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Show I UMPS WAS ROTTEN & Gus Axelson, veteran Chicago S g baseball scribe, tells this one: g E "In the National league there's S an umpire named Harrison. He Jj ! was having a rotten day of it at ? X the Cubs' park and, while stand- j $ ing back of third base, heard a 5 X fan cry" 'Hey, Umps, remember c v Youngstown?' s 5 "Harrison, who comes from X Youngstown, was tickled to hear 5 A at least one friendly voice, and Jj g waved to the fan, nodding that 5 A he did remember the dear old J g place. j S " 'Remembes.- the old Todd K jf house?' cried the fan. ? A "With a grin on hfci face Har- S jf rison shouted, 'Sure do.' A '"'Wasn't it rotten?' cried the -a j? fan. v S " 'It sure was,' rejoined Har- S j rison, who was dumfounded g or when the fan fairly roared : S S " 'Well, you're worse I' " S |