Billy Evans was only the third umpire in the history of baseball to be enshrined at Cooperstown , when he was elected into the Hall-of-Fame in 1973. His career stretched from 1906 to 1927, during which time he wrote Umpire Billy Evans Simplified Baseball Rule Book. The 1922 Edition is pictured.

The Rule Book was provided to fans of the Syracuse Stars compliments of the Syracuse Journal. In 1922, the Stars were the top farm club of the St. Louis Cardinals in the AA International League. According to several online histories that I've read, the Stars started life in 1879 as a Major League team, but didn't finish a full season at that level.

The back cover of the 1922 Syracuse Journal-sponsored Rule Book features the entire 1922 home and away game schedule for the Stars, which adds even more interest to this rare booklet.

When you flip through it, you can almost hear Billy yelling, "Play Ball!"