Salt Lake Telegram | 1938-02-11 | Page 21 | Johnny Kilbane's Shadow Boxing Gave Albrock His Idea About Clowning before Baseball Game

Johnny Kilbane's Shadow Boxing Gave Altrock His Idea About Clowning Before Baseball Game SARASOTA Fla Fin Feb 11 UP UPI UPI- Watching Johnny Kilbane shadow shadowbox shadowbox shadowbox box 26 years ago gave Nick Altrock Altrock Altrock Alt- Alt rock an idea which has kept baseball baseball base base- ball baIl crowds laughing ever since The year old Washington coach-clown coach has no desire to quit the game and go on tour as a comedian in irs the manner of Al Schacht his one time partner in fun funI I I intend to remain connected with baseball as a coach as long longas as Clark Griffith will have me around said the man who gained his first fame as a southpaw pitcher with the Chicago White Sox Ive I've been in baseball more than 40 years and Intend to stay as long as I can walk Although Nick was doing tricks with a first baseman's glove while he vas was as with the White Sox early in the century he said his clowning clowning clown clown- ing irig career as a comedian really started while he was with Kansas City early in 1912 We were pla playing ing in Milwaukee when I went out to see Johnny Kilbane training for a fight he related His shadow boxing im im- Im- Im pressed me and gave me an Idea The next day before the game I did a shadow boxing act finally knocking myself out The crowd went vent wild The comedian said he believed his act goes ove over best in Detroit Cleveland Boston and Chicago A sure fire laugh getter in any park he declared is to mimic the umpire Altrock is not sure whether there are any youngsters coming up who have a turn for comedy But he ho added there are plenty who appear to be clowns without half trying