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Shires is a popular Chicago White Sox first baseman baseball player at this time, while Trafton is a Chicago Bears football player who later became a Professional Football Hall-of-Famer. (Trafton's nickname "The Supergreat" likely was a poke at Shires for ''his'' boxing sobriquet.)<br />
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"In the first few minutes of the fight Arthur went after his gigantic opponent with all he had, apparently in the belief that he could knock Trafton out in much the same manner that he ended the flashy career of 'Mysterious Dan' Daly last week. Trafton didn't flinch. He stood right there in the center of the ring and popped the none-too-agile Arthur on the nose so vigorously that Shires fell twice to the floor before the first round ended. Shires got his nose smashed in the second round until it spurted blood like a soft orange spurts juice and Trafton continued to receive a barrage of blows upon his uncorseted middle." ''United Pre''ss</div>Ric