Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-18
|GR|FF MAKES BID
| FOR PITCHER MAYS
Is Told by Manager Barrow
TWirler Will Work for Red
Sox or No One.
NATIONALS WIN ANOTHER
BY DENMAN THOMPSON.

BY DENMAN THOMPSON.
CHICAGO. Ill, July 1s.-The world
of base ball is all agog over what dis
position is to be made of Carl Mays,
the recalcitrant Boston pitcher, who
walked out of the park during a game
week and entrained for Boston, where
he announced he was through with
the Hub team forever. I'll never pitch
another ball for the Red Sox" being
the statement attributed to him.,
Immediately four other clubs in the
American League perked up. They
were the four generally acknowledged
as being the most dangerous contend
ers for the pennant-Chicago, New
York. Cleveland and Detroit. The
managers of these teams figured, and
rightly, that the acquisition of
hurler of Mays caliber would just
about assure them the flag.
Assuming the Boston business Office,
rather than lose such valuable play
er or his equivalent in players or coin,
would be willing to dispose Of the
irate finger, they kept the wires hot
with inquiries and offers of athletes,
| money and both in exchange. 1t has
been doped that Mays is money play
er and wants to work where the cash
out of the race he took this means Of
forcing his present owners to dispose
| of him.
But If Ed Barrow, the Boston pilot.
and the belligerent boss with whom
Mays constantly was at loggerheads. is
to be believed. Mays either will return
and toll with the down east outfit or re-
main out Of base ball. He will not even
be transferred to the lowly Nationals or
70 thn
to Barrow, who is determined that Mays
shall not force his hand.
In a long-distance telephone converse
ton with Manager Griffith yesterday
Barrow asserted there was not a chance
of Mays being turned over to any other
club. that unless he did Barrow's bid
ding the latter would see to it that Mays
never participates in another game I'M
der the control Of organized base ball
IF Mays thinks he can get away with
mighty much mistaken" Barrow told
Griff. He will either do as he is Or
dered to or stay out of base ball. It's
up to him."
There will be much disappointment
among the various helmsmen who are
casting covetous glances in the direc-
ton Of the hefty Boston slabman. The
flag hunt at present is very much of an
open affair. and there is little doubt
tLdl dC4uioillOH ny any one OF lne
four clubs mentioned would just about
settle the question of where the gonfalon
Of 1919 will be hoisted, as the CRYING
need now Of all the contenders is pitch
ers. The boxmen of the Yankees are
being cuffed regularly on the present
road trip. The lack Of another capable
finger is all that is keeping the Indians
down in third place. and the history Of
the failure Of the Tigers in recent years
has been the same thing every season
poor pitching. Jennings was strength
ened greatly by obtaining Dutch Leon
ard. but despite this he needs another
frst-class hillman to aid his array of
sluggers.
| That the White Sox are in the same
boat has been made apparent during
| the present sojourn of the Griffmen
here. When the Nationals first arrived
it was stated that their prospects for
giving the league leaders a battle were
Gleasons hurlers. and developments
| have borne this out. Against Lowder-
| milk and Danforth Wednesday the Ma
tionals pounded out fifteen hits for an
Ill victory. and yesterday the Ma
| tionals attained an even better sticking
mark with seventeen safeties at the
expense Of Red Faber. while Shaw held
Comiskeys crew to nine blows and
| COPIED, 81
There probably will be an entirely
| NiAChShS Sdl0 " tell lOGdy ana IOI1Of-
row. as the stars Of Gleason's STAFF
Williams and Cicotti-the only two
fingers who have retained their effect
iHeness. are due to perform. The former
probably will get into assignment today
He already has two victories over the
Griffs to his credit, and until Love turn
ed the trick in Detroit last week he
and Weilmann Of the Browns were the
only southpaws who had been able tc
60 the route against the Nationals
ringing up three straight this after
noon all the more dubious Is that Harry
Harper will toe the slab for them. The
Jersyite has not emerged winner from
battle since June 26. when he tool
the measure Of the Red Sox at Boston
and in the six games he. has worked
since he was given the blame for de.
feat in FIVE. Manager Griffith will have
Eddie Gill warmed up in readiness tt
use and he will be shot into the fray
the minute Handsome Harry show.
signs of blowing Harper now has haG
full three days of rest and thinks he car
put an end to his losing streak. Hi.
chances would be brighter il he were
Cliffs hardly will maintain against him
the pace they have been travelling al
since landing in the Windy city. vii.
liams has been worked 80 hard Of late
that Gleason may decide to try to wir
with Dick Kerr or Lefty Sullivan the
latter a semi-pro. who halls from thi.
section. In that event look out for th<
Nationals.
Clyde Milan was reported last nigh
as having rested easily ever since en-
tering Mercy Hospital Wednesda,
morning. with no recurrence of tn,
excruciating pains he had been hav
ing in his side and back. Additional
X-ray pictures have been taken, an(
II nothing serious is disclosed wher
hey are developed he probably will
return to Washington tomorrow
night with Walter johnson, who will
be excused from making the three
day trip to st. Louis that will wind vi
the Nationals jaunt through the west
Washington's victory yesterday