Life, 1922-05-04 · page 14 of 34
Life — May 4, 1922 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This is a humorous cartoon about club membership standards. The "Oriole Sporting Club" appears to be a children's or informal group meeting in a rustic barn setting. The satire centers on a membership dispute: Jimmie objects to "Hickey" joining because Hickey once stole apples from Maurie's orchard. The club president initially asks if anyone opposes Hickey's membership, but the other members chorus their agreement with Jimmie—they don't want "crooks" in their club, asserting that thieves would give the Orioles "an awful black eye." The joke is the irony of juvenile delinquents forming a moralistic club with strict ethical standards. The barn setting and crude conditions suggest these are poor or working-class children attempting to establish respectability through exclusionary rules.
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antl A Meeting of the Oriole Sporting Club President: Has anybody any objections to Hickey becoming a member of this club? Jimmie: Yeh, I have! One day I was swipin’ apples outa Maure’s orchard and Hickey sneaks up and stoled me whole bag full. Now I don’t think we oughter have guys in we can’t trust. Chorus of Members: Jimmie’s right! We don’t want no crooks in this club. A guy like that would give us Orioles an awful black eye. comicbooks.com