Show UMPIRE BILLY EVANS TEllS JELLS HIS IS FUNNIEST PLAY AND ITS A WHALE ALE OF A ABy YARN I By BILLY EVANS Premier Umpire of the American Dave Altizer slipped mo mc m my biggest est lau laugh h on the ball field Dave Davo was then playing with the Chicago club He lie had Just been sent to that club from Clove Clove- land taut When tho the Cleveland club came to Chicago for a series of games Dave made up tip his mind to show tho the Chicago fans what a 3 big mistake the Cleveland club had made madel in releasing ln him Cleveland had a Q lead of a couple of runs With ono one down Altizer reached first base bRe on t u it single The hit and run sign was lashed flashed and a as the Iho pitcher de delivered de- de livered livened the tho ball Dave dashed d for second It so happened that the batter sent a aline aline aline line drive Into the waiting hands of George George- Stovall then playing first for Cleveland It was wall an easy matter to step on the he sack Hack completing a double pin pIa play an and retiring the side Altizer not realizing that he ho had been doubled up was going at top speed As Ashe Ashe he ho neared second Nick Altrock then on the tho Chicago pitching staff ft and coachIng coach- coach lag Ing at third yelled hg Slide Dave v e slide c I Altizer hit lilt the dirt Stovall seeing the humor of ot the situation threw the ball hl high h and wide to second It going into left center Altizer regained his feet and lashed dashed for or third Tho The center fielder made a good throw to third hut the third baseman allowed the ball to getaway getaway get got away Altizer had slid lid into third at nt the beckoning of Altrock Noticing the haIl ball had gotten awn awa from the third sacker Hacker he made for the I plate Plato The third baseman n recovered the ball hall and made mado a perfect throw It ha had Altizer beaten a yard but the tho catcher made r it a point l to o miss l s th touching l bo so far JIB as ho slid I Into the base that It was WOM apparent to everyone In the park that he had failed By this time the south side fans tans were In an uproar Th They y were falling out of oC their seats laughing I ha had followed Altizer around the bases Just an as though he was waa pulling a most daring feat foat of or base running As ho slid Into the pl plate te although ft it was apparent Altizer hadn't been touched yet et I 1 declared him out in my very best voice coupled with a majestic wave of ot the tho arms I J walked half wa way around the diamond trying to get awa away from Altizer hut ho he followed me like a bloodhound It was only through the greatest persuasion on the part o of his team mates that he consented consented consented con con- to go to his position It was W not until the next inning that he learned the real facts that he had been doubled at nt first ba base and was out when hen he be believed believed be- be he was doing some some Iome wonderful I base running I saw Altizer last season after several eral years cars and I started to smile Before I IsaId Isaid said a word he remarked Youre thinking of or that game at Chicago Chi Chi- cago when I ran wild after being doubled up He hadn't forgotten Itei it ei either cither th en |