"the finger" in 1932 Hollywood epic (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Victor Steinbok]

My memory is different. Although a common gesture involves straightening
the arm to point, for this purpose, again, it depends on the umpire.
Some use an emphatic thumb-over-the-shoulder jerk. A lot of these
gestures seem to be trademarked by the umps (but not quite to the Naked
Gun degree). Other sports have more uniform gestures by the officials
and some are codified in the rules.

     VS-)

On 5/15/2012 10:06 AM, Dan Goncharoff wrote:
> Is it possible we are confusing two different umpire gestures? Throwing
> someone out of the game often involves pointing to the clubhouse or the
> dugout, and does not use the thumb.
>
> DanG

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