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Show ITY COBB STRIKE OFF; TIGERS PLAY TODAY Club President's Appeal, Followed by That of "Georgia Peach' Induces Players to Return to Their Jobs. By International New Service. "PHILADELPHIA, May 20. A score or more of sun tanned ath-lr ath-lr letes, calling themselves the "T. A. R.,M and grinning all over their smooth faces, pulled out of this city at 8 :25 o 'clock tonight with the remark, "Just watch us, ' ' "T. A. R.," undoubtedly needing translation, means "Tigers f the American Revolution," otherwise the Detroit baseball club of the American league, which has been on strike since its star outfielder, Ty Oobb, has been under suspension. The strike is off. The Detoit boys all but Cobb were heading, when they left here, for Washington, where tomorrow they will play the Senators. And they will not go barnstorming to Japan and other points far distant, but will remain right in their own league and play out the season and live up to their contracts and not smash up big league baseball in general. I The ball players who stuck by Cobb when he was laid off for punching a New York spectator. who Insulted him, reached an agreement today with President Presi-dent Navin of their club and President Ban Johnson of their Icapue. It was a. compromise and substantially on these Is to be reinstated ana take his place In the Detroit outfield within a ir.v short time perhaps two weeks ai least no loncor than may be necessary to uphold the' dignity of the American 'eatfuc'K president. The striking athletes personally are not to suffer the fines which the league will nnivt upon them. These will probably i si 00 per man and will be paid out of J 'resident Navin's own pocket. definite arrangement is to be made wherein- a ball player need not be made in tolerate vile abuse from spectators Ah'i may bo aggrieved against him or misiv have bets on the opposing cluh. TIiIe arrangement -will either be a rule 'T.'pnlHn- the owners of various clubs i Iipvo their grandstands and bleachers pntjvleH ly uniformed officers who will i?Jo"t offenders, or a rule compelling the o'liplre.-? to cau?e the throwing out of the 1 nations fan. Both Sides Satisfied, rtoth sides the league and players victory. President Johnson said "Well, Cobb is still suspended and the ic!im is back at work. That's enough for us. The men will be lined and Cobb will remain under suspension as long as the Ilracue ilefnu; It necessary." Jim Pflehanty. George Morlarity and rieurgf Mull"ti of I he players unanimous-! unanimous-! Mg-r-ed upon this statement: "We're not going to lose anything: our fiijr-s are going to be paid; Cobb Is going to lie bark with us soon: they're going to protect us apilnst Insult from the lands, and we're going to show the fans a ral ball-playing club. We hope Washington Wash-ington works Walter Johnson tomorrow, ib bust pitcher they've got. Watch us." What really relieved the whole situation situa-tion waB the boyish affection (for they arf all Just grown-up boys) that the members of the Detroit club havo for Krank J. Navin. owner and president of th'j organization, and for Tyrns Raymond '"'obb. their team inHto, who, they say, Ik the best ball player the world ever Navin and Cobb both made personal nppeale to the Tigers to get back Into the game and let the New York incident be settled by the authorities of the league. N'avJn explained that If they lc-. lc-. erl( ll'rn 'l wou'd probably mean ruin Cobb Urges Surrender. After Xavin had been heard In grave Fllence. Ty Cobb said: "Ftllows, my aJvJcc to you Is to stick by air. N'avJn. who Is one of the best friends wr. all have. I can't tell you how much I appreciate the way you have backed mo up and stuck by me, and I know you'd go through the flnlBh with It but T don't want to lake the responsibility responsi-bility of having all you good fellows fined and hlackllsted and all that. So 1 hope that If you can Bee your way clear you will get back Into the game and play for Mr. Navln and win. I'll be with you soon, I hope " A long session followed, In which the striking athletes conferred. Then they sent a letter to President Johnson, declaring de-claring that they would return to the game If Cobb were reinstated upon a certain date, which they named. Johnson John-son sent word back that he wouldn't accept their terms. But along with tho won! went a diplomatic intimation that the renson he declined the compromise was because he must preserve the dignity dig-nity of his office. It Is said that they also received a confidential con-fidential communication from some one or other to the effect that Cobb's suspension sus-pension would be a brief one. There was another lengthy palaver among the players all these transactions transac-tions occupying four or five hours and then they notified President Navln that they would take the field against Washington Wash-ington tomorrow. But with their message went word to this effect: "We're doing this for you, Mr. Navln. and for ILughey Jennings, and Ty Cobb and not for Mr, Ban Johnson. We were whipped into it were we not? Yes, we were not.'" Navin and Jennings and the players shook hands all around. They heated a pennv to give an organ grinder's monkey which was soliciting coins outside, and when Cento, the monk, refused, to pick It up because It was smoke-blackened, they laughed uproariously. "They're kids, good kids," said Hughlc Jennings. |