The sun., 1919-08-05


son statement rehashes the Mays case
and follows:
80 much has been said in the public
prints Of misleading character about
the Mays case that deem II expedient
to recount the facts ooncerning his sus-
pension. Mays left the Boston club on
July ID without permission while game
was in progress in Chicago. He was
pitching for Boston and in the early
part Of the game. while his club was
at bat. he left the players bench and
went to the club house He removed his
uniform, put on his street clothes and
left the park. Manager Barrow missed
Mays from the bench and sent one Of
the players to the club house for him.
but he declined to return to the field,
Mays went TO his hotel. packed his
grip and boarded train for Boston.
Arriving there he announced through the
newspapers he was through with the
Red sox and would 20 on a fishing trip
1t was incumbent on the Boston manage
ment to suspend the player and notify
league headquarters Of its action. This
was not done. nor HIS there been a reg
ular report made on the incident
TN discussing my action in suspend
ing Mays with Messrs. Rupert and
Huston on Sunday night I volunteered
to call special meeting OF the Ameri-
can League for the purpose of threshinE
out this subject. but they informed me
they would not attend such a meeting.
Their public declaration Of this morning
to the same effect makes unnecessary q
special meeting and none will be held.
The action of the American League
club owners In the Mays case was
prompted by determination to preserve
NhA aANa NW.N
sense for the welfare Of the organixa-
ton MS a whole"
''rhe Chicago, Cleveland and New
York clubs opened negotiations for Mays.
This prompted vigorous protest from
the Washington. 81, Louis and Detroit
clubs. To permit the transfer of the
player to one Of the contending teams
for the championship would lower the
standard of baseball and place q pre-
MUM on fragrant violation Of club disci-
pl!ne.
Says Damn Withdrew.
philadelphia Joined In the protest of
the three original clubs, and when the
situation was clearly eIplainsd 10 Mr..
Dunn of the Cleveland club ne promptly
withdrew In his negotiations for Mays.
On July 2S / sent a telegram to Man
aser Barrow Of the Boston club reading
as follows:
please explain why the Boston club
has neglected to suspend Mays THIS
must be done Immediately, or Ameri-
can League will be forced to take ac-
ton d. g., .
"on the same day 1 wired Col Rup-
pert as follows:
Mays left Boston club July 49,
without permission, and has made a
AAPlara tim ha will L. Il.
service. This lie n most fragrant breach
OF discipline, and should not go unpun-
ished. Six clubs have protested that
player should not be permitted to &c
elsewhere. To allow this incident to 60
unchallenged will work endless harm TO
the American League. Clubs should
stand together and refuse to negotiate
for this man
"on July "a Col. Rupert replied to
the foregoing telegram as follows: .
Telegram received. WIN you kindly
notify me who the six clubs are who
protested negotiations for player.
Answer Copley Plaza. Boston,"
MY reply to Col. Ruppert's messas e
was as follows:
Washington. st. Louis, Detroit pro-
testing clubs Philadelphia and Cleve-
land Joined with them. Huston when
here stated It would be mistake for any
CLUB 70 take Mays. and that personally
ne would be willing to lay on Of player II
other clubs would 20 agree. Chicago,
however. has failed to make any answer
Supposed Negotiations on.
II heard nothing more from Col. Rup-
pert and naturally supposed he had
dropped all negotiations for Mays. When
the announcement was made in the
newspapers Of July 81 that the player had
been transferred to the New York club,
was astonished. Immediately I sus-
pended Mays indefinitely and wired beth
the New York and Boston clubs to that
effect.
Manager Barrow never replied to my
telegram OF July %, but reports In the
Boston newspapers led me to believe
that all deals for the player had been
called on and that he would be dis
ciplined by the Boston club. When Col
Rupert returned from Boston without
the player. It seemed to me that he
had been guided by my teieRram Of