Teddy Roosevelt took home a Presidents Race victory with a little help from a teddy bear

In November of 1902, Teddy Roosevelt took a hunting trip to Mississippi where, among other animals, he and his group encountered an American black bear. The encounter was eventually recreated in a cartoon in the Washington Post, where inventor Morris Michtom saw it and decided to commemorate it with a toy: the teddy bear. 
Over 100 years later, Roosevelt participated in the Nationals' Presidents Race during Washington's game against the Phillies on Friday. Things were tight -- coming around the home stretch, all four presidents were bunched up. Any little edge could make a difference. Luckily, Teddy would get some help:

Yes, when he most needed it, a teddy bear came flying from the crowd and took out the competition. Look on the bright side, guys: It could've been worse, and a lot colder.