In the south Chicago suburb where I grew up (Chicago Heights) the kids baseball program was run by the park district. I was able to umpire 8, 9 and 10 year old kids games when I was 13. I did it for three seasons. Back then (the sixties), there was only one official on the field. We had to make every call and we stood behind the pitcher. I think we got paid 50 cents per game and I usually worked two or three on a Saturday. It was more money than my weekly allowance. 
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Last edited by Mark Padgett; Fri May 13, 2011 at 11:06am.
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