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Show Joe Sewell Incensed at Billy Evans as Umpire If looks would kill, Billy Evans would have been slain several seasons ago and Joe Sewell now would be making little tines out of big ones in some clink. Joseph strikes out few-er times than any man in the game and is justly proud of his ability to outguess out-guess the pitchers. He is mad enough when he takes his three swings and misses, but when an umpire outguesses out-guesses him he is always ready for murder. On one occasion, Billy called Joe out when the little chap thought the pitch was wide. And was Joe mad? Let Bill tell the rest of the story. . "Sewell took each pitch and as 1 called the strikes stared at me in a hateful manner. Every hall was on the inside and just nipped the plate. Joe thought each one a ball and when he heard the last: 'Stree-ike' he stood there like a statue. "So I decided I should say something some-thing and of course tried to be witty. 'That's all there is, there isn't any more, Joe,' I said. "He took another look and went on to the bench. Next day 1 met him before be-fore the game. 'Hello, Joe, I said, 'how are you?' "'I'm all right now,' retorted Sewell. 'but I sure was sore at you yesterday. Yes, sah ! You weren't satisfied with calling three bad strikes on me hut you gave a rotten imitation of Ethel Rarrymore and doggone you If I'd had a shotgun I'd a shot you !' " Maybe that's why Joey held out and finally signed a two-year contract |