Word: gingering
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Arrived at the fair, Busy warns the Littlewits to beware of the "heathen," and all enter Ursula's booth to partake of pig. Justice Overdo enters, still preserving his incognito, and the extravagant Cokes begins to buy up all the toys and ginger-bread at the fair. He has his purse cut by Edgworth while Nightingale creates a diversion by ballad singing, and Justice Overdo, suspected of the theft, is given into custody. The Puritanical Busy then tries to seize Leatherhead's toys on the ground that they are "idols" which must be "torn down," and is arrested...
...outfield is a hard worker, but his fielding is erratic. He has improved his batting greatly, but it is still weak at times. Colby is a good outfielder, but his batting needs improvement. Of the catchers, Mason is a good backstop, but a very weak thrower. He lacks ginger and is liable to be caught napping while on base. His batting is even. Elkins the other catcher has not been out lately owing to trouble with his eyes. Pitcher seems to be the hardest position to fill. Smith, Tuckerman and Timmins, who are trying for that position, are all very...
...Freshman class last night the plans for class beer-nights were announced. Beer-nights will be held every week, or every other week, beginning after the mid-years. It was urged that it is fully as important for men who do not wish to drink beer or ginger ale to come as for the others, in order to make the meetings successful, and to provide for a general good time...
...cause some shifting about of the men to alter the trim of the boat, but he has always had perfect confidence in Cross and will undoubtedly rely on his previous knowledge of the man and keep him. The chief effect of his visit will be to put more ginger into the men and wake them...
...general verdict of Boston coincides with that of New York that there is more amusing material in "The New Boy" than in any comedy presented here for years. The action is lively and the comical situations follow each other as fast as professional foot racers. There is ginger and go and snap in every scene. It is questionable if that always funny comedian, James T. Powers, has ever had a character more suited to his inimitable fun making faculties, nor has he ever portrayed one in Boston in which he has scored a more pronounced success. Others in the cast...