Nobody seems to know when the tradition of doffing a hat began, though most historians date the practice to the days when bowlers and boaters were in vogue.
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, New York Times: Baseball
Tue, 10/21/2014 - 8:02am
Nobody seems to know when the tradition of doffing a hat began, though most historians date the practice to the days when bowlers and boaters were in vogue.