Word: horseplaying
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...Best from Gano. The anniversary dinner (sirloin steak, champagne) was no stuffy testimonial, but a newspaperman's blend of horseplay and affection. Toastmaster Dick Thornburg, editor of the Cincinnati Post, struck the keynote by calling Howard "the greatest newspaperman ever to come out of Gano, Ohio, population...
...eighth annual Democrat-Republican baseball game in Washington. New Jersey's rippling (350 Ibs.) Democratic Representative T. (for Thomas) James Tumulty frisked through some horseplay with his teammate and close congressional pal, California's James Roosevelt, leftfielder. Bellowed Tumulty: "When I get up, I'll have to hit a home run because I sure could never run out a hit to first base!" When one-inning Third Baseman Tumulty came to bat, a pinch runner was ready to do his legwork for him, but hurly-burly "T.J." hit only a short dribbler, was thrown out at first...
...boomed with the aplomb of a circus ringmaster, "I want you to know that just because your able and distinguished Senators down here are sitting with their feet on their desks, reading newspapers, it does not mean they do not know what is going on." "They Also Serve . . ." Such horseplay earned Goodie his reputation as a jester. But the job of heir-apparent to the governor was almost too much for his patience. Once, in a mood of despair, he told Republican Assemblyman Tom Caldecott: "I get up every morning, go out on the front porch, unfold the paper, look...
...contest was played according to the rules. There was no baseball game, no mad dribbling, nor any such horseplay. The collegians, led by the great Tom Gola with 25 shots, jumped out to a 30-13 lead in the first quarter, and were never headed...
Nothing to Something. After 1 a.m. the crowd's feverish excitement and the broader horseplay onstage began to simmer down. The music became more spiritual, and the children in the audience dropped off to sleep. By 2, half the crowd had drifted away, and at 2:15 the singers were packing their effects into their Cadillacs for the trek to the next night's stand...