Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 118, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1919 — EMSLIE STILL HOLDING PACE [ARTICLE]

EMSLIE STILL HOLDING PACE

Dean of National League Umpires ' Starts on Twenty-Seventh Campaign in National LeagueBob EmSlle, dean of the National league umpires, still holds the major league pace, albeit this marks ;the beglrtning of his twenty-seventh cam : paign. Emslie was umpiring when some of the star players of today were tn knee trousers. Despite his years of service, however, his eye still is keen and he gets about the diamond aS sprightly as some of his younger contemporarles. Ball players have great respect for Bob Emslie, and the fans, coo, usually are satisfied that~wben he calls a decision it is right