Newspaper
articles can supplement our family histories with stories that give our
ancestors “character”. The subject
of the 9-November-2012 Shively blog was Samuel S. (S. S.) Shively who lived in
Wyandotte County, Kansas. The
following newspaper article was extracted from The Kansas City Times, (Kansas
City, MO), Saturday, June 9, 1894, Page 3, Column 1:
From Kansas City, Kansas
Two Armourdale Doctors Have A Lively Fight
One Knocked Down Twice – Both Of Their Hats Hit The
Pavement
“When
doctors disagree the patient gets the worst of it” is a proverb whose sense was
violated in a difference of opinion between Armourdale physicians
yesterday. This disagreement
resulted in a very lively set-to at the corner of Fifth and Minnesota avenue at
5:30 o’clock in the evening.
The
belligerents were Drs. E. M. Doyle and S. S. Shively. They are both 200-pounders, and each wore a plug hat at the
beginning of hostilities.
The
trouble originated over some professional testimony which Dr. Shively had just
given in Justice G. W. Betts’ court, where a malpractice trial was in
progress. Only a few words were
passed between the burly physicians when blows ensued. Dr. Doyle made the pass and knocked his
antagonist down on the pavement.
Dr. Shively’s glossy silk tile was sent rolling down the street, but its
owner was soon again on his feet and sparring like a professional pugilist. He made several vicious lunges at Dr.
Doyle and finally struck that gentleman in the mouth, loosening a tooth and
causing the blood to flow. The impact
between Dr. Shively’s fist and Dr. Doyle’s mouth jarred the last named
physician’s hat loose and it went the way of its predecessor.
Several
wild blows from each side followed, and a great deal of physical force was
exhausted on the warm atmosphere.
Finally
Dr. Doyle led out with his right and landed on Dr. Shively’s temple and that
gentleman again went to earth.
By
this time a crowd of perhaps 100 persons had congregated, and two policemen put
in an appearance.
As
Dr. Shively arose he squared himself for another round and told his
professional enemy to “come on,” but the friends of each many interfered and
stopped the fight. Each of the
doctors was told to go home at once on pain of arrest, but they hung around for
half an hour before doing so.
When
they did start for Armourdale it was by different car lines. Each doctor has sworn to “lick” the
other if it requires the rest of his natural life to perform the feat.
Dr.
Doyle is an Irishman about 40 years old, while Dr. Shively is of German descent
and over 50 years of age.
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