Life — April 5, 1928 — page 55: what you’re looking at

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The Master of Ceremonies Turns Umpire “IT certainly is fine the way you folks turned out this afternoon for our little party. We're all go- ing to be friends, I’m sure, and we'll have a wonderful time. Why, there’s Jim Jones! Hello, Jim. I called your office and they said you were in conference. That’s pretty good. Well, I suppose you folks came out here to see a ball game. That's a laugh. Anyhow, my friends and my- self will try to entertain you. “I'd like to have you all meet Con- nie Mack, the Prince of Pep from Philadelphia. Stand up, Connie. Attaboy! Boys and girls, I ask you, doesn't he make you think of Doug- las Fairbanks? He's so Athaletic! Thank you. And George, will you ask Mr. Huggins to stand up? You say he is standing up? Well, tell that mascot to get out from in front of him. There he is! Give the lit- ager a big hand, folks. you the batteries s game, but I never met any of these boys. Even if I did give you their names, there probably would be a lot of changes. Maybe I can give you the batteries that fin- ish the game. “Now we're off. How do you like I'll let you in on a secret but you mustn't tell anybody. The pitcher is broke but it didn’t from going to any wells. Thank you. Now notice the catcher. You gotta hand it to that boy. HOLD it. That was my fast one. It went clear over the grandstand. I said, you gotta HAND it to him. Well, think it over. I'll be back here in June. “Batter up! Ah, there’s Tris Speaker! An old favorite, I'll tell the world. My granddad used to tell me, ‘Son, there's a ballplayer. Just our pitcher? come No matter whether you plan to spend $300 or $3000, our specially prepared descriptive booklet, sent free on request, will be invaluable. Tours with escort. Independent Tours. Private Auto Tours. DEAN& DAWSON, Lid! 500 Fifth Ave., New York, N.Y,| Established $7 years 40 European Offices LONDON PARIS ROME CAIRO) Life PRING AY elected ERDASHy abroad R ) by the Drownmg King OFFICE LONDON Ov fine importations for sprin, include: Shirts, hand loomed an hand tailored in France. Neckwear, from Paul Olmer et Cie., Paris, and Vavasseur&Co.,of London. Hosiery, in clocked lisle, created by Savoure, Paris. Silk handkerchiefs by Paul New York—1 East 45th St., at Fifth Ave. Olmer; fine initialled linen hand- kerchiefs with hand rolled edges from Delame Lelievre Fils, Paris. These, and a wide choice of other timely European selections are avail- able at any of the Browning-King . stores in principal cities. Chicago—Monroe & Wabash ++. and 30 other smart, convenient stores. as good now as when we were boys together.’ Give Tris a hand. Maybe a couple of you would give him a hand. No, he's going to the plate by himself. Attaboy, Tris. Don't let anybody kid you, old scout. Knock it a mile! Well, he did. For three bases! Hey, Tris, come back here! The folks want you to do it again, “Will you look at that! Stealing home! At his age and stealing a home. He's a regular Adolphe Men- jou. Tris, I’m surprised. Well, all I got to say is that experience counts. “Who threw that pop bottle? It almost hit ME!” B. F. Sylvester. DRIVE YOURSELF B om . ‘EUROPE The easy, econom- joyable way. Car rent $50. AUTO SERVICE ABROAD SSI FIFTH AVE. NEW YORK CITY comicbooks.com