This is a long shot, but could it be Edward M. (Ted) Lewis, who pitched for Boston in 1901 with Criger as a catcher? Lewis later became an English professor and taught elocution, and was friends with the poet Robert Frost. So maybe this was just catch phrase for Ted Lewis? Anyway, the "L" in "Lew" and the "L" in Lewis' signature look the same to me.
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