That's Better.
An anecdote of an umpire in an English county cricket match was told by the captain of the New Zealand cricket team (Mr. W. A. Ha'dlee) when he spoke to the Christchurch Businessmen's Club. A bespectacled youth who had been brought down from the hills of Wales for a trial as a foowler appealed to the umpire, who was well known as a "hard shot." "How's that, umpire?" he cried. "Not out. Over. Come here, young man," the umpire said. "You must learn not to say 'How's that umpire?' but - 'How's that, sir?' " he told the youth. A few overs later the bowler made another appeal, addressing the umpire as "sir." The-ireply was; / "That's better. That'a out!"
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Chronicle (Levin), 8 November 1949, Page 4
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119That's Better. Chronicle (Levin), 8 November 1949, Page 4
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