Show B Baseball Gets Into Public Schools Pupil to Be Taught How to Umpire I u F uV FHt V Trie Ht 2ND 8 WILL rH He CU TAGGED Th RUNNER ROER 4 li I AND 2ND 20 J THE UMPIRe 4 l nce Orl ON POPPING DODGING poGI I N See THE E PLAY PLAY- BO 5 CU CUSHIONS 1 T mE E UMPIRE OMPRE S EtC rc I 00 to L iw i-iw c r 1 ov COT t ILL LL 1 N E J Ji 1 cro rH e CRowD i t. t I A 4 I I Baseball cla classes as an part of ot a pub pub- I lic He school course coune diplomas for tor grad grad- untes and Instructors paid by the school board just Juat like other teachers teach teach- ers era r and the whole thing sanctioned by the school superintendent That's what has been put over by Howard Henshaw city recreation director dl di rector of ot Cincinnati O. O The first tint class claas to start October 1 I will be for tor pupils who want to be bo um urn- pires The They will wUl be taught by Billy DUly Hart who Just resigned as an um urn pi pire re in the National league and b by Billy Carpenter who was an Indica tor man in the Southern league for several year That proposition looks so good plans are on for tor public school courses for tor managers and players with major ma ma- jor and fast minor league players as Instructors In the umpire cla class s boys who have had some experience must attend the school one year before belore receiving di dl Beginners must attend school for tor one year then get a seasons seasons season's sea sea- sons son's experience in games and return to school for lor finishing touches before before be be- fore tore getting diplomas The course will witt last twenty weeks and nd one lesson will oe e given each I week Then t the e pupils must pass I examinations The school according to Renshaw's flea Ren- shaws shaw's ideas will serve sone two pur pur- poses It will solve the problem of ot getting competent umpires for lor amateur amateur ama ama- games Kames which are increasing in number every year and will serve as asa asa asa a stepping stone atone to boys who want to break Into the professional umpiring urn um game where men lI like e Hank I I ODay Billy Klem Elem and Billy Evans i iare arc are earning big salaries The classes are expected to fit tit i boys bos forthe orthe Of the business of ot um umpiring Just as ns manual training schools fit tit them for tor other trades This Renshaw originator of or the scheme Is a live wire He Hc found lound amateur baseball In Cincinnati in bad shape shapo organized an amateur association as as- with leading citizens as officers officers of of- formed a national commission to decide all disputes over amateur games took the iBm out of or the pastime divided teams into age classes and made amateur games game so fast and attractive owners of or the Cincinnati National league club began began be be- gan to say that It if It not for tor Renshaw Renshaw Ren Ren- shaw their turnstiles would do more clicking I |