Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-19
BAYS CAREER IS ENDED
LAYERS TO WALK OUT If
PITCHER REMAINS IN GAME
reelection Freely Made That Mum
, VINO AAlIlcd Chapman Is Out OF
Game for Good.

IBy Universal Service.l
NEW YORK. August 18.-The base
all days OF Carl Mays. Yankee pitch
who threw the ball which killed
Gay Chapman. OF the Clevelands. are
narps. Interviews obtained with
endins major league ball players and
4p,res made r this ,elear today.
Or the dead Cleveland shortstop arc
{ the New York Yuniees to put
i nr IN the box would cause mem
he fold, It In said.
concerted action already has been
s axfn BY vn lnembers Of the Detroit.
Tubs. who have requested President
ohnson to ban Mays parmanentiy
rom m d baseball s6nd;. They declare Mays
lnently a menace 10 batters who hit
gnlnst his delivery.
no H -. uIm,imE that Mays did not throw
;hap nnii WIN sa the Intention OF hitting
hat Mays has too little control OF the
pall TO be permitted to remain in big
eaSue baseball.
Grimth Wants Action.
syashIn,+ o Grii nth; president Of the
hot N the Rme1 League stated today
nke some action In connection with
ns uSath OF Ray Chapman. Grif-
IN SAID he would not prccipitate any
tSn: but would await action by Ban
onnaon- he would not intimate the
iction no believed the league would
Billy Evans and BILLY Dineen vet
sran umpires. attack May.4' alibj OF n
point out that hundfeds OF balls have nave
'oiled surfaces. and that ever since
ne introduction OF tho rule barring
pbush pa4s, umpires have watched
me oaus In play with exceptional
CartMays gave out a lengthy state
nent today. In which ne reiterated
,an e M s.,i innoeence; and his intcn-
DaH Cwners OF the Yankees have
assertcd they win back their star as
vnr, a. tney are able, Mays Is a uni
er than the average and aaAIyzes his
position very clearly.
Any man who believes n pitcher
nnothcr's head in n ball game is fool.
Iish. Hhid Mays. Even if such A
Thing were done. Il is difilcult FOR me
see now that pitcher could believe
Iwaa aiming. "e
Know. and SO does any ons who
Enss the matter serious thought. that
Iiid not get out OF the way OF hail
Ib ,n.n was practically. certain to hit
MIN he crowded the plate. That
- pSShSd oI MIN because there
fwns doing hIs best to score ,h.r me
The bail that hit him was a fast n onc
(not curve. a slight move would
nave saved Chapman
GRIEF over the accident IN
great, but II ts something which
fsouio not be helped. intend TO re-
nan IN baseball and show the fans
that tho things which have bncn snIJ
[oL me are either malicious or iii.
Mays In Unpopular.
veteran fans and baBeball exnerts
|uecIare mat Mays IL the target for so
much attack becauHe OF his unpopn
| ni,.y az bau player. Any other
|pitcher would have received only
sympathy from every one. Last Vnar
when Mays was member or the
boston Red Sos. feeling between him
ana the fans became so strained tint
nays threw baseball into the grand
stand and walked Off the felJ rr
using 10 pitch for the Red Sox any
more. This episode prccipituted =
controversy which lasted an entire
Luntz was at shortstop when IN.
Cleveland ban team took their posi-
tions In todays game at the polo
ROUNDS. Players of both teams wore
black bands on their sleeves and ali
McA1ltster was in charge OF the
CievclandS in the absence OF Iris
speaker: Jameson was in center
field. The Yankees seemed even more
depressed than the Clcvclands
Eager to Serve Home CITY.
+ CLEVELAND. OHIO. August 10