The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-05


her7" the fans would chorus.
because | said So" would come
back in a deliberate scream that
could be heard above the jecrs OF
crowd OF 10000.
That and similar passages be.
tween SIR and the fans who liked
him best when they could make
him reply 10 their taunts. ticklcd
Miss Trent. who has aizable
sense Of humor.
Z During the latter part OF the sea.
heard decreased noticeably Sport
writer's commented on a.
( One evening Miss Trent and
some friends we're dining al Ner-
rimac Highlands Inn. supposed 10
DO tho least warm OF all So. Louis
really hot spots In August. Jack
Ryan. st Louis most widely
known hotel clerk. was the proprie-
tor OF the inn that summer. and
many OF the major league players
and umpircs who had known him
long used 10 dine with him.
I SIX In a Bsd Way
/ This evening. SILK OToughlin
and another umpire were sitting
near the table Miss Trent and hsr
friends occupied Ryan knew Miss
fronts friends.
lie vas introduced To Miss Trent.
| His attention was called 20 the
fact that oIoughlln was present
Yes. and TIA n crime that he's
80 near thru as an umpire" vas
Ryan'a sympathetic remark.
Why" asked Mira Trent
because HIS voic. IL practically
gone" said Ryan. lie suffers ev.
cry time he calls a decision. and
he thinks the fans would hoo, him
out OF every park In the league II
he quit calling hts decisions and
used his hands like the other um.
plres 10 indicate his Judgments
You ought 10 turn him over 10
Miss Trent" said one OF her party.
she can fix his voice up"
Mr.. O'LouEhlln knows baseball.
but since have heard him scream
ing on the ball field know he
doesn't know the first thing about
using his voice" said Miss Trent
silk 10 Introduces
Ryan rushed over to silks table
and dragged the red.headed umpire
right over TO Miss Trent.
After n little preliminary talk.
she said:
IF you would open your throat.
use your lips and tongue aud re-
member 10 keep doing II ever,
time you wanted TO shout a do
cision you would be heard Just aa
well or better than you are now
and your throat wouldn't feel like
a tarbuncle. The trouble with you
II that you shout way down In your
throat and II IL sore because the |
sound strains II getting out"
THAT sounds all right to me-"
said SILK. "f'll promise never to |
fine you or put you out Of the game
II you'll show mo how 10 do H."
SILK 10 Saved TO Game
SILK took his first voice lesson |
after he thought he was thru as
the best known umpire IN America
Inside OF n week he was yelling !
louder than over and HIS throat /
wasn't sore. He was so tlckled he |
neglected 10 fine or put out OF the |
game a few fresh ball players.
He took many lessons from Miss !
Trent and never failed 10 look her |
up when he was umpiring In ST. |
Louis.
There has been lot OF talk |
about the condition OF the players |
for the worlds series this year. but |
] guess deserve a little credit for |
being responsible for the good con.
dition Of at least one OF the um.
pires." said Miss Trent today.
II never met a finer gentleman |
than Mr.. O'Loughlin. and no pupil /
ever worked harder for me than |
he did. not even excepting some |
lawyer.politicians, who came to me |
TO learn how to make their voices |
last thru some rather strenuous |
campaigns.
Miss Trent has been teaching
voice In Seattle two years. special
izlng in English dictlon. She has
sung many times at the city's tn
berculosis hospital at Firlnnds, |
and her pupils. among whom Ia
Miss Glover Newell, daughter OF
KIrkland's mayor. have given
many Sunday afternoon entertain
ments out there.
Miss Trent will sing before the
Ladies' Century club October IL.