using chewing tobacco on the field

[Superdog50]

6 or 7 years ago I was umpiring 17-18 year old summer league games in Ellisville, Mississippi and there was a coach (in the coaching box) smoking a cigar. The first opportunity I told him that tobacco products were not allowed. He accused the coach of the other team of asking me to do this. Of course that is not true. It is real easy to stand out on the field smoking a cigar. Anyway, that was the last game that I officiated in the league. The Coach in question was on the league board of directors. Obviously, he was immuned from the rules. That was my first summer to officiate in that league even though I had been an umpire elsewhere for more that 10 years. I had always heard what a "bush league" this was but this just confirmed it.