The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-30
WHEN THE UMPIRE WAS BOSS.
The Ex.hascot Tells OF Baseball Before Polit-
teal enlightenment Game.


Wei, sir. / went to y professional baseball
game the other day The fat ev-mascot oI
the Lightioot ilic aid this in u iar-away tone
hat gave his friends the impression that he
had not thoroughly enjoyed himself
tnd ynu ditn'; Ike ~" suggested one "I
THEM
"Oh. w.. the at rN-mascot replied hastily
r. wa, nm exciting game, Ill right; II was one
oI ne ,lu-'-' contests I've ever seen. why,
they had 10 play four extra rnnnh-, and ~ that
IL ended In q draw The referee the umpire,
I mean allied Nv. contest OH account Of q foul.
| Some un, thew the oatcler's mask ~ MIN
and o. struck below IN, h,lt Oh yes l. Wa a
good gaIur all light Somehow, though, Il
seemed dif rent from the old Jones county
gamn, ~Irpo.' IT, political "uligh'enmeut
| that's doing il IN those day, W" poor farmers
didn't realize that We were free people, more
shame to H. Why. what earthly business has
one pompouS guy. calling himself umpire, to
get up and dictdt" to eighteen free-born Amerl-
can ball s]pielefs? What right has he 20 decree
that a mans out when that man doesn't think
that he isy II IL isn't the ranke>t kind OF gov
eminent without the consent Of The governed
why, then. gentlemen, ri eat my shirt waist
DO you know il Birly makes me boil with lndig-
nation to think ul the way We poor r1stics
hustled on and on bases AZ the beck and call Of
. Al.
one lone tyrdnt Why, vi were 20 p~itlfully
ignorant q. our constitutional rights as free
americans that ! don't think one Of ne ever
even questioned the fairness Of hold on, though.
l orso, ,hyTg oh MSS i"'' one time 'na' Ia almost
Ii was at one Of the big championship con-
test between the Ringtail Roarers and the
iightfuot Lille Old Doc QuackenbuSh had
hccn slated to de- the officiating. bat at the last
moment he received a hurry call from, out ~
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