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Show Ump Doesn't Smile : . U V- 'if Tommy Connolly, the dean of American Amer-ican league umpires, has a ready sense of humor under a mask that bespeaks considerable seriousness. One day when the fans were on the umpires a little harder than usual, Tommy had occasion to call upon his wit ia reply to a Jibe from a fan. As the umpire was leaving the park with that usual stolid expression on his face, some fan leaned over the railing of the stands and called to the arbiter. "Hey, Connolly," he cried, "don't you ever smile?" "Why should I?" replied Tommy, still in a serious vein. "Did you ever see the villain in a show smile?" |