Evening star., 1927-10-09
CUYLER SAYS HE MADE MISTAKE
IN PROTESTING ABOUT "YENS'
Tried to Do All He Could for
Team, He Declares, but
Was Played Wrong.
Refused to Slide Into Second
to Prevent Double Play,
He Insists.
nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October 8.--The man
who should know most about the
"Cuyler case,' discussion of which
weighted all conversation and writing
on the world series, knows less about
it than any one else, he thinks.
The man is Hazen S. Cuyler, star
outfielder of the Pittsburgh Pirates,
who warmed the bench during much
Of the season and the whole Of the
world series, despite the strident yells
tors, demanding that the man who
won two of the 1925 world series games
be given a chance to show his stuff.
Tonight Cuyler, for the first time,
gave his version Of the case, and ex.
pressed belief that he had played his
last game as a Pirate.
"Whole Thing a Mystery"
ITO tell the downright and whole
truth" Cuyler told the Associated
Press, "the whole thing is a mystery
to me. There are some things to be
told. without doubt, but it Is not /
who can tell them. In my own heart l
have felt some things. and they may
or may not be true, but as for what
might be called the fIcts Of the case,
they will have to come from my em-
ployers.
However, I have decided to tell
what / know and some of what /
feel. and do it solely because Bar
no. Dreyfuss, the owner of the
Pirates: his son, Sam Dreyfuss. and
DOME Bush, m1nager of the team,
have each and often told their sides of
the case. AS long as the Pirates were
after the National League pennant
and while they were in the world
series. / kept still. I have been re-.
ported as saying this and that. said
nothing. Now that is all over. Fur.
thermore. I think 1 have played for
the last time in a Pirate uniform. Not
because I don't want to play in that
uniform, but because my employers,
l have heard, have other plans.
First of all, it should be said that
1 nave no i'll feeling for DOME Bush.
1 am sure that whatever he did, even
where he did things that didn't make
me feel any too good. he did for the
best: did them because he was con-
vinced that he would help the team.
For my part, I was as strong for the
team as Bush or Dreyfuss. but per-
haps we did not agree on the best
way to help the team.
Fined for Not Sliding.
'Tt has been stated often that the
Cuyier case began with my being
fined for not sliding into second base.
1t may have begun there. but l think
it began a long time before that. /
was fined $50 for not sliding into sec
ond base during a game with the
Giants. ! did go into the base stand
ing up, and that, in my judgment,
was the proper thing to do. for there
was an opportunity for double play
at first and second, and by standing
up 1 could interfere with the throw
to first and save one out.
However. Travis Jackson dropped
the ball. I overran second and was
out. Still, there was no double play.
Then 1 was fined. The newspapers
got hold of the story of my being
fined. Bush said / gave out tire
story. I had no reason to give it out,
and / didn't. Still 7 saw no reason
why 1t shouldn't have been given out
as was the case with other fines. This
led to the belief that I was baking,
but it was based on the false idea
that I had given out the story.
Shortly afterward, Buch coached
me far off third in a game. I pro-
tested that it was dangerous. but
obeyed. The ball was snapped to
third and ] was caught. Then Bush
berated me for being caught. said
I was willing to take blame for my
own lapses, which every player has,
but not those Of others.
Had to Bat Second.
"After the fine was imposed, went
to Bush and asked him if had done
anything wrong to let me know, that
was trying to give the best Il had
and wanted to be told of my wrong
plays. He dismissed me with the
statement that the whole thing was
settled and done.
II had paid for my mistake whether
I thought it right or not. and felt that
I should be permitted to start with a