Evening star., 1929-12-14
HACK MERE MINOR,
ACCORDING TO ART
viii BE Looking Into Sun
Again, Says Base Balls
Boxing Boy.
BY WILLIAM WEEKES,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

- HICAGO, December IA four
round boxing match between
two base ball players whose
~ pugilistic regulations largely
rest on their accomplishments
in eXtemporaneous, not-for-proft hight
ing, is causing more excitement than
championship battles recently. staged in
Chicago.
Promoter Jim Mullen has signed
Charles Arthur (the GreaD Shires. the
Chicago White SoX eXuberant first base
man, and Lewis (EIack) Wilson, slug
ging center fielder for the National
League champion Chicago Cubs, for
city series match next January. So
great is interest in the fight that Null
len today was negotiating with Chicago
Stadium officials for use of the huge
arena when he brings the American
and National League battlerS together.
Wilson, at his home in MartinSburg,
w. Va, yesterday agreed to tight the
cocky White SoX inflelder when Mullen
met his price of $4,000 and $1,000 Tor
training eXpenSeS-a record sum LOT
first engagement. Shires is under con-
tract to fight for Mullen on percent
age basis.
Shires is the more experienced ring
man, at least professionally. For he
has had one fight for which he was
uaid. while Wilson'S bouts have been OF
inlpronnptu nature and have won nm
nothing but fines and suspensions.
Shires made his bow in formal boxing
competition last Monday nlght ana
scored a sensational 21-second knock
olt over Dangerous Dan Daily, CleVe-
land youth said to have been imported
for the purpose of avenging Lena Black
burn, former manager of the Whlte
SoX, whom Shires twice conquered III
free-hand bouts.
Wilson'S record includes a win over
Edward Young, a milkman, who mace
remarks about the pudgy outheider our
ing a game at Wrigley Field, no.
decision bout with Ray Kolp, Cincin-
natl Red hurler, at Wrigley Field, ana
a victory over Pete Donohue, another
Cincinnati pitcher, at the Union Sta
ton, Chicago.
Shires has his two victories over Lena
Blackburne and claims collective TIL
umph over Blackburne, Lou Barbour,
travelling secretary of the White SoX,
and a couple of house detectives In
Summer.
Shv Arthur was calm, almost bored,
when told that Wilson had agreed to
the match but was good for one OF his
enthusiastically modest statements:
Hack will think he is looking into
the sun again when I start throwing
them at him. The fact that he belongs
to the National League, which really is
a minor league, doesn't prod my major
league pride"
Wilson said he hadn't thought up any
mean remarks to make at the great one,
but guessed the Cubs-SoX angle would
do for a grudge. The Cub slugger I'M
mediately began planning his training
Campaign, and mentioned Tommy
IIoughran as his choice for an in
structor.
George Trafton, 225-pound center of
the Chicago Bears, who will be ShireS'
opponent at White City Monday night,
issued a warning to Charles Arthur:
''Tell Shires to forget about this
Wilson fight until he gets by me-which
he won't. I think I'll just put a stop
to all this racket about a Shires-W1lSon
fight, by stopping the guy Monday
night"
The warning failed to impress the
great one.
"Trafton? I'll use him for a sparring
partner. One poke will take care OF
him Monday night"
The amazing purses offered Wilson
and Shires, have caused feeling OF
unrest among the journeymen fighters
who depend on the knuckle trade for
livelihood. The boys who have sacri-
feed years and their facial features to
their business, can't understand how
two base ball players can jump into
their racket, and demand-and get
such purses. Several have threatened
retaliatory measures, saying they VIII
break into base ball unless base ball
players stay out of the fight business.