In 1941, Billy Kane was a fourteen-year-old Red Sox fan
living in Maine. His favorite player, Ted Williams, was having one of the greatest
seasons in baseball history. Billy decided he needed to meet the Splendid Sprinter
in person. He didn’t have a ride to Fenway Park, but he didn’t let that stop
him. The resourceful teen hitchhiked 250 miles to meet his hero. Billy arrived
in Boston September 2, and was crushed to learn there was no game that day. Later
that evening, police officers discovered Billy fast asleep between the rows of seats. They took the trespasser to the local precinct, where he told the officers his
sad tale. Billy got a police escort to the Sheraton Hotel, where Ted Williams
was about bed down for the night. Not only did Billy Kane get to meet his
favorite ball player, but the next day he attended a Yankees/Red Sox game as
Ted Williams’ personal guest.
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