Show The Umpire Was Right for Once Jack Holland of the St. St Joseph Joeph Western league club tells this story One July afternoon last summer when the Omaha Omah 1 and Sioux City teams of the Western league were Indulging In a hot battle a commo tion occurred at ono one end of the grand stand In the first named city The several Deveral hundred fans rushed through the aisles allies of the thc stands every everyone one craning his neck neek over every everyone one else's shoulder In an attempt at at- tempt to discern the tho cause of the tho trouble Finally the umpire held up his hands as a signal for the contest to halt then removing his mask malk and donning h his hie c hat he approached the stands In a loud foud voice he cried Ladles and men A hu hush hueh h fell The umpire cleared his throat then proceeded with the announce announce- me ment nt J I M want to say lay to the owner of that gray mare that she's she down and ball cant can't get up Thank you Play And the game was wal continued |