I recently referenced that I obtained some new additions to my collection. The next from that list is Jocko Conlan, one of just 10 umpires inducted into baseball's Hall of Fame. Conlan was known for several trademarks: Instead of a regular dress tie like most umpires of the day wore, Conlan wore a natty bow tie for his career. Conlan further distinguished himself by making "out" calls with his left hand instead of his right. He was also the last NL umpire allowed to wear the outside chest protector, instead of the inside protector that all other NL umpires except Beans Reardon were using by then.
These were from an old collection of through-the-mail index card signatures, and Conlan has been deceased for several years.
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