Clarence Ernest Eldridge (June 24, 1888 - February 7, 1981) was a Major League Baseball

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 umpire

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 in the American League

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 and an advertising

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 executive. Before his umpiring career, he was a college sports writer

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Eldridge umpired his first Major League game on June 24, , his only game in 1914. He returned the following year to umpire 5 games. All six of his career Major League games umpired were at 1st base.

Following his umpiring career, he worked as an advertising manager for the REO Motor Car Company

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, a vice president of Young & Rubicam

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, vice president in charge of marketing for General Foods

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, and executive vice president of the Campbell Soup Company

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. He was inducted into the American Advertising Federation Hall of Fame

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