Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-08-14
PIRATES GUST
ADAMS, BIGBEE
AND MAX CAREY
(By Dispatch A. 2. wirel

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 13.-The uncon-
ditional release of Babe Adams and
Carson Bigbee and the suspension of
Captain Max Carey without pay in
definitely, was announced tonight at
Pittsburgh baseball headquarters after
a meeting of the players with officials
to discuss dissension in the ranks.
Club officials said waivers would be
asked on Carey and that he would be
shipped Immediately to any club claim
tain to succeed Carey.
The shakeup followed a movement
led by the three players to oust from
the players bench Fred Clarke, vice
presfdent of stlle club and adviser to
Manager McKechnie.
With the champions leading the Ma
tional league Npennant chase at this
vital stage. Of the race, Sam Dreyfus,
treasurer of the club, and son of the
owner, Barney Dreyfus, who is in Eu-
rope, decided late today to go to the
bottom of the affair at once. When
the players arrived from the east on a
special train, they went to Forbes
field home of the Pirates, where q
meeting was held. Before the ses-
sion opened, young Dreyfus said: I'll
do ali the talking"
The release of the veterans Adams
and Bigbee and the passing of Carey
from the Pirates picture was Dreyfus'
reply to charges of some players that
two men-Clarke and McKechnie-
were. bossing the club. The drastic
shakeup came after Clarke had an
nounced he would not return to the
bench until heavy penalties had been
inflicted upon the offenders.
internal strife in the ranks of the
players dated from the recent loss of
double-header to Boston,. the Braves
blanking the Pirates twice. Carey, in
a statement, said he had heard several
players comment adversely on the pres
ence of Clarke on the bench. He ap-
preached McKechnie and after telling
the manager of the criticisms, he said,
McKechnie appeared to favor the cap
tain's stand.
1t was decided, Carey said, to put it
up to the players. Carey explained
that in acting as he did, he. as cap
tain of the team, was spokesman for,
the dissenters. He said he felt he had
the majority. Reports have it that a
vote of the players later showed but
six men voting against Clarke, the
three involved in tonight's action and
three others as yet unnamed.
Clarke, learning of the movement,
demanded action. Cooperating in the
of the club. with young
Dreyfus, he stood in position to get ac-
tion. He said he was surprised and
panied to learn of any such movement,
since it hurt the clubs chances to gain
a second worlds championship and SER
iously affected the morale of the play
ers. His every suggestion, he said, had.
been made in good faith, with the idea
that it would help win ball games. Nc
Kechnie upheld Clarke.
He spoke of their friendly relations
on the playing field and commended
Clarke highly for his assistance in
a championship nine. Sport
writer's, close followers of Pirate for
tunes for years, pointed with surprise
to- the fact that Carey and Adams were
as leaders of the ousting move
ment. These men developed into big
league stars under the watchful eye
of Clarke, who, while playing manager
of the Pittsburgh teams in years gone
by, stepped down from his centerfield
berth to give Carey his chance in the
big show. Adams likewise was de-
veloped by Clarke. The Babe was
given credit for winning the series
with Detroit, but in the background
stood the man who brought him up and
developed him-Clarke.
Carey, in explaining his part in the
anti Clarke movement made it plain
that there was nothing personal, that
he had the interest of the club att
heart, and that what he sought to do
was placate. the players who felt the
team needed but one boss.