If there is anyone who‘s a Rube or a #dodo it‘s Jack Keefe .Published In 1916,Jack is trying to break in to the major leagues .He has talent but as letters to his friend Al illustrate,he cannot seem to recognize when he‘s being manipulated or cheated.A comical look at baseball in the teens.Lardner lived in Chicago reporting about the Cubs & White Sox often traveling with the teams by train.Ring was a drinking buddy of F.Scott #characterslikeAlice