Originally posted by BullittDewey Defeats Truman...
From what I remember from my highschool American history class (won of the more difficult highschool classee I ever took). Dewey was such a heavy favorite they just assumed he was going to win that the Chicago Tribune printed the story before the offical results were brought in.
This could be one of those situations where the umpires gear did not get to the next city in time. But usually they wind up wearing some apparaell from the home team.