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Show Umpire Avoids Trouble Harry (Steambout) Johnson, Southern South-ern league umpire, Is regarded as one of the most capable indicator handlers In the minor leagues. Not only Is he able to call them pretty near right, but be has a personality that helps keep down trouble. He Is entirely original and generally always has a laugh up his sleeve. lmrlng the recent Memphis-Atlanta series, the Crackers were arguing with Johnson ubout a pluy and were beginning begin-ning to get ugly when Johnson turned, and, muklng an added effort to be dignified dig-nified and polite, said : "Now, gentlemen, please do not argue ar-gue with me, It's very, very expensive." expen-sive." The way Johnson put It over caused the argument to end right there and the players went buck to their pluces chuckling. |