Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 March 1914 — Suitable for Umpires. [ARTICLE]

Suitable for Umpires.

“Ball players are going into vaudeville right along.” “They are.” “I’m an umpire. I wonder if I couldn’t break in?” “Why not? You’d be just the man to open the bill, while the orchestra is tuning up and the audience is banging the seats. It’s a thankless job.”