The Washington herald., 1920-08-18
Moue to Banish Mays
On Foot Among Players;
Prosecution Planned

New York. Aug. II. with
movement on foot among baseball
players OF the American League TO
drive Carl Mays out Of the game for
good, indications here tonight are
that more serious action may be de-
manded Of authorities as a result Of
the death OF Ray Chapman. popular
shortstop Of the Cleveland Indians
Chapman died in a hospital here this
morning from a fractured skull.
which he received when struck by a
ball hurled by Nays, Yankee pitch
er, in a game Monday afternoon.
! Team Feels His Loss.
Members Of the Cleveland team,
lheartbroken at the loss OF their fell
low player. who was the fsvorite Of
the team, were incensed today at sp-
parent efforts in local sporting cir
cles to whitewash Mays without
openly charging the New York pitch
er with Intentionally striking Chap
man in the head, they plainly made
1T known that an investigation was
necessary.
Mays has a peculiar manner Of
throwing the ball. delivering in a
Hong, sweeping underhand move
ment so that il rises toward the bat
tier. This eccentric style makes IL
difficult for even the best hitters TO
guess whether the ball is to curve
or be straight. Frequent complaint
: against his pitching often has been
made.
Up until a late hour tonight Mays
had not been arrested, although in
| the normal course OF events, had he
been driving an automobile and run
down Chapman. killing him. the
nearest policeman would have placed
I him under arrest and a charge OF
I manslaUEhter would have been
placed against him. This charge.
| Cleveland fans maintain, II not a
more serious one. should have been
placed against Mays today at least
/ as a formality.
Tells How Ball Was Thrown.
This had not been done, despite
! the fact that Mays went to the
district attorneys Office today. &C
| companied by Iris Speaker. mana
ger Of the Cleveland team and Chap
/ mans roommate, and Charles Nc
ManUs, in charge OF the Yankees.
! Following this interview Mays
! calmly described to reporters how
he threw the ball that killed Chap
man.
1t was a straight. fast ball I
! threw, such as ] had delivered hun
dreds Of times. and ! can't under
stand how it happened. ! followed
I Chapman into the players house
and he looked up at me and said:
/ Its all right. Carl. Everything viii
J be all right
! Il never threw a ball with the
I intention OF hurting any ball play
| er, much less Ray"
Cobb Accused Mays.
Ty Cobb. on one occasion. how
| ever. accused Mays Of attempting
TO bean" him. and even went so
/ far as 20 attack Mays with a bat
/ until restrained by other players
in the game. II was generally con-
/ ceded here tonight that the killing
! Of Chapman would be sure TO re-
open the old discussion Of banning
the so-called bean ball" from base
/ ball. officially and forever.
/ other parts Of the country. from
| the tone of reports received. are
! not regarding the incident az the
7 Polo Grounds yesterday as calmly
as New York. Even here however,
among fans who love the game
( FOR the games sake, there is an
undertonc Of comment and severe
criticism OF such pitching as re-
: suited in Chapmaus death.
Certain Of these followers OF the
game have not forgotten that Mays.
! too. was at the bottom Of the base
! Lall war" a year ago.