Life — September 28, 1928 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Explanation for Modern Readers This page discusses World Series baseball controversies. The main article criticizes how umpires and players sometimes act unprofessionally during championship games. It mentions specific players like "Big Bill" James and Hank Gowdy, who reportedly had poor performances or behavioral issues in World Series play. The cartoon at bottom shows a mother at a baseball game asking "Look, Mom, may I throw him some peanuts?" — a joke about unruly fan behavior and spectator heckling at games. The "Excess Baggage" joke at bottom right plays on marital humor, with a sultan joking about depositing wives in a harem. The overall tone criticizes unsportsmanlike conduct in professional baseball during this early 20th-century era.