Show SS 1 u. u fc nl l' n wv i i I i M U M J l i Ul I I 1 ly i V I i 1 JU iju 3 f ro 10 TV 1 h w Wasatch TEft 70 rA RT T S SHIRES SHIES ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT FROM PROFESSIONAL BOXING LANDIS BANS LER S FROM Art Feels Incapable of Reaching Heavyweight Championship By Bert Demby CHICAGO Jan 18 IS UP Arthur UP-Arthur Arthur Shires announced his retirement from pugilism tonight after saw Mountain y Landis commissioner commis commis- J of or baseball I t t. t t had ruled that i boxing and ba baseball bate base e- e ball were vero In announcing It his retirement the the It I White Sox first baseman for tho rJ t Of first t f-t ex expressed c. pressed s somo o m o doubt as 33 to his 11 I own potentialities in tho prize ring If J I felt that I could b 0 com 0 h heavyweight e c champion h 3 mp Ion o of ot Shires course courso urso I would stick to boxing Shires said But under the circumstances cir clr- cir cir- I believe I had better stick to bas base ball balf so zo Ill I'll give up tho the ring Before ruling that players who took up professional boxing would thereby disqualify themselves as ns professional baseball players Lan Lai Landis Landis Lan Lan- dis had a n. talk with Shires In which lie he criticized him for tho the wa way ho had ballyhooed himself as Shires the Great JUDGE WANTS TO STOP HEROICS These heroics havo have gone sone too too far Landis Landl said al l. l They have got gotto to stop The Tho halt In Shires' Shires boxing car career r comes at a 3 time when his earnings s sin in fights have havo mounted to The Tho first baseman had calculated his liLs potential worth as a n. pugilistic attraction at OOOO The Thu retirement of at Shires had no no- no immediate effect upon his suspension suspension sus sus- pension b by tho White Sox which was brought about by his ml misconduct miscon conduct con con- duct on the diamond and in the shower rooms during tho 1929 sea sea- son It is likely however that ho lo lowill will use his announcement in an attempt to gain pain reinstatement with with tho the WhIte Sox Tho The white haired b baseball commissioner corn com missioner who puts a a. lot of oC mite mito Into mighty few low words word mado a word fifty speech to th the great Arthur which forever banned not only Shires but all other baseball phi players from combining boxing with baseball f 1 Hereafter said Landis any any per person on connected v with ith any club of oC this organization who engage In professional boxing will bo be regarded as at having permanently retired froth froni baseball Tho two activities do cia not mix LANDIS SHIRES HAVE FEW WORDS The short speech camo alter after Shires had spent just four minutes close closeted led with Landis Landis bo be hald through tho walls Once or twice Art Alt tried to Interrupt but wa was promptly Tho 1110 great Arthurs Arthur's usual sartorial splendor was Avas missing when he ho sauntered into Landis' Landis office h ho ln having Just left a train without the usual morning shave |