Word: lampooning
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sodden paths of a Soldiers Field diamond late yesterday afternoon, exchanged lusty cheers, and dispersed homeward amid the plaudits of the on-looking through. All told it was one of the most rugged battles the Soldiers Field turf has seen in many a long day. CRIMSON and Lampoon rose in alternate waves of mighty valor; men went down to die for the glory of their teams, and others went down on top of them; hits, runs, errors were scattered with liberal hand by the gods through this the battle of their favored children, and yet as the fury...
...Lampooners put up a game fight, but from the moment when Mayor Jimmy Walker, or at least some one who thought he looked like Jimmy, threw out the first ball they never had a chance. Bob Lampoon, diminutive southpaw, started the game in the box but being somewhat erratic was soon replaced by Philip Hichborn '29. Hichborn found the going under foot somewhat slippery but on the whole did very creditably...
Although hampered somewhat by superfluous. Lampoon infielders the CRIMSON batsmen had more than half a century of uninterrupted victories to live up to and went right out in the first inning to put the game on ice. After that if there were any signs of cracking they must all be chalked up to the Lampoon's account. The CRIMSON held its own with never a waver...
Excitement was rife in baseball circles last night at the prospect of the annual diamond classic between the CRIMSON and the Lampoon, scheduled to take place this afternoon on Soldiers Field. While little can be gleaned from the record of the Lampoon ball tossers so far this season the Mt. Auburn St. Aggregation is reputedly of unusual strength. The power of the CRIMSON nine has been amply demonstrated by its well earned mental and moral victory over the strong Princetonian batsmen last Saturday. The journalist ball players have enjoyed a complete rest from their bruising encounter on the New Jersey...
Closing reports last night from both State and Wall Streets indicated something akin to a serious financial panic following the rush of Lampoon supporters to cover bets which apparently were placed in a moment of mistaken confidence. Rumors that Philip Hichborn '29 would replace the veteran Bob Lampoon in the box for the humorists, and that V. O. Jones '28, versatile CRIMSON tosser, would be unable to play are believed to have caused the rash action of the Lampoon rooters. Word got around yesterday, however, that the CRIMSON is firmly resolved to maintain the integrity of its football traditions...