Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-08-17
RAY CHAPMAN. STAR
INDIAN INFIELOER.
KILLED BY BASEBALL

New York. Aug. 11.-Raymond
Chapman shortStOp on the Cleveland
American League baseball team. who
was hit on the head by 4 ball thrown
h. Pitcher Carl Mays in yesterdays
game with the New York Americans
died in the ST. lawrence hospital at
80 O'Clock this morning He never
re1ained consciousness after an up.
GRAFTON which WIS hurriedly decided
on shortly lftsr Midnight when
ICttion of his Fractured skull was re
moved
Shortly before II was decided to
operate. Manager IRIS Speaker telc-
phoned news VI he accident to Chap
mans wife in Clev"lnnd who imme-
diately started for New York.
News OF his death cast gloom over
the members of both teams. 1t was
considered quite probable early to-
day that todays game would be call
ed off Carl Mays was overcome with
grief VIXEN the news was told to him
The accident occurred at the outset
of the fifth inning Chapman was the
.irSt n&ttcr up aud was hit by thr
fret bali pitched, SO terrific was the
Blow that the report of The impact
CAUSED spectators to thinks the bail
had struck his bat Mays, who pitch.
a the ball, acting under this impress.
ion, Gelded the ball that reboundeG
half way TO the pitchers box, and
threw it to first base in order to re-
tire Chapman. When it was noticed
that Chapman had collapsed at the
home plate he was lifted to his feet
by other players, then he stood dazed
for a moment. staggered and crump-
Tod Physicians from the grand stand
admin stored first aid, still not hnow-
in that he had suffered . fractured
skull Two players, with Chapman's
arms around their shoulders, started
to walk him off The field. He appear
cd to walk at first almost unaided. but
a few moments later his legs became
limp and he had to he carried to an
an bulanCC
When the operation was being per
formed the surgeons made an incision
three and Onc-half inches long through
the base of the skull on The left side.
They discovered rupture of the lat
cral sinus.
pV0ttilt aug. 1T ldytt0 VI Inc Jt-
troit and boston clubs of the Amer
lean league today prepared to draw
up a petition for the Punishment from
organized baseball Of Carl Mays, of
thu New York Americans, whose
pitched ball fractured Ray Chapman's
skull, Cleveland shortstOp. in ycstor-
day. game Probability that the
1lcmbcrS of both teams would refuse
to play in any games in which Mays
Wa the pitcher was expressed by
scme Of the player; including ~
Cobb
Mays has been d storm center If
las cball controversy for years, first
because of h S close pitching. as Il re-
SUI Of which players frequently com
rlainod that he had tried to "dust
them off, and liter when the deal
h'tNccn the Boston and New io'k
Cubs by which h. was transferred
a'tcr he deserted the Red Sox, pr ec'o.
itotcd a factional fight among cluD
o"rcrs and president Johnson which
eatencd TO disrup, the league.
Add CHAPMAN.
New York, Aug. 1,.--After learning
that players of thu Boston and Detroit
clubs we're TO PETITIONS" ior the Ban
iShmcnt of Mays from organized base.
ball, Col RUPERT, me OF the owners
lol the Yankees, said there was no
ground for such action, as Channa s
teatli WAS "lurelg an accident"
Amateur Players Dies.
kalamazoo, Mich, Aug, 17.--Carl