Life — September 5, 1912 — page 19: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is a humorous page that uses baseball terminology as double entendres for romantic and domestic situations. Each cartoon illustrates a baseball phrase with a non-baseball scenario: - "Head work" shows a man being hit by a woman - "The squeeze play" depicts romantic embrace - "Making a double" shows a wedding scene - "Hammering out singles" depicts a man being beaten - "A beautiful throw down" shows a woman rejecting a man's advances - "Laying out the diamonds" shows people discussing jewelry/valuables - "The pitcher goes up in the air" shows someone losing their temper - "Getting a scratch" shows a baby being scratched - "Thrown out at home" shows someone being ejected from their house The satire mocks both baseball jargon and domestic/romantic conflict through visual puns, suggesting these everyday situations are as dramatic as baseball games.