I can even tell you exactly how many times that High School umpire consulted his rules book when he thought no one was looking - The Turner Twins by Ralph Henry Barbour

The side catching the ball scores a point and the umpire then tosses the ball to the guards of the opposite team etc - Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium by Jessie H. Bancroft

I will tell you this that it is not the first time nor the second time that the young English lady has gone for a voyage in the Umpire and in that very cabin too - Macleod of Dare by William Black