Judge — August 16, 1930 — page 16: what you’re looking at

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JUDGE The National Sport TT Brooklyn baseball fan, most rabid of his kind, was traced to his lair one afternoon, and herewith is i presented an intimate picture of his | | home life—as he rests after his day’ Ei work. His wife and_ five-year-old Phi child greet him as he comes in, tired Bi but satisfied that he has done his best L my i for the Robins. | f | {i Wife—Did you have a hard day, tit dear \f Fan—I should say I did. My voice ih is almost gone. It's always tough q i} when we play them Giants. We gotta do a lot of razzing or that heel J son will think he is a good ball-player. I done a good job on Mel Ott today, too. > strikes him out and I holler, “Take that bat of yours home mp. SIRE er Sus Wife—I'm so proud of you, dear. Did you get a chance to razz Me today? Fan—Did I? Say, 1 waited outside of the players’ entrance and when he comes out I says to him, “Mac, you better keep that ball team of yours out of Brooklyn or they'll be arrested for not working.” By the way, did Junior do his home work? Wife — Yes, indeed. He wrote “Kill the Giants. furder the um- ire” and + Herma : hundred times. The little d tually loved it, too. He w poem, too. Recite it to Pop] Junior (proudly)—‘*Hoiman, Wright, Clark and Vance, McC is a bum, and the Giants are up in—Great, sonny. I will let you come to the game with me and throw a bottle at that lousy nt third basema Did he actise tossing bottles today, dear? Wife—Yes, I had him in the yard for two hours. Today he threw one fo feet and hit Mrs. Jones’ cat. —He'll be a big help to us when he gets a bit older. I certainly am proud of that boy. Well, I guess I gotta go to work. I have to figure out the averages of the boys tonight. Hoiman got three out of four today. That brings him up a few points. Then I gotta write to Uncle Robbie and tell him to trade Bissonette. Any player that makes an error when we're playing the Giants should ought to be sent back to Waco in the Texas League. I also gotta write to the cdi- “Don't call the plumber yet, dear; it reminds me so much tor of the World and tell him to fire of Niagara and our honeymoon!” (Continued on page 32) t 14 comicbooks.com