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Former Pirate slugger Ralph Kiner was telling his broadcasting buddy, Lindsey Nelson, about his wife, the former tennis star Nancy Chaffee.

”When I married Nancy, I vowed I’d beat her at tennis someday. After six months, she beat me 6-2. After a year, she beat me 6-4. After we were married a year and a half, I pushed her to 7-5. Then it happened – she had a bad day and I had a good one, and I beat hear 17-15.”

”Good for you, Ralph,” exclaimed Lindsey. “Was she sick?”

”Of course not!” Kiner snapped indignantly. “Well, she was eight months pregnant.”


Source:

Humes, James C. Speaker's Treasury of Anecdotes About the Famous. New York: Harper & Row, 1978. 21. Print.


Further Reading:

Ralph McPherran Kiner

Lindsey Nelson

Nancy Chaffee Whittaker

>Former Pirate slugger [Ralph Kiner](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c8/RalphKiner1953bowman.jpg) was telling his broadcasting buddy, [Lindsey Nelson](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/Red_Grange_Lindsey_Nelson_Game_of_the_Week_1955.JPG), about his wife, the former tennis star [Nancy Chaffee](https://i.imgur.com/aVQUn4L.jpg). >”When I married Nancy, I vowed I’d beat her at tennis someday. After six months, she beat me 6-2. After a year, she beat me 6-4. After we were married a year and a half, I pushed her to 7-5. Then it happened – she had a bad day and I had a good one, and I beat hear 17-15.” >”Good for you, Ralph,” exclaimed Lindsey. “Was she sick?” >”Of course not!” Kiner snapped indignantly. “Well, she was eight months pregnant.” ____________________________________ **Source:** Humes, James C. *Speaker's Treasury of Anecdotes About the Famous*. New York: Harper & Row, 1978. 21. Print. ____________________________________ **Further Reading:** [Ralph McPherran Kiner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Kiner) [Lindsey Nelson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Nelson) [Nancy Chaffee Whittaker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Chaffee)

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