Indianapolis Times, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 December 1948 — Page 5

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_Art (The Great) Shires ‘Held as Umpire's Slayer

Big Leaguer of 30's Held After Brawl

- DALLAS, Tex., Dec. 8 (UP) The turbulent baseball and boxing career of Art (The Great) Shires was climaxed today by a murder charge. - Shires, 42, colorful, swashbuckling big league ball player of theearly thirties, faced a charge of “murder with malice” in the death of W, H. (Hi) Erwin, 56, former Texas League catcher and umpire, . "The charge against Shires was a preliminary one filed on the

Arthur (The Great) Shires «He whittled on my leg.”

basis of statements by seven witnesses to a fight between Shires and Erwin last Oct. 3, Shires was free on $5000 bond pending a formal reading of the charge today, when it was believed new’ b. ‘d would be set, WA Authorities indicated Shirés - would be held for a grand jury. Shires, whose Major League «. tour of Suty included service with __ ° e Chicago White Sox, the Washington Senators, the St. Sabbath School Louts Cardinals and the Boston! Braves, allegedly beat and kicked | Erwih in a brawl in the latter's; Parley Planned cl- nine establishment. | Severth Day Adventists of cenErwin died last Saturday night tra] Indiana churches will hold a _ and was buried yesterday, but no/Sabbath school conference Satur-| death certificate Was signed. Dr./day ir the North Side Church. P A Rogers il EW came pensions will open at 11 a. m. and m, after the fight. He said pneu-| 2h. vhases of church school monia “developing out of injuries” | work will be discussed such as contributed to Erwin’s death. 'raising money for missions, train-| But he sald he refused to sign ng Seachers, promoting, the Be a death certificate because he of Sabbath school lessons a could not determine the specific membership drives. : canse of death. Speakers include Elder J. 2 "Shires, who runs a shrimp Stevens of Washington. D. house here, told police he had Adventist world Sabbath school known Erwin for 25 vears. He secretary; Elder H. K. Halladay,

sald he went to Erwin’s place Berrien Springs, Mich. Sabbath’

of business to give him a steak, school secretary for the Lake and ‘hat an argument developed. ! {Union conference; Elder H. E. “He hit me across the face with McClure, Indianapolis home misa telephone receiver and I Sionary and Sabbath-school secknocked him down without think-| retary for the Indiana Confering.” Shires said. “I had to rough nce; Elder W. L. Latham, South him up a good deal because he Side Church, and Elder Arthur grabbed "a Knife ‘and started Kliez, North Side Church whittling on my legs.” _-_ = Justice of the Peace W. E. Rich- Bayt to - Atlend ; whrrg ordered an autopsy Monday vo . after-the hospital refused to sur- Detroit Housing Parley reaer the body without a court| City Conigoller Philip Bayt will on Ter : represent Governor-elect Henry F. ustice. Richburg then ordered gonricker at a meeting on housing x court of inquiry and summoned | pr hlems in Detroit, Mich., toor appearance Bolton ne.' morrow. hospital superintendent, and Mrs.| (other states sending governors’, ; ges, chief record clerk epresentatives to the meeting at

at the institution. i {the invitation of G. Mennen WilMr. Boone: testified that Erwin|jjams Sovernotelest of Michigan,

had attributed his injuries to 2lare Ohio-and. Illin

fall. Plans developed i the four-

Shires had a colorful baseball] t onference will be relayed career, but his antics both on and" Re ee iadives to B yoo

oft the field got him into trouble respective governors as Sugges-

more than once. As a rookie he nicknamed himself “The Great” shortage. relieving toe sip

and showed comsiderable promise. But he was suspended by the White Sox three times. the last, time on Sept. 14, 1929, on a charge of hitting club Secretary Lou Barbour and Manager Lena | Blackburn. Shires dropped out of .the majors and turned up at first base for the Columbus Redbirds of the American Assogiation in 1933.

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