The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
Jennings Will Have No
thing to Do With
Strike.
SETTLEMENT IS
UP TO MAGNATES
Detroit Players Show No Signs
OF Weakening, and Promise to
Stand by Ty Cobb Until He
Receives Justice-Getting
Together Makeshift
Team.
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p"Acpall strike In tho history OF tho
organized game showed no signs Of
being broken tonight The eighteen
members of the Detroit Club. vino re.
fused To play to-day because one Of
their number. Ty Cobb. had been sus-
pended for smuggling spectator who
buried Insults at him from the Now
York bleachers, gave no indication of
weakening. an Of them were hcsru-
iy in sympathy with tho feet footed
Georgian. and they assured him again
tonight that they would be with him
until he <Teceived Justice ct the
hands OF President Ban Johnson, OF the
American League.
Hugh Jennings said tonight that
nc Ind washed his hands OF the entire
matter
Il put a team on tho neld to-day"
hc snid. Ito save tho owners Of the
uetroit franchise from being fined S.
ooo 1t is now ZIP to President john
vim, Of the Detroit club, to settle with
the 'tsrikers.' do not intend to take
sides one way or the other.
You can say this much for me-
there will DC a club. professional club
OF some sort on the field at Shibc
Park Monday. do not know that we
can set together anything like a for
midablc outfit. but will do my best.
Working for Owners.
Il am working for the Detroit own
ors as Il manager. and | think VIC Will
have a we'll -conditicncd team together
In few days. do not know What
will be the outcome OF this strike.
There has no"cr been a la scbali strike.
and every one is up in the air. X we
81, =,
Il IS possible that the National Com
mission may waive the rule which
forces a club 10 put team on the
field or pay - fine OF $4,000.
Il talked with Johnson over the
telephone to-day. and understand
nc suspended Cobb pending an inyes-
tigation OF all the circumstances il
MAS my Impression that he intended 70
return n decision III the case in few
days.
but now that there is strike on
/ cannot tell what will DO the outcome
1t certainly is q. complicated case"
1t was reported tonight that the
seven players from ST. Joseph's Col
lego and Deacon Jim Mcclure and Joe
Sugdcn, who made up the Tigers team
in to-day's farce. each received $40 for
the two hours work on the diamond
1t was believed tonight that Mcclure
and Sugden might he drafted by Jen-
nings for his professional club
which he proposes TO put on the field
Monday.
VIII Go transforming.
The striking Tigers are organizing
TWO baseball teams for the purpose OF
going on a transforming trip through
the United States. They declare they
don't need the protect On of Presdent
Ban Johnson. or the American League
, to make living by playing baseball
President johnson Is hurrying here
from Cincinnati. according TO tele'
phone message received by Manager
Jennings. OF the Tigers. tonight. anc
will confer with the members OF the
Detroit team tomorrow, at the hotel
The National Commission may be.
come involved in the trouble owing e
the fact that Irwin. catcher signed
UP some time ago by the Phillies. play
ed third base and behind the bat 70,
the scrub nine put into the field b,
IIughey Jennings. when his players
walked off the field. This is viola
ton OF the agreement between the
major leagues.
This. in a nutshell. is tho situation
tonight in the biggest revolt agains
organized baseball ever attempted
since the national game and its or
ganization developed into a business.
Before leaving the hotel for the
/ baseball grounds. Jennings had receiv
ed long distance telephone messag,
from Ban Johnson.
johnson told me that he was sorr,
he had been hasty in his Judgment
said Jennings. but said that he would
stand by them until he could investf
gate. when he would render n new dc
cision.
During tho game tho striking Tiger.
were In the grandstand watching tn.
"misfits play for them They talked
quietly among themselves. but tool
occasion TO deny that any tentativ,
plan was under way 10 start a players
protective association.
Cobb also told what no thought o.
Johnson. He declared that the ver.
/ bal attack made upon him in New
York BY spectator. which he resent.
cd. and which led to his SUSPENSION
ment which players are constantly re.
ceiving from the grandstands
The Georgia Peach" expressed tn,
opinion that 1t was time for the mer
on the diamond to resuscitate tho oil.
Baseball Players Protective Associa
ton for their own protection, to NEE,
such an cxigency as has arisen.
Wishes 1t Hind Been johnson.
He also said he wished that II hac
been Ban Johnson who had called hin
names from the Now York grand
stand last Wednesday,
III think Johnson has treated MI
, most unfairly" he said "Ho is try,
ing to be car He won't give the
players a fair chance or fair treat
ment. He was there. and he should
have judged the incident at once. in
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