Well, he's actually standing just behind the batters box and to the side of the plate ump while giving the runner (Hoeft) the arms up signal that he can score standing and does not have to slide. In those days, any teammate at the plate or in the on-deck circle was expected to provide that help and might be chastised if it was not given. In the modern era, that basic team rule is routinely ignored in many cases. It appears that the wirephoto was taken a second or two after the photo image used on the card because the ump is completely out of the card shot. Seems strange that he would have been intentionally edited out and even stranger that he could move that fast in just a second or two.
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