Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-17
CHICAGO bad BOY"
COL0RFUL PLAYER
Griffs' New 23.Year.0Id Has
Spectacular Career in
Base Ball and Ring.
@NHICAGO, June II R.-Ar-
thur (the Great) ShireS,
~ first baseman, ex box
fighter and after-dinner

I(HICAGO, June II Oar
"a thur (the Great Shires,
~ first baseman, ex box
fighter and after-dinner
speaker of no mean talent, has
been traded by the Chicago White
Sox to Washington, where oratory
is appreciated.
It was a two-for-one deal that
Manager DOME Bush consum-
mated with Manager Walter john
son of the Senators, the Sox get
ting Garland Braxton, left-hand
pitcher, and Bennett Tate,
catcher.
The Sox, according to Bush, part re-
gretfully with their bad boy" but feel
that they are more in need of good
pitching and catching than Of first
and fielding well in Shires' position
while Shires has been on the bench re-
covering from injuries.
Nearly all the sports writers In Chi
cago hunted Arthur (the Grea0 ShireS
last night to obtain few bon motS and
whatnot from him, but Shires could not
be- found during the early evening hours.
It was suspected that he was packing
his famous trunk, with its modest let
k1IIlluI NbklC 1ICdD 111CDB
and with its pretty white hose painted
hither and thither. The trade will ne
cessitate the removal of the white hose,
but this is q minor detail that Shires
can be depended upon to take care Of
all in good time.
Made Money in Boxing.
Bush made quite clear that his per-
sonal relations with Shires were most
cordial, and this is more than the for
mer Sox manager, Lena Blackburne,
could have said, inasmuch as Black
burne and Shires did not get along very
well. It was this fact, indeed, that in
spired Shires last Winter to go forth
seeking the heavyweight boxing cham
pionship Of the world, q quest that
panned out none too well, although Mr.
shires made himself quite a pile of
money therein.
Arthur joined the Sox from Waco in
1928 in time to take part in SO games
In his first major league game he hit
triple and three singles.
It has been said often that Shires
chewed the largest mouthful of tobacco,
or gum. or slippery elm, or whatever it
Is he chews, of any one In the major
leagues. Tommy Connolly, the umpire,
who in 40 years has seen a lot Of chew
ers, has been quoted as describing
AAb1 ne tAAC C11CWA1SCoO IuayCE i We
seen in all my experience" Coming
from Connolly, this is no slight COM
pliment.
r. Shires. who was finally located BY
reporters early today, said his relation
ship with the White Sox this year had
been among the pleasantest In his base
ball career. He said he thought the
trade was an excellent one for the Sox.
Shires Broke in Here.
why should Bush keep me-" he said,
when he's got Clancy, who plays first
base as good as I do? BY trading me
he gets what he needs. and get with
a ball club that's up there in the race.
Everybody adrnires Walter johnson,
and none more than /. Washington,
you know, was the first major league
club ! ever played with. It was in
1925, just after ! left school, and was
with the club about month"
Although confessing to only % years,
Mr.. Shires has done some startling
things in his short base ball career.
His excursion into pugilism, with its
accompaniment Of many words, was one.
On another occasion he went to the plate
in batting practice wearing a red bon
net. This prank was looked upon by
the then manager, Blackburne, as re-
ffecting upon the seriousness of the ma
tional pastime. 1t was after this ball
game that Mr.. Shires and Mr.. Black
burne exchanged rights and /lefts.
There isn't very much for me to
say" Shires said.
Base ball is my business and I'll 20
where I'm sent and play all the base
ball can.
my relations with the White sox
this year have been the best, especially
with DOME Bush. DOME Is q mighty
smart base bali man."