Show i BRUSHING UP SPORTS By u Laufer 1 0 rEi L N 5 a V 54 g I S 1 nEW I t E I I OUTI it TH r l i 1 E BIG G Her WAS I M HEAVED BE BALL mE 1 FRoM OUTS OUTSIDE TIE PARK To OF A PI F I THE TE BR WF GGE TE M AS PPL EAL 4 us CE T PU 76 S S. S S IT Off OF UMPIRE NiP NAP 9 7 S. S D HIM i 5 Tl AM A I I I Al A l W V JUMBO JIM ELLIOTT was called out at atI r I ALL PILL t L D N Vy t I M the plate after hitting the ball clean out of the park that park that is they all laughed but Jumbo It was during a 1928 spring training game between Brooklyn regulars and at Clearwater Fla FIa The pound Elliott had hit a mighty blast over the wall and was leisurely lumbering around the bags Pitcher Doug playing right field dashed through a door in the wooden fence fenc and from outside the park heaved the ball home When Jumbo rounded third the catcher catch catch- er or had the ball waiting Jumbo sprinted but was tagged as he slid across the plate To cap the climax old Nap Rucker who was umpiring dramatically called him out It broke up the ball game |