lla " ▁to ▁communicate ▁with ▁g amb lers ▁at ▁the ▁ball ▁park . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁story , ▁It ▁was ▁am using ▁and ▁instruct ive ▁to ▁notice ▁how ▁often ▁Mike ▁raised ▁his ▁yellow ▁par as ol , ▁and ▁just ▁as ▁often ▁lower ed ▁it . ▁Indeed , ▁he ▁seemed ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁a ▁regular ▁dr ill ▁with ▁it ▁... ▁Str ange ▁to ▁say ▁a ▁few ▁bad ▁errors ▁would ▁invari ably ▁follow , ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁runs ▁would ▁result ▁to ▁his ▁club . ▁Then ▁Captain ▁Mike ▁would ▁move ▁over ▁into ▁another ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁stand ▁where ▁some ▁one ▁was ▁offering ▁a ▁heavy ▁bet ▁that ▁his ▁club ▁would ▁not ▁score ▁a ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁next ▁in ning . ▁A ▁man ▁following ▁close ▁to ▁Mike ▁would ▁take ▁the ▁bet . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁w ipe ▁the ▁pers p iration ▁from ▁his ▁brow ▁the ▁yellow ▁um bre lla ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁lower ed ▁and ▁while ▁this ▁work ▁was ▁being ▁done , ▁his ▁men ▁out ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁would ▁become ▁possessed , ▁and ▁fairly ▁knock ▁the ▁ball ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁en closure . ▁That ▁old ▁yellow ▁um bre lla ▁was ▁worth ▁more ▁to ▁Mc Ge ary ▁in ▁those ▁days ▁than ▁any ▁old ▁pair ▁of ▁sho es ▁or ▁glo ves ▁in ▁those ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁$ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁limit ▁rule . ▁ ▁Prov idence ▁Gray s ▁After ▁sp ending ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁seasons ▁playing ▁for ▁Spring field ▁in ▁the ▁International ▁Association , ▁Mc Ge ary ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁National ▁League ▁in ▁