The Sentinel=record., 1912-05-21
BASE BALL
 STRIKE OFF
DETROIT PLAYERS AGREE TO RETURN TO GAME WITHOUT
 SERVICES OF TY COBB.
Ban Johnson Makes no Concessions But WilI Likely Make the Fines as Easy as Possible on the
 Players and Club.

Philadelphia, May 20. On the ground that they did not want to see Frank Navin, president of the club, suffer for any action on their part, the players of the Detroit Amer ican league baseball club called off their strike late this afternoon and agreed to play the regular scheduled game in Washington tomorrow with out the services of "Ty" Cobb. Thus ends one of the most extraordinary situations that has ever been brought about in organized baseball. In an- nouncing 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.
 In returning to the club the play CTS received no concessions from Ban Johnson, who had indcfitely sus- peded Cobb for attacking specta- tor in a game in New York last week. Mir Navin, however, promised the men that if they returned he would do his utmost to have Cobb reinstat- ed as quickly as possible; that he would do all he could as a club own CT to have the American league give better protection to the players on the field against unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of 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
 The special meeting of the Amer ican league will be held tomorrow at il a. m., at which the club owners will decide what punishment, if any, shall be inflicted upon the strikers. The question of a fine against tne club, it is expected, also will be taken up. After the meeting President Johnson will go to New York and in- vestigate the assault case and on the result of this inquiry, it is said, will depend the reinstatement of the star center fielder. When Mr Johnson was told that some of the players had intimated that Cobb might be re- instated Wednesday or Thursday he said they had another guess. John son would not talk about the action of the men in determining to return to the field.
 Matters in this unusual case began to develop as soon as MT. Nayin ar rived here early in the day. He first saw MT Johnson and had thorough understanding with him and upon leaving to go into conference with the players, Mir. Navin said it was question of whether the play CTS or the club owners would run the league.
 The Detroit president was in con ference with his men for nearly two hours. He told them Mir. 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.
 MT. Navin made d personal appeal to them. He told them that he was the principal sufferer in the affair and he did not feel that it was ju tt to him. Cobb told the players ne felt he was responsible for what had occurred and while he appreciated tho action of his teammates, he felt that for the sake of Mir Navin the play CTS should reconsider their action and return 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 Ia proposition from the players de- livered to Johnson by NayIn, which. it is understood, was to the effect that the men would return to the game if Cobb were reinstated on Wednesday or some other fixed time. Nayin did not bring very favor able reply. faccording to the players. but reported that Johnson told Nayin he must have team in the field The players then decided that Navin should not be the innocent sufferer. The second conference was brief and shortly before 4 o'clock the announce ment was made by the men in the presence of Navin that they had agreed to play in Washington tomor-