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N.-Y. Eve. Journal 7 Feb. n.p.: Long ago, when the boys used to get out on the turf and toss the hooks, they were strong for the brush all over the face.at brush, n.4
N.-Y. Eve. Journal 7 Feb. n.p.: Long ago, when the boys used to get out on the turf and toss the hooks, they were strong for the brush all over the face. N.Y. Eve. Journal 11 Dec. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 6: He is the whole Swiss cheese at this meeting [...] the whole show.at whole cheese, n.
N.Y. Eve. Journal 7 Feb. n.p.: Ryan copping Barry in five rounds speaks pretty well for him.at cop, v.
N.-Y. Eve. Journal 7 Feb. n.p.: They switched to the ‘nanny goat’ style then and after that went to the side boys, more commonly called ‘fire escapes’.at fire-escape (n.) under fire, n.
N.-Y. Eve. Journal 7 Feb. n.p.: They switched to the ‘nanny goat’ style then and after that went to the side boys, more commonly called ‘fire scapes’.at nanny goat, n.3
N.Y. Eve. Journal 7 Feb. n.p.: Long ago, when the boys used to get out on the turf and toss the hooks, they were strong for the brush all over the face.at toss the hooks (v.) under hook, n.1
N.Y. Eve. Journal 7 Feb. n.p.: If you didn’t have a bunch of grogans under your chin your were a rum.at rum, n.1
N.Y. Eve. Journal 11 Dec. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 6: He is the whole Swiss cheese at this meeting [...] the whole show.at show, n.
N.-Y. Eve. Journal 7 Feb. n.p.: They switched to the ‘nanny goat’ style then and after that went to the side boys, more commonly called ‘fire scapes’.at side boys (n.) under side, adj.
N.Y. Eve. Journal 7 Feb. n.p.: Barry was a tough slugger, but he lacks the class that Thomas has.at slugger, n.
N.Y. Eve. Journal 21 Aug. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 178: After the game Ganzel acknowledged the decision was right, but he made an awful belch at the time.at belch, n.
N.Y. Eve. Journal 18 Sept. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 227: John T. Brush handed Brother Bingham a line of conversation regarding the necessity of policing the grounds [...] and he will send a couple of hundred blue-boys to hang around and make themselves useful.at blue boy, n.2
N.Y. Eve. Journal 31 Jan. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 14: Pulliam’s new fighting ‘ump’ [...] was the boss banisher of the year.at boss, adj.
N.Y. Eve. Journal 25 Sept. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 253: Local ‘bugs’ and ‘bugesses’ can keep their lingerie on.at bug, n.4
N.Y. Eve. Journal 25 Apr. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 52: He turned tail and tin-canned so fast for the outer bulwark.at tin-can, v.
N.Y. Eve. Journal 27 Feb. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 23: The pushball was of infinite interest to the spectators, especially the ‘chocolate babies’ delegation, the darkies rolling over and over [...] in paroxysms of laughter.at chocolate baby (n.) under chocolate, adj.
N.Y. Eve. Journal 7 Oct. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 297: Manager McGraw and Secretary Knowles are personally ‘dead set’ against giving [...] the Cubs a chance.at dead set against (adj.) under dead set, adj.
N.Y. Eve. Journal 4 Mar. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 26: Luther [...] knocked off Bresnahan’s dicer the first crack out of the box.at first crack out of the box (adv.) under first, adj.
N.Y. Eve. Journal 23 Apr. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 49: It was the little woman with tears of joy trickling down her cheeks and so wildly clapping [...] that got my goat.at get someone’s goat (v.) under goat, n.1
N.Y. Eve. Journal 1 Sept. in Unforgettable Season (1981) n.p.: The great American game of ‘Hanky Pank’.at hankypanky, n.
N.Y. Eve. Journal 19 June in Unforgettable Season (1981) 99: Doyle appeared to be a bit too wagonish in cavorting from second.at ice-wagon (n.) under ice, n.1
N.Y. Eve. Journal 24 Sept. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 249: A new magnate has ‘Jimmied’ his way into the game.at jimmy, v.1
N.Y. Eve. Journal 21 Aug. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 178: Devlin had his foot between the bag and Lobert’s ‘kangaroos.’.at kangaroo, n.2
N.Y. Eve. Journal 25 Apr. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 53: He took one despairing glance [...] through one corner of his offside lamp.at lamp, n.1
N.Y. Eve. Journal 25 Aug. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 183: After Doyle banged a safe hit [...] the game looked lead-pipe to a certainty.at lead-pipe cinch (n.) under lead, n.
N.Y. Eve. Journal 25 Apr. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 53: He had no possible chance of stopping the ball as a legit [i.e. in a normal manner].at legit, n.
N.Y. Eve. Journal 18 Sept. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 227: John T. Brush handed Brother Bingham a line of conversation regarding the necessity of policing the grounds [...that Bingham fell for.at hand (out) a line (v.) under line , n.1
N.Y. Eve. Journal 17 Sept. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 223: I would be the first to ‘produce’ for a medal for Hank.at produce, v.
N.Y. Eve. Journal 25 Aug. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 183: With the first game tucked away and Mathewson in the box, it looked very sweet for both games.at sweet, adj.1
N.Y. Eve. Journal 25 Apr. in Unforgettable Season (1981) 53: Being off his trolley, he pitched face forward.at off one’s trolley (adj.) under trolley, n.
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