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Show UMPIRES ISSUE I FACTS ON MAYS I Pitcher Who "Beans" Chapman Chap-man Declared to Be User of Roughened Ball I BOSTON, Aug 13 The explanation by Carl (lays, of the New York Am- ericana that the killing of K.- Chap- man, stir shortstop of Cleveland, was M due to a rouph spot on the hall Mays pitched which caused It to take nn tin- M expected twist, was the subject of a S rtatrnient today b Cmpir.-s William -Evans and William Dlnneen. of the American league. Hk ' No pitcher in the American league, resorted to trickery more, '.han Carl WU Mays in attempting to rougn a ball In order to get a break on It which would g make it more difficult to hit," th 9 statement ani Hnp "Until the new pitching rules cams into force which put a sevctc penalty JfJJ on a pitcher roughing the ball. Mays H constantly used to drag the ball across EOT ihe pitching rubber in order to rough-en rough-en the surface. Hundreds of balls wire thrown out every year because or this act." I The umpires took notice of a re- mark attributed to Mays that Umpire Hr Thomas Connolly, w ho was i ehlnel the flff plate, was responsible for th accident Hi because he permitted a rough ball to EU Stay In the game The umpire! char- ictcrized this alleged statement as an f HB libl" thai imi with poor grace. . H , short time ago." the- added "the i club owners complained to President flii Johnson that too many balia were be- MflSi ing thrown out. President Johnson S(lt sent out a bulletin telling the umpires 8fil :o keep the balls in the games as much i5j a possible, except those which were Ijffij dr.ngerous." jtjip The players of the Boston and De- wgm trolt clubs who were at the point yes- terday of signing a petition to have Hb Mr.ys banned from the game todav awaited word from Manager Speaker 'of the Cleveland club as to his views on the-ir proposed action. Several assert- Be! ee) that regardless of any general ac- Migl ition. they would not go to bat against EgM I Mays again Hj t no Sift' |