Dicky Dippys Diary Day Reflections on Slang Use
A fragment notes Thursday’s diary entry about slang usage and understanding, mentioning an unclear cast or night scene and the speaker’s difficulty in deciphering casual language.
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
9
Its Vulgar Yet Expressive Slang Praised By Sinnott
A cited remark by Sinnott explains that vulgar slang is expressive, equating a single bold term with ten ordinary words, highlighting the punch of concise language and social attitudes toward slang in contemporary discourse.
Red Sox Top Cleveland in Tenth Inning Victory
Boston defeated Cleveland 1 to 0 in a second straight ten inning game. The run came on a sequence including Coveleskie’s wild throw to second, Strunk’s sacrifice, Ruth’s force out, and a pass to Hooper. Jones’ two bases on balls loaded the bases in the ninth, but Wambsganss struck out and Roth retired the side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Boston
Hooper
Coveleskie
Ruth
Jones
Wambsganss
Roth
Boston vs Cleveland Nine Innings Summary 1 0 0 0 1
Baseball game recap notes Boston 1 Cleveland 0 with a 1-0 final. Wood delivered a two base hit driving in the only run. Hooper stole a base. Strunk and Chapman assisted on sacrifice plays. Errors listed for Boston three. Pitchers Jones and Coveleskie with five and six bases on balls respectively. Coveleskie threw a wild pitch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wea Ceeaee
O'Neill
Coveleskie
Evans
Boston
Cleveland
Wood
Hooper
Strunk
Chapman
MccInnis
Scott
McInnis
Thomas
Shean
Jones
Marquard Shuts Out Pirates In Tight 1-0 Victory
Brooklyn pitcher Rube Marquard delivered his best game of the season, a 1-0 shutout over Pittsburgh with Sanders matching him until the third inning when no Pirates reached first. Final line shows Pittsburgh 003 runs on 1 hit, Brooklyn 150 runs on 5 hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquard
Brooklyn
Rube Marquard
Pittsburgh
Sanders
R.H.E
Archer
Miller
Cards Drive Giants From Top Position
St Louis knocked New York from first after the Giants led all season in a slugging 12 to 6 game. The visitors came back from behind twice, tying the score in the eighth on a wild throw by Fletcher and Smyth stealing home. In the ninth Schupp, once a star for New York, pitched for the first time this season and struggled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
St. Louis
Giants
Fletcher
Smyth
Schupp
Standings and scoring in St. Louis vs New York game
In a high scoring matchup at New York the Giants fall to the Cardinals 12 to 6. Kauff, Bariden, Fletcher each tally two base hits and Cruise hits a homer for St. Louis, while Anderson and Tesreau struggle on the mound for New York as Meadows earns the win and Tesreau the loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
AB. R
Ramiden
Rodriguez
Thorpe
Anderson
P .S
Wilhoit
Tesreau
McCarty
Schupp
St. Louis
May
Horstman
Meadows
Packard
Cruise
Yanks Rally In The 10th For A Victory
New York rallied in the 10th inning to beat St Louis 5 to 2. Gilhooley walked and Peckinpaugh doubled before Baker was intentionally walked, loading the bases. Pratt hit a sacrifice fly to score Gilhooley and Pipp added a three base hit to bring in Peckinpaugh and Baker. Rain delayed the game thirty minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
New York
Gilhooley
Peckinpaugh
Baker
Pratt
Tobin
Pipp
A.B. R.H.O
Bodie
Miller
Ceca
Hannah
Love
Mogridge
A.B. R.W.C.A.E.' Tobin
Gerber
Johns
Rogers
Maisel
Smith sNunamaker
Gedeon
Paker
N.Y
J. Louis
McGaffigan Keeps Cubs Winless in Sloppy Game
Game notes show Chicago leaving eight men on base while Philadelphia stranded four. Errors stood at a single miscue for Philly as pitchers Prendergast and Douglass issued one free pass each. Prendergast struck out the side in a tense late stretch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGaffigan
Chicago
Phila
Pirst
Douglass
Pren
Pergast
Prendergast
Altrock Returns to Lead Washington Pitching Victory
Nick Altrock came back Thursday to win for Washington in Detroit, 3 to 2. He pitched into the eighth before Ayers relieved him with one out. a double play ended a threat and Altrock earned the win as rain ended the game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Nick Altrock
Washington
Ayers
Altrock
AHLE
Ainsmith
Cunningham and
Yelle
Caddock Lewis Match Held in Des Moines
Des Moines reports a heavyweight wrestling match featuring world champion Earl Caddock and Ed Strangler Lewis of Lexington, Kentucky, on June 7. The brief notes the bout as a marquee clash between two famed grapplers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caddock-Lewis
Des Moines
Iowa
Sergeant Earl Caddock
Ed “Strangler” Lewis
Lexington
Local bout set in city on June 2nd
Thursday matched for a bout in this city with Caddock serving in the national army at Camp Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caddock
National Army
Camp Dodge
Air Commander Falls From Plane Injured at Fort Worth
Air Commander Major Thorne E. Duell, newly assigned to command Taliaferro field at Fort Worth, reportedly fell from his airplane near Fort Worth while flying from Kelly field in San Antonio. The report noted no clarification on his injuries.
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San Antonio
Texas
Kelly Field
Austin
Thorne E. Duell
Taliaferro Field
Fort Worth
Duell
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KING
SoLonong
Dicky Dippy
Sinnott
MR. Dippy
Skiddoo
Sinnei
RED Sox
Naps
E. Hooper
Seer
F. Thomas
Agnew
Ease Ee Schang
Aeewene Jones
Eeeneene
Joan Evans
Ase- Speaker
Aecneee Wambsganss
Rf Wood
Se Miller
C Coveleskie
Graney
Bagby
AB. R. H.C
A. E. Smith
Ween Nent Aes
Baird
Cruisers
Hornsby
I Wiette
Heathcot
Kavanagh
Gonzales
Arene
Quincy’s Live Store
Plymouth
Palm Beach
É. &. Spears
G. H. Weiss
Maine ST
J. W. Daniels
G. H. Liesen
National American
W. L. Pet
Pet
Chi
Bost
Cinn
Chi A1
Pitts
St. L
Cleve
Wash
Bklyn
Philadelphia
Omaha
Oklahoma City
St Louis
Cincinnati
Fitzgerald
Cubs
Paskett
Deal
Killifer
Flack
Hollacher
Mann
Merkle Ib Tee Ewaee
Wee
MecGaffigan
C. Weer En Vere
Burns Prendergast
Ewes
Hollocher Merkle Flack
Barroft
Doubie
Zeider
Merkle
Ludecrus Bancroft
Orpheum
Machinists’ Union
Labor Temple
Charles Hendricks
Dodge Brothers Motor Cars
Morris Adler-Moller CO
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