The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1929-12-18
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BY JOE WILLIAMS
NEW YORK Der

NEW YORK, Dec. 18.
A RTHUR SHIRES, the self-con-
"A fessed Great Man." had his
second professional fight Monday
night out in Chicago. and lost de-
cisively. With characteristic modesty.
he had talked glibly of what he
would do to Tunney. It is regret
table that this match could not
have been arranged. A great many
people who aren't exactly enthusiast
tic admirers of the garrulous first
baseman of the White Sox would
enjoy the result. Tunney being
unavailable it is suggested that Mr..
Shires be matched with Sharkey.
This at least would settle the heavy
weight ego championship Of the
world.
In his early days Sharkey talked an
even more commanding language than Mr..
shires Is doing currently. But there was
one trivial difference; for the most part
sharkey was able 10 back IN his words
With convincing hooks.
There Is considerable doubt as 10 MI
shires' fistic ability. Even the ball play
ers seem eager to get at him. There have
been number OF ball players who built
up regulations as two hsted battlers on
the diamond and in the club house, but
Mr.. shires is the first to carry militant
knuckles to the box office in big way
n
FUDGE KENESAW MOUNTAIN
j lands has made no move to
interfere. Apparently as long as
bail player confines his fighting to
the prize ring there can be no Off
cial objections. During the last
world series the judge wouldn't even
allow the players to employ threat
ening gestures. At one time the
language among the players became
a trihe too picturesque for the
learned mans acoustics and he
called the rival managers, Mr.. Nc
Gillicuddy Of the Athletics and Mr.
Mccarthy of the Cubs to his box,
and laid down the law.
THERE TODAY" WARNED THE JUDGE,
'T'LL HAVE THE MANAGER OF THE
GUILTY TEAM THROWN OUT OF THE
PARK"
Can you picture anything more
gravely dramatic than a platoon of
gendarmes eScorting the 67-year-old
Mr. McGillicuddy off the premises?
Whether you can or not the two man
ayers hustled their PLAYERS back into the
dressing rooms. and delivered stirring ora
tons. the gist of which was that only the
most bygenio and sanitary speech was to
he employed throughout the game. which
happened to he the fifth one at PhiIa-
delphis.
II ETURNING to the b
N ground, the Athletics took the
field and the Cubs leadoff man
walked to the plate. Just before the
first ball was pitched, Mickey
Cochrane, the Athletics catcher.
lifted his mask, turned to the Cubs
dugout and in a high, piping voice
sang out:
"All right, sweethearts, let's be
up and at them now"
you CAN TAKE 1T FROM THE JUDGE,
FROM WHOM 1 GET THE STORY. THAT
CoCHRANE'S CRACK RUINED THE REST
OF THE DAY FOR HIM.
But to get back to Mr. ShireS.
Possibly he is doing the smart thing
in restricting his fighting to the
professional ring, inasmuch as there
is ample evidence that the oppoSi-
ton to be had these days in the
professional ring is more feeble than
formidable.
There is. to cite a pertinent example
the occasion Of the recent Scott-Von Porat
thing when one of the Singer Midgets
walked Indignantly from the arena in
sisting that he could whip the two Of
them in the same ring.
OF COURSE. MR.. SHIRES STILL HAS
LOT TO LEARN ABOUT Profession
Al FIGHTING. THERE Is NOTHING IN
HIS RECORD TO SHOW THAT HE EVER
UNTIL HE MASTERS THIS INTRICATE
STRATAGEM THE CHANCES ARE HE
WILL NOT GET VERY FAR.
u
TTOW Mr.. Shires would have
Il Il Jared against some of the old
time battlers of the diamond is a
guess. In the old days the boys
used to battle at the drop of hat,
or sooner. Perhaps one of the rea-
sons a character such as Mr.. Shires
appears so unusual these days is
that the boys no longer wear hats,
the bare head influence of the col
lege campus having moved in to
leave its esthetic imprint on the
game.
There IS a legend that the Old Orioles
of McGraw's fledgling DAYS we're the scrap
piest set of players in history. and maybe
they were; but the Cubs during the regime
OF chance and the Tigers under Jennings
never were distinguished by their extreme
gentleness.
PROBABLY No PLAYER IN BASEBALL
EVER HAD MORE BATTLES THAN THE
SOFT SPOKEN TY COBB OF GEORGIA.
HE TOOK HIS BATTLES WHERE HE
FOUND THEM AND 1T WAS A DULL
DAY WHEN HE COULDN'T FIND ONE,
EITHER ON THE FIELD. IN THE CLUB
HOUSE. IN THE STANDS OR IN a HOTEL
IOBBY