Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-04-02 | Page 6 | Cobb-Herzog Battle Suspended Pro Tem

GOBBHERZOG BATTLE SUSPENDED PRO TEM Fire-eaters Agree to Compose Com-pose Their Differences and Don Uniforms. i DALLAS, April 1. Trouble between Ty ! Cobb and Charlie I-Ierzog, which last, night threatened to disrupt the scries of exhibition baseball games between the New York Nationals and Detroit Tigers, has been settled amicably, and the series se-ries will be played as scheduled. Cobb announced last night he would not play in the remaining games of the series, : believing he had been treated unfairly in being put out of yesterday's game here. The managers of both teams said such : action would make completion of the j Itinerary Impossible. The trouble started when Cobb spiked Herzog in sliding into second base. The two jiayers began fighting at once. Police Po-lice stopped the battle and Cobb was or- I dered out of the game by the umpire. : Later Herzog and Cobb met in a hotel and the fight was renewed. They later; were reconciled and attended a banquet given to the visiting players.