R i n g L a r d n e r (1885 - 1933)
Ring Lardner is in For Fur Coat
October 3, 1922
NEW YORK, Oct. 2.—(Special)—All though they have been world serious practally every yr. for the last 20 yrs. this next world serious which is supposed to open up Wed P. M. at the Polo grounds is the most important world serious in history as far as I and my family are conserned and even more important to us than the famous world serious of 1919 which was win by the Cincinnati Reds greatly to their surprise.
Maybe I would better exclaim myself before going any further. Well a few days previous to the serious of 1919 I was approached by a young lady who I soon recognized as my wife and any way this woman says would I buy her a fur coat as the winter was comeing on and we are going to spend it in Connecticut which is not genally considered one of the tropics.
“But don’t do it,” she says “unless you have got the money to spare because of course I can get along without It. In fact,” she added bursting Into tears, “I am so used to getting along without this, that and the other thing that maybe it would be best for you not to buy me that coat after all as the sight of a luxury of any kind might prove my undoing.”
He Found a “Sucker” in 1919
“Listen,” was my reply, “as far as I am conserned you don’t half to prove your undoing. But listen you are in a position to know that I can’t snare the money to buy you one stoat leave alone enough of the little codgers’ skins to make a coat for a growed up girl like you. But if I can got a hold of enough money to cover enough to bet on Cincinnati in this world serious, why I will borrow from some good pal and cover their bet and will try and make the bet big enough so as the winnings will buy you the handsomest muleskin coat in New England.”
Well friends I found the sucker and got hold of enought money to cover his bet and not only that but give him odds of 6 to 5 and that is why we did not go out much in Greenwich that winter and not for no lack of invitations as certain smart Alex has let fall.
I might also mention at this junction that they was a similar agreement at that serious between Eddie Collins the capt. of the White Sox and his Mrs. only of course Eddie did not make no bet, but if his team win, why he would buy the madam a personal sedan whereas if his team lost why she would half to walk all winter. Luckly, the Collinses live in Lansdowne, Pa., where you can’t walk far..."
1924
Ring Drops Valuable Hints to Bobbed-Hair Bandit
Lima Gazette and Republican/May 11, 1924
Large Doings Out in Great Neck
Lima Gazette and Republican/May 18, 1924
One of Those Hot Ballot Conferences
Reported by Ring
Conclave Program For
October Set by Ring Lardner
San Francisco Examiner/July 5, 1924
Ring Lardner Tells Story of Volunteer Fireman
Want Razz as President, Berry as Vice-President
1922
Don't Make New Year's Resolutions--
Industry Bad Enough Now
Omaha World-Herald/January 1, 1922
We'll Have to Change Life's Schedule
if We're Going to Live 300 Years
Calgary Herald/January 5, 1922
Have a Spelling of Your Own and Save Time
Gum vs. Nicotine
Another Joke on the Taxpayers
Automatic Writing Does Not Pay
Interest on the Mortgage
Calgary Herald/January 24, 1922
Lardner's 1922 Rules for War Would Hit Some of the Referees Pretty Hard
Ledger-Democrat/January 26, 1922
Ring Lardner is in For Fur Coat
Ring Lardner Has Money on Yankees
Don't Get Wrong Idea About That Fur Coat
Ring Lardner on the World Serious
Lardner's Wife to Wear Kitten's Fur Coat, He Says, If Giants Win Championship
Telegrams to Ring Lardner are Requesting His Pick for the 1923 World's Series
All That Yankees Needed Was
Adequate Traffic Regulation
Pensacola News Journal/October 9, 1922
Lardner on Salt Water Fishing
Lardner to Stage a Benefit
St. Louis Globe-Democrat/November 19, 1922
1923
Lardner Tells You How to "Stork" Big Game
Courier-Journal/January 21, 1923
Lardner Observes the Miami Mermaids
Chattanooga Daily Times/March 23, 1923
Ring Reels Rhymes to Rout Rats
Evansville Journal/August 26, 1923
No Lunch for Ring
Kansas City Star/September 6, 1923
A "Novelty" in Big Bouts
Kansas City Star/September 8, 1923
Ring Lardner Opines
Last Two Days are Hardest on Scribes
Fort Worth Star Telegram/September 12, 1923
1913
Here's Real Yarn on Bodie's Lapse
Chicago Tribune/October 10, 1913
Game Puts Towns on Baseball Map
Chicago Tribune/October 13, 1913
Wake Player Are Honored
Chicago Tribune/December 9, 1913
1914
Maroons Beat Purple Team By 28 - 0 Score
Chicago Tribune/October 11, 1914
In the Wake of the News:
Bill to Steve
Chicago Tribune/October 11, 1914
In the Wake of the News:
Stealing George's Stuff
Chicago Tribune/October 13, 1914
Ring Lardner Gets Beaten in
His First Try at New Game
Evening Public Ledger/October 28, 1914
Ring Lardner Aids Michigan
to Leave Ann Arbor
Evening Public Ledger/October 29, 1914
1917
Wants a Day Off
1919
Duck Hunting Class
Oakland Enquirer/January 3, 1919
Mr. Wilson's Orders Obeyed
Salt Lake Tribune/January 5, 1919
Wake Investor's Guide
Oakland Enquirer/January 9, 1919
The Epistles of Edna
Oakland Enquirer/January 11, 1919
Doris Blake's Answers
Oakland Enquirer/February 4, 1919
In the Wake of the News
Oakland Enquirer/February 6, 1919
Something in the Mail
Oakland Enquirer/February 15, 1919
If Willard Doesn't Win, Dempsey Will,
Says Ring Lardner
Philadelphia Inquirer/June 22, 1919
Gleason Would Like to Have
4th Frame Eliminated--Lardner
Los Angeles Evening Express/October 3, 1919
Lardner's Failure to Bet
Gives White Sox Victory Over Redlegs
Los Angeles Evening Express/October 4, 1919
Ring Lardner Proves He's Prognosticator
By Predicting Rain
Los Angeles Evening Express/October 6, 1919
Ring Lardner Tells Just How
White Sox Defeated Cincinnati
Los Angeles Evening Express/October 8, 1919