Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-18
NEW YORK FANS MOURN
Death OF RAY CHAPMAN
Body of Cleveland Shortstop Killed
in Game With Yankees Re-
turned Home.
MAYS MAKES STA TEMEN T
Boston, Detroit and Other Teams
Start Movement to Danish Star
Pitcher From American League.
Yesterdays Game Called.

NEW YORK, August l.7.-Ncw Yorl
basel<u fans paid final tribute to-
night to Ray Chapman. shortstop Of
the Cleveland American League team
whose death resulted carly today
from the blow ne received on the head
from a Pitched ball in the game with
New York yesterday. Chapman
body was placed BOARD the Lake
Shore Limited tonight, and is SEIZED
uled 10 arrive in Cleveland tomor-
row morning.
During the day while the. players
body lay at the undertaker's rooms
hundreds o: baseball fans called there
to view Il, and tonight a large crowd
gathered at the Grand Central sta,
h 9R ie 'ne a EGin 10 Se mas train taFr tSa
fans formed an aisle near the gates
and stood with barred heads.
While The death OF Chapman has
caused sorrow among baseball mag !.
mates, players ana fans, none seemed
as deeply Crievcd over the accideH;
as. Earl Mays. the New York pitcher
in Chapman's death Afier the game
yesterday Mays Went TO his room and
denied himself 10 all, even his init
OF his room during the night. and
when word came 20. him today. that
Chapman had died the pitcher broke
down complcteiy and said he desired
to give himself Up 10 The district at
iorney as soon as possible,
~ Manager iris Sneaker and officials
OF the Cleveland Club. Mays made
his statement 20 Assis;an; District
20 tell his story. said:
Mays Makes Statement.
II was straight; fas, hall and
came 20 ha; ] Cot the signal for
straight. fast ball. which delivered.
j; was l.ttle too close. and | saw
ball. He was TOO late, however. and
4 second later he fell to the ground.
II was the most SeSrettable incident
thing if l could undo what mas hap
pencd."
After hearing Mays story. MIR.
death was purely accidental.
The thought that tho diamond
tragedy would spoil the chances of
general among baseball fans here
Al her hotel Mrs. Chapman, who
arrived from Cleveland several hours
last. refused to receive the poNeraI
consolation of her husbands tr!crds
ana team mates. Except for Mana
ger Speaker. She would see no ONE,
Takes BODY Homo.
early IN the day, she announced
her her intention of going to the un-
was learned the body could be moved
on an early evening train, she
changed her mind and declared she
would wait until her arrival at home.
The nostmortem examination NJ the
body brought no new informa-1on.
; AHSSs an,dn , to The autopsy surgeon,
oh fro
the skull. depressing "A portion Of
bone which caused AN inter craria.
Thousands of fans. most OF whom
dld not know that Chapman had sue
rumbed 10 his injury. gathered a; Tho
hoio Grounds today TO see the SEIZED
game had been called OF.
baseball experts here declared to-
Gay cases OF hatters being killed hy
were very rare. not more than .wo
or thre. have met their death in This
way. The most recent o; these w.s
the death of John Dodge of Tho
southern Association, who was nii!gc
about three years ago.
Fcwstcr Case Recalled.
jury ~ h"T Tss defa last sn 9t SSTons in
P!cffer, OF Brook4;' n III, Chick r"y.
sier, OF the New York Americans ON
me mead Fewster was out OF the
I 4
game was so affected by IN, a.ri.
neht thht he was not used for nearly
"A month
Many years ago a case which at
tr"Tted vide attention was the injury
70 hIEh Jennings. now manager OF
She peiroii Americans, VINO Was
S.ruck hy bali pitched by Amos
Nusie. o. the New York Nationals
John \. icydlcr. president of tn.
National League. announced that flags
AZ a. National Lea que parks would
ne hown ~ half ettn for the remain
would wear mourning insignia. Tic
tAprcSScd great personal grief a, ~.
death OF Chapman
4laycTs OF the Detroit and Boston
.!"ns OF the American League today
prepared TO draw W a petition AL.
inS for the Punishment from nri a.. :,
yea baseball of Carl Mays. o! the
New York Americans, whose nitcS,G
"dI! fractured the skull OF Raw CHAN.
man, Cleveland shortstop. in yester.
days game.
However. q decision 20 consul,
Manager Speaker. OF the ClayoInnJ
Americans, before taking any nc,i"r
toward asking that MAYS he bg-rn,
rom iurth"r participation In organ.
IZco Baseball, was reached .rs- q
meeting today
Shor,sto? Bush. Of the De;roi
team, announced he was prcparnG =,
volunteer his services 20 Inc Cinvr
!dna club for The rest o! tho saoSr,,, a.
sanction Of the league officials co,,i,
PC obtained Seutlruen, among hi
10 such an advancement ~ nroh1ii,
from members OF his own ,l.h
CHAPMAN ENJOYED LONG
CAREER IN BIG LEAGlIEe