The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1930-05-30
BASEBALL PLAYERS
ARE ENTERTAINERS
So Says Art Shires of the
Chicago White Sox.

1.-THE Great" Shires, White Sox first
baseman, when informed that a base
ball fan in Chicago had brought court
action to have all base ball players
pronounced insane.
There's a lot of fellows like to kid
us. They come out to the ball park
and get a great kick out of kidding US.
A lot Of them don't know what base
ball is all about; they just come out to
pan us.
II don't care. l don't mind how
much they kid me or razz me. l fig
ure we're out there to furnish enter
tainment for them. We're actors, after
all. If they like to kid us, I'm willing.
I'll kid them right back.
"a lot of people just come out to be
entertained, and we're supposed to fur
nish the entertainment for them. I'll
bet out of 10000 fans who come out to
the games, there's 500 who don't know
what it's all about"
It's surprising the way that fellow
Danny Boone continues to play good
baseball and there ought to be law
against it. Years ago he was a men,
Der of a championship st. Paul team
and recognized then as one of the
most able infielders IN the league.
Here he is holding down third base
for Columbus, batter dangerous with
runners on base, and a fielder who.
despite his aged legs, holds up his end
rather well.
Danny always has been a fighter,
somewhat impatient of the others mis-
takes and making very few himself.
There's no telling how long he may
last.
Much of the credit for the surpris-
ing success of the young University
Of Illinois ball team this spring be-
longs to Capt. Jimmie LymperopouloS
Of Argo, whose hustling work in the
field has made the whole team hustle.
Jimmie, who plans to go in for pro-
fessional baseball, has a great arm
and is one of the best fielding third
baseman in conference history. Last
year he committed his first error in
two years OF conference competition,
and has fielded 1000 per cent this
year.
It is no secret that Manager John
McGraw is a close follower of the
horses at certain seasons of the year,
and is not averse to laying down few
nickels to back his judgment. The
following is told by newspaper man
who is a close friend of the little
Napoleon:
McGraw, taking tip, placed few
dollars on a good-looking thorough
bred. The finish was unusually close,
and as the horses neared the home
stretch it was evident that the race
would be decided in those last PAGES.
John McGraw became very excited,
and as the horses neared the finish
line, he shouted to his nag, "Slide!"
After more than 60 years in bill
lizards Maurice DAILY of New York is
still active in the game. This veteran
billiard-room owner and player, now in
his eighties, is acting as billiard in
structor at the University club in New
York. He has the same keen interest
in the game that he had when he first
picked up a cue in Civil war days.
Joe Stecher, exponent of the scis
sorS hold in wrestling, is staging one
of the most remarkable comebacks of
any athlete in the past ten years. He
has been campaigning in the hinter-
lands the past few months and win
ming with such ease that it would not
be surprising if he should wrestle his
way right into fast company again.
Jimmie Williams, a Cincinnati scout
and former big league second base
man, secuted the Chicago Michigan
game recently. He saw perhaps in
Jack Tompkins, the hockey star who
PLAYS center field for the Wolverines,
another Waner. Roy Hudson, the big
southpaw first baseman, also is po-
tential big league candidate. Those
two are the class of the Michigan
team.
Archery, the newest sport to bid for
recognition among Penn State women
students, may become a regulation ac-
tivi,y in the women's athletic associ-
ation in another year. At present it
is elective and not included in the
regular physical education courses,