On May 24, 1957 — On an off day at Fenway Park, Slugger Ted Williams ran afoul the Massachusetts Society Jor the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals tonight over a report that he had shotgunned 30 to 40 pigeons at Fenway Park Herman N Dean’s chief prosecuting officer of the MSPCA said he would conduct a “full investigation” of the reported incident when the Boston Red Sox return from Baltimore Monday Williams was reported to have sat in a chair near the Boston bullpen yesterday and sharpened his hitting eye by shooting at every pigeon which cruised within range.
It was reported that the club had a permit to protect the park and assigned the job to Williams, who is more noted off the diamond for his prowess with a fishing rod. However, Dean said he could find no record of the permit, and the club declined comment.
Red Sox owner and avid sportsman Tom Yawkey’s participation in the ‘hunt’ helps to quell the outrage usually directed at the superstar ballplayer.
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