So here's a photo from the 1907 World Series. Please note all the fans in the stands who have apparently decided to tie a hankerchief on their heads, not unlike John Cleese from "Monty Python" used to when he was portraying a really, really stupid moron.


Am I to assume World Series fans were idiots or was Cleese making fun of Americans. At any rate, I'm curious as to why people did this. Anyone have a clue? Or was it just a fad like "thundersticks"?