In parting, we asked him if he had any statement to make to the great American public. To our surprise, he rose and said: “I certainly have,” with all the conviction in the world.
This was more than we had expected.
“Yes, yes, what is it?” we asked, all a-twitter.
“I hope the Yanks win,” said Buster.
Gertrude Chase, The New York Telegraph, 1922