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Show Chicago White So Were Strong on Pop-Up Flies Tommy Connolly, the veteran American Amer-ican league umpire, relays this one from Joe Merger, the shortstop of the Chicago White Sex some years back. The White Sox were In a disastrous hitting slump and their turn al bat was just one pop-up after another. II was getting on the nerves of the play ers. lierger was going to his position In the field Just after au Inning In which three of his mates had popped up to the I ii field, lie sighed a sigh as he Missed Connolly. "Tommy," be said-"some said-"some day we're going to run ncross n team that's weak on those pop-ups am! were going to heat them to death." |