Judge, 1932-06-11 · page 10 of 36
Judge — June 11, 1932 — page 10: what you’re looking at
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# Explaining This Judge Magazine Page This is a **baseball humor column** from Judge's sports section, featuring amusing anecdotes about the sport. The top cartoon shows Santa Claus confronted by an umpire or official asking "Have you got a shirt on under that?"—a visual gag playing on baseball uniform requirements. The main text, "That's News," collects oddball baseball incidents, mostly absurd tall tales: a rookie hitting a ball that collides with an airplane, a bunt killing a groundhog, an umpire discovering his manager is an ex-lover. These exaggerations mock the tendency of sports journalists to sensationalize or invent dramatic stories. The lower cartoon by Ralph Fuller shows children arguing over something, with the caption "Aw, c'mon, Percy—don't hoard it!"—likely referencing candy or treats at a ballpark, with a girl's comment about a child being outside alone followed by a sassy reply ("go lay an egg"—period slang for "scram"). The humor relies on **baseball culture absurdity and period sports journalism conventions** that modern readers might find quaint.
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