Show Failure re of famous am a Ump ro p pArm s 1 Arm Put but on Easy a y z Street a and a Got God Him a a Job fob 1 S There Is a Fascination anon to to Umpiring Um P Evans Divans ns Says Say a Y s 4 1 but Not Ma Many n y Youngs Youngsters Build Dream j 4 J A Castles Castl es of St Standing and n g B Behind the Pan Call Calling in g Em Out 4 By B y Bi iII Evans a a Y r I I happen to be an an- umpire p v t. t ever c did ou c you HOW s J fi r that is is' is often asked aft after r a it tough ball game 5 That is Is a question individual to figure out wh why Y for far sane hard a At such times it is Is to be an umpire anyone should want o Umpiring IB Is not s sUch ch a a. bad jOb joi alter after is If it anyone doubt all il yet I seriously In inlove love with the Job fob as aa they say the p pay a Y oth other positions LIke all ail r check check carries the tho real thrill It causes of hardened tb to many case you ou to get the Indignities which como come your wa way I I 1 dont don't believe bellevo any youngster ever ambition the desire to as his big Some umpire become a a. a major league umpires are born c critics r say y rr na ada ron FOR E EVERYTHING G. However there Is always a reason reason back of the career ot for tor r everything anI and league umpire Is an of ot every major unusual story X I I va alwa s s 's s when 1 T hear Bill I I i neen tell why he started umpiring i According to Bill BUI he was literally JI driven to It it I will let et him toll it convinced d A A bush league ball baU club me that I ought to take up umpiring the St St. Nt FIt It was when I was with Drowns Browns ns I I started poorly Doorly In I the spring My y old arm didn't seem to have hav the strength to put any zip on the ball baU TRIED TIlE THE REST CURE Jimmy McAleer one of ot th the great greatest st fellows that ever er mana managed ed a ball club Browns I told told was In charge of t thim the Browns him one day that I thought I was through Jimmy probably feeling that my services services ser ser- vices cices to the American league d deserved a a- little consideration suggested suggests that I give the arm a good rest before I again tried It ft outs out s 's il I waited for tor five lve weeks The Browns Drowns had a game ached scheduled with a in minor league ague team at Springfield work I 1 told McAleer I would work that g game me I worked finished It It and eft Ill I'll never nood to forget get It t. t I seemed to have P pretty Y g good speed but I simply could not get emby em emby by the batters It was a a. slaughter r tWe we lost the game by a lopsided score scare something like 19 to 6 I remember remember remember re- re member the home team made mado twenty- twenty seven hits of oft off my delivery s I D IRONCLAD CLAD CONTRACT I r had an Ironclad contract with the St St. Louis club dub for tor the rest of at the year That game however convinced me that I was through I to told d Jimmy McAleer so BO after atter the game At lt first he refused to hear to It I turned In n my suit and never have pitched a ball game since President Johnson of ot the rho American American league had told me he would give glue me a chance clance at umpiring I wired him that evening that I was ready to take It I have ha been taking chances ever since These two players had received th their lr notice of ot release Each of ot them made live hits oft off me Including several home runs That caused the manager toch to change ch his mind and enabled them to toB tos B s lck out the season All AH of ot which proves proves that there is ts' a a. silver allver lining to the darkest of cloUds Believe me that was a dark day In my career l |