A STRIKE DUFFY LEWIS HAD TO TAKE
"Duffy Lewis, the traveling secretary of the Milwaukee Braves, was a gifted outfielder of the Boston Red Sox team that won the World Series from the Phils in 1915 and because he did an outstanding job in that Series, he was booked on a vaudeville tour.
'I lived near San Francisco in those days and Gavvy Cravath, the star of the Phils, lived in Los Angeles,' Lewis related recently. 'There was great rivalry between these cities in those days and I figured when I played in a Los Angeles theater I'd be in for a little trouble.
'I told a few stories, then I asked if the people had any questions. One fellow got up and asked about the two catches I made on Cravath in the series that was played in Boston. I said they were long balls and mentioned that Cravath was a great hitter.
' 'You probably wouldn't have caught those two balls if the games had been played in Baker Bowl in Philadelphia, would you?' the fan asked.
' 'No, I don't think I would,' I told him. 'They probably would have been home runs.'
' 'I see,' the man replied. 'In other words, if Cravath had hit them in Philadelphia instead of Boston, he would have been up on that stage right now instead of you!' ' "
-Les Biederman, Pittsburgh Press (Baseball Digest, August 1956)
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