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When I was 14, I played in a summer league. One night the chief umpire asked me if I would like to try umpiring.
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"When I was 14, I played in a summer league. One night the chief umpire asked me if I would like to try umpiring. There was a Little League tournament coming up and he needed more umpires than he had"

- Jim Evans

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Jim Evans somewhere between November 5, 1946 and today. He/she was a famous Athlete from USA. The author also have 28 other quotes.

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