Word: amateurishness
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...added a not nearly so flattering drawing and a slightly malicious little essay. The motif of many of his photographs and all of his drawings is charmingly and stuffily Edwardian, the epoch which is presently amusing England's Bright Young People. Photographic effects which he loses by scratchy, amateurish retouching are regained by cleverly arranged profusions of artificial flora, drapery, gimcracks, for Photographer Beaton is admittedly inspired by the early fashion pictures of Lallie Charles in the Sketch and Tatler. Beauties immortalized by Photographer Beaton are apparently chosen for their news value, ranging from angular Margot Asquith, homely Poetess...
Immediately eastern promoters became sensitive to danger. This was the chance western promoters had been waiting. Schmeling was still champion outside of New York. Why not a title bout in Chicago? Sidney Strotz of the amateurish Chicago Stadium Corp. tried for it but could not close the deal. Chicago has no other promoters above the level of John ("Mique") Malloy and James C. Mullen, with whom no important fighters now do business. Outmaneuvering Strotz, President Carey of Manhattan's Madison Square Garden Corp. quickly revived the Garden's Illinois subsidiary which Tex Rickard had used...
...reassured her, but soon the truth came out: he was head-over-heels in love with beautiful Mrs. Miller. Irma was heartbroken but gallant. Just in time to save the situation and the Congressman's soul came a curious concatenation of circumstances : the stockmarket crashed and took his amateurish speculations with it; beautiful Mrs. Miller hooted with laughter at the suggestion that she divorce her husband and marry Dan; a heinous appropriation bill reared its ugly head and Daniel smacked it, though in vain. The last you see of him he is flying furiously westward to prevent Irma Schmultz...
Seldom is big-league baseball muddled by such amateurish errors. Both teams were overstrung, playing crazily in their eagerness to win. Before the game was over Mule Haas of the Athletics had tripped himself getting started to field a hit in centre field and Pitcher Grove had fallen on his face trying to pick up an easy bunt. Though zeal was the cause of the errors, the game resembled a sandlot final rather than a world championship; only the presence of the President of the U. S. through the whole nine innings and the crowded stands built on the roofs...
...very much can be said in favor of this picture: the dialogue is poor the acting is amateurish, and the directing could hardly be commended. The scenes in which the gangsters get their man or the prison riot fall far short of being convincing...