The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-08-18

hear the Boston and Detroit nisv.,.
blame Nays and threaten 4 strike
on him do not know vh,t
prompted the action Of the Red
Sox and Tigers. For my mart I
tn!nk It IL deplorable."
Gf1ef for the popular sheraton
Guy deep into the hearts Of hin al
nifers here as soon as It became
Known that an operation had faiied
70 save his die. The thought thst
me diamond tragedy would sD6Ii
.ne chances Of both the Cleveland
sno new York teams for the Ameri-
can league pennant was eener.l
among baseball fans,
AT her hotel uptown Mr.. ch.n
man' who entered an uneven race
win death last night, arriving
several hours after her huahanS
0Fefthed his last. refused 10 ~
ceNe the pronered consolatiou NJ
nis friends and teammates. Excent
loI manager Speaker she would
see NO one. ~
Players Bitter.
Colonel Huston, part owner ~
sns Yankees, admitted there would
20 bitterness on the part Of the
players as the result Of. Chapman, g
oeatn, but said he had assuraDce
from iris Speaker that he wouId
10 an possible to prevent an atti-
tude OF antagonism becoming xen-
erai among Chapman's old mates
some members OF the Cleveland
team heartbroken at the loss Of
sneir, fellow player, who was the
iavorite Of the team, early in the
gay were incensed at what thew a.
serted were efforts in local sport
ing circles to "whitewash" MAYS
Iney did not openly charge the
New York pitcher with Intention
ally striking Chapman in the head
out they insisted an investigator
was necessary. Later this talk was
stopped. ""'
Mays has a peculiar manner Of
throwing the ball, delivering It in
a long. sweeping underhand swing.
30 tna 1t raises towards the bat
Ter: This eccentric style makes it
uncut for even the best hitters
70 guess whether the coming ball
Is 10 be a curve or a straight ball.
Srequent complaints against his
dangerous style of pitching have
oeen made by pitchers.
iy Cobb of Detroit on one occa-
sion is said to have accused MAYS
OF attempting to hit him in the
nead with what is known as a "bean
DALI and went so far as to threat
en- to attack Mays with a bat until
restrained by other players in the
game.
To Bar Bean Ball
II was generally conceded here
tonight that the killing of Chap
man would be sure to reopen the
old discussion of barring the So
called bean ball" from baseball
ofhcially and forever.
There are indications, in spite OF
the clearing OF Mays by the author.
| tiles without formal charge and
/ hearing that the killing of Chan
man may develop into the bigges,
scandal Of its kind organized base
ball has ever known,
Players Of the Detroit and Bos-
ton clubs of the American league
prepared to draw up a petition
asking for the Punishment from or
ganized baseball of Mays, who for.
merry pitched for Boston. Proba.
Dility that the members of both
teams would refuse to play in any
game in which Mays was the
pitcher was expressed by several.
Iy Cobb asserted that summary
measures should be taken against
Mays Immediately. Oscar Stanage
veteran catcher Of the Tigers, said
the players had already discussed
action.
Mays has been a storm center o,
baseball controversy for years
nrst. because Of his close pitching
as result OF which players fire.
Quently complained that he hat
tried to dust them off," and latel
when the deal between the Bostor
and New York clubs, by which h,
was transferred after he had de
serted the Red Sox, precipitated {
fractional fight among club owner,
ana President johnson, which
threatened to disrupt the league.
Ruppert's View.
Colonel Rupert, one of the own
ers Of the Yankees, said there wa.
NO ground for any action agains
Mays. as Chapman's death wal
purely an accident"
Many players get hurt in base
ball." he said, and don't see how
they can hold Mays responsible To-
Yesterdays unfortunate accident
There Is no ground for any belle
that Mays hit Chapman intention
ally. There 10 not the slightes
ground, in my estimation, for an,
such action as is reported beinl
Planned by the Boston and Detroi
players"