Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1915-01-07
FORMER PRICE PITCHER's
OPINION OF y. McCIyOSKEN

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OPINION or y. McCIOSKE
The following interview from Cal
MAYS. formerly pitcher for the Prize
baseball nine. will be 81 interest I
local people. Mays n now with IN
Boston Red Sox. having gone rapid
ahead In baseball since leaving her
lie was interviewed by Roscoe Paw
cetL a prominent sporting writer. n
garding John McCloskcy's well know
antipathy FOR blond players The ar
lclc from Fawcctt follows
a Frenchman named FauReron
painted sensational scene en-
titled Ia Veritc." meaning the
truth" hut his art model was not
John McCir key "Jawn" would
never do NJ an example Co the
white lie sect. At least. Ho said
carl Mays. well known pitcher.
yesterday after reading n red hot
public communication from cN-
Magnate McCioskcy IN which the
latter denied over having discrim-
mated against blond haired dia-
mond stars
"McCioskey h liar. pure and
simple" retortcd Mr. blond Esk-
limo Mays. excitcdiy. Every hall
player who has ever had anything
to do with McCloskcy knows his
hatred for blends.
"Tli give you personal cX-
pcriencc. In 1919. when was on
my way Co Boiae TO Try out for the
Boise team. ! went to ogden from
Price. Utah. thinking possibly
Owner McCioHkcy might give me
n trial. ! met him down town In
a billiard parlor and went up and
introduced myself.
"'wiil you give me trial for
your pitching staffT' J asked the
veteran manager.
"McCioskey looked me over
carefully like a horse trader cx-
aiming n piece or horscfiesh.
and then suddenly eapied my
blond hair.
"'No. said he cody. = don't
want you. In fact wouldn't
have YOU around the ranch. !
don't want any blends In my
camp
THAT night I saw another side
10 this peculiar genius character,
A young college catcher named
Miller had come over that after
noon from Provo. Utah. 90 Try out
for the ogden team. and he and
I were playing n game of pool In
downtown billiard hall when
McCioskey entered.
MILLER was cigarette smoker
lie was pulling away at white
coffin nall and another butt
was laying on the rail M MccloH'
key stniked In. Now, McCloskcS
hates cigarettes even more bitter
Ia than he does blends. Tie start
ed across the room 10 greet MIL
Ter, hut when he saw the cigarette
layout he stopped In his tracks
Hwlyeled around and beat Il on
OF the room without M much al
saying good day.
''He sent word 60 Miller tina
night that he didn't want him
and gave the college chap hi
transportation back home"
After leaving ogden May
caught on with Boise In the Yves
tern Tri-State league. and he De
gan winning with remarkabl
regularity. Meantime ogden hai
struck a losing streak In IN
Union association. was well dow
In the ruck and McCloskey wa
securing the country for pitcher
Mays said Boise practically ha
closad "A deal for his sale % og
den when one OF the ogden play
ers happened 20 mention the fac
that he was the same blond Eel
low who had asked for a 10
earlier In the spring.
Deal IL off. Send that whit
haired guy over here and I'll XII
him"
This, or substantially this. wa
the telegram Mccloskey hastil
shot over the wire 10 Boise, y
there was no sale.
That fall the Portland North
western league club drafted May
and, despite a bad start. he dc
veloped into one OF the stars q
the circuit After setting IN
Portland Coast leagues champ
down with five hits and givln
them severe druhbing In tn
annual city title event, Mays wa
drafted by the Providence clu
OF the International league.
This past year Mays led the IN
ternational pitchers and virtual
hurled Providence into pennan
AS result OF his showing he WI
be with the Boston Red soN
1915, and as the Red sox are be
ing groomed for the America
league championship. Mays think