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I told the umpires to walk back at least thirty-five feet from home plate. That reduced the arguements.

Bill Klem

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Bill Klem
Age: 77 †
Born: 1874
Born: February 22
Died: 1951
Died: September 16
Baseball Player
Baseball Umpire
Rochester
New York
William Joseph Klem
William Joseph Klimm
Told
Umpires
Least
Plate
Five
Reduced
Home
Plates
Back
Thirty
Walk
Walks
Feet

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