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Show Third Strike Is Called for Noted'Ump' -Silk" O'LoughUn of Big League Fame Drerof TV Influenza. By Associated Prass. BOSTON. !ec. 30. Francis "Silk" OXoughlln. famous as an American league umpire, died at his apartment here today after a short illness of influeiisa and pneumonia. O'Loughlln had umpired for the American league since ita organization organi-zation and he had lng been rated as one of the picturesque figures In the baseball world. Ills "lall tun." his long drawn - out "a-t-r-i-k-e." the snappy "fouled-er" "fouled-er" are known the country over-These over-These and a series of other exclamations, ex-clamations, accompanied by gestures ges-tures to indicate a player as safe or out at base were peculiar tu I OXoughlin. He was born in Ro-I Ro-I Chester. N. Y.. forty-eight years I aifo. In 1902 he was appointed by Han JohriKon as an American league umpire. |