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Tris Speaker was the Baseball Player.

Stephen M. Reasoner was the Federal Judge.

Tris Speaker

Born in Hubbard, Texas, Tristam E. Speaker became one of the greatest players of the 1910s. He excelled both at batting and defensive work. At home plate, he twice led the American League in hits. Meanwhile, he cranked out doubles like no tomorrow: he led the league eight times in that category, and set a major league record of 793. Moreover, he struck out a mere 220 times in his 21-year career. But although he knew how to swing a stick, Speaker thought that “it would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting.” In terms of fielding, Speaker holds a record of 139 double plays as an outfielder. The only names to have played as an outfielder in more major league games are Ty Cobb, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron. As a centerfielder, Speaker could smoothly play shallow and go back to catch a fly ball. Moreover, he led the league eight times in doubles. With 450 assists, he sits atop the all-time list. In addition to being a superb player, he went on to become one of baseball’s most successful player-managers, leading the Cleveland Indians to the 1920 World Series title. Still, he had made his greatest mark on the diamond, and in 1937, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Stephen M. Reasoner

Born in Houston, Texas, Stephen M. Reasoner came to Arkansas for school. There, he graduated first in his class from the University of Arkansas Law School, where he was Editor in Chief of the Law Review. He then practiced at a law firm for nearly twenty years. In 1988, President Reagan appointed him a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Another judge said of Reasoner: “Like every good Southern boy, he liked to grill steaks and shoot ducks.” Reasoner was well liked in his state; he won the Arkansas Bar Association’s Golden Gravel Award in 1993. Reasoner also had a good sense of humor. When Reasoner retired from his position as Chief Judge, he gave his successor, Chief Judge Susan Webber Wright, a T-shirt with a picture of an Indian chief and the caption, “Around this camp, there’s only one chief.” Reasoner told Wright to make sure no one forgot it. And, while driving to court one day, Reasoner devised Judge Reasoner’s Federal Judge’s Prayer: “Dear Lord, please make the decision I have to make today as obvious and clear as everybody else thinks it is.”

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Tris Speaker

Born in Hubbard, Texas, Tristam E. Speaker became one of the greatest players of the 1910s. He excelled both at batting and defensive work. At home plate, he twice led the American League in hits. Meanwhile, he cranked out doubles like no tomorrow: he led the league eight times in that category, and set a major league record of 793. Moreover, he struck out a mere 220 times in his 21-year career. But although he knew how to swing a stick, Speaker thought that “it would be useless for any player to attempt to explain successful batting.” In terms of fielding, Speaker holds a record of 139 double plays as an outfielder. The only names to have played as an outfielder in more major league games are Ty Cobb, Willie Mays, and Hank Aaron. As a centerfielder, Speaker could smoothly play shallow and go back to catch a fly ball. Moreover, he led the league eight times in doubles. With 450 assists, he sits atop the all-time list. In addition to being a superb player, he went on to become one of baseball’s most successful player-managers, leading the Cleveland Indians to the 1920 World Series title. Still, he had made his greatest mark on the diamond, and in 1937, he was inducted into the Hall of Fame.

Stephen M. Reasoner

Born in Houston, Texas, Stephen M. Reasoner came to Arkansas for school. There, he graduated first in his class from the University of Arkansas Law School, where he was Editor in Chief of the Law Review. He then practiced at a law firm for nearly twenty years. In 1988, President Reagan appointed him a United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Arkansas. Another judge said of Reasoner: “Like every good Southern boy, he liked to grill steaks and shoot ducks.” Reasoner was well liked in his state; he won the Arkansas Bar Association’s Golden Gravel Award in 1993. Reasoner also had a good sense of humor. When Reasoner retired from his position as Chief Judge, he gave his successor, Chief Judge Susan Webber Wright, a T-shirt with a picture of an Indian chief and the caption, “Around this camp, there’s only one chief.” Reasoner told Wright to make sure no one forgot it. And, while driving to court one day, Reasoner devised Judge Reasoner’s Federal Judge’s Prayer: “Dear Lord, please make the decision I have to make today as obvious and clear as everybody else thinks it is.”

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