South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-11-27
MIKE DONLIN HAS
NEW ROLE IN LIFE
BUT STILL STARS
Former Polo Ground Lumi-
nary Always Has a Field
ing Nit in His Trunk.
By JOHN Il. CoROoRAN.


Mike Donlin, the old time King OF
Swat, while playing with the New
York Giants Of 19O4-1O, has cast
aside the baseball pharaphernalis
and has branched out into a real
and hOnest-to-g goodness thespian.
Mike appeared at the Oliver theater
last night in Taylor Holmes latest
success. Smooth as Silk" and prov
ed TO be as good an actor as he was
ball player.
And Mike didn't play one OF those
My Lord the carriage is waiting"
parts, but occupied the center of the
stage as a partner in crime with
Taylor Holmes. Many of the old
timers, in the audience recognized
McGraw's former henchman and
gave him quite a hand.
We happened to bump into Mike
on the street. early in the evening,
as he was rushing 10 the theater,
and after reviewing the days when
he saw him cavOrt about the Polo
Grounds, as much of a hero as Babe
Ruth is today we proceeded 10 as
certain his future plans "a far as
baseball is concerned.
The answer TO our first question
was, SAY isn't this getting to be
some town? And what a whale of
a football team Notre Dame had the
past few years"
do you expect to participate in
baseball this year Mike" we deter
minedly shot back at him only 10
receive an answer about Notre
Dame. That team has the East
still talking about that stunt Of win
ming three games in one week. and
the Army and Rutgers were no slOu-
ches" Mike said why do you
know there are many big teams in
the East that refused TO play Rut-
gers because they played too rough =?
But you didn't see them pull much
rough stuff with the Fighting Irish. q"
as lie let loose a funny little
chuckle.
Talk OF Football.
We dropped baseball for the time
being so we changed to the show
world. How do you like the show
business, Mixer" You know 1
think this Rockne IS on the same
style as McGraw, they are both good
shOwmen. They know what the
public wants. That's too bad Notre
Dame will lose 10 men this year.
and l suppose all those big teams
Will be willing to tackle them next
year"
"ROckne will take care of that,
and L think he Will have almost as
good a team on the field next year"
Mixes eyes popped wide open.
What is he. a magician, or does he
grow them up there? I'd like to
believe it, and if it helps any tell
him I'm pulling for him all the time.
I never saw them play but I read
all I could get hold of concerning
the team"
BY this time we were in his dress
ing room and as ne opened his
trunk the first thing that appeared
was a bunch of golf sticks and a
baseball NIT. carry these all the
time and 1 certainly fell for that
golf game. l always have a NIT, as
YOU can't tell when 1 can use it.
Would Go Back.
Again we asked him if he planned
to re-enter baseball again. and he
answered by saying he would will
ingly go back again as a manager
if they made ii worth his while.
But 1 enjoy the show business and
l believe I have finally signed up
with a real show"
Mrs. Donlin entered at this point
and hostilities were called off while
we were introduced Mrs. Donlin at
once referred 10 the wonderful Not
re Dame team. and we formed a
conclusion right there that the Don
Inns were not very much interested
in anything other than football and
Notre Dame last night at least Aft
er thanking the Donlins for the in
terview we excused Ourself and as
we We're passing through the door
Mike shouted. say, I'd like TO
nave az picture of that team If II is
possible" and of course we promised
10 do what we could.
We don't know yet whether or not
Nike DOnlin intends 10 re-enter
baseball.