia team, said
IL know from my own experiences as
IS ball player that one gets little syn
'i pathy from the grand stand and ia
70 less from the bleachers and some {
~ the things a big league player
IL forced to listen to make ones bloc
III boil in resentment; yet, | think the
~ can adopt more telling tactics than b
III going into the spectators reserv
tons and dealing out summary punis
ment."
5 johnson Refuses to Reinstate Cobb
e. Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1S.-Presidel
4n B. B. Johnson of the American Leagl
on his arrival here today said he hs
sent the following telegram to Man
ger Jennings of the Detroit team:
D. "CObbs suspension stands until Il
matter is fully Investigated. If team
N refuse to play that is matter for tt
club owners to make good on. Umpi
Cobb had no right to attack him. job
n, son appeared grimly determined
In keep Cobb out of the game until Il
tie matter has been fully investigate
nix The matter of the players refusal
ty- play unless Cobb was reinstated seel
lst ed to him to be of secondary consi
'ss Grafton This, he declared was m;
en- ter for the club owners to attend
en- johnson Condemned Cobb.
he Johnson said: Speaking of the ca
ch unofficially, it looks as if Cobb we
away wrong in his actions. Of cour'
ay he may have had great provocatit
eff. The fellow may aave abused him il