Willie and his friend Kenefick spent most of their time together chasing girls, boxing on the street corner and playing epic games of chess and checkers, sometimes over the phone.
But mostly they chased girls. They even had hand signals:
Quite the players, they were.
Translation: Arose 510 AM IN at 530 AM. Four car trains all day. After 3 PM I went over city. Walked around common. THen walked to Houghtons' but films were not ready. Rode home again (had my badge). After supper, Tom and I walked up to Somerville Park. Then we came down Broadway and up Mt Pleasant St. with two Park girls. Home at 930 PM. Staid talking with Tom on steps until 945. Came in and retired. 1020 pm.
Translation: Arose 5AM. In at 545 am. Worked til 12 noon. Tom came up at 3 pm. I went up the office to get negatives. Then I went up to Dewey Beach with Tom. Big mob there watching the races. Then we went down Revere and had a swim. The water was cold but all right after you got so numb youcouldn't feel it. Walking along the Boulevard we got aquainted with Ella McCartney and Mollie Clifford of Roxbury. Rode on flying horses and then home via Narrow ???. Left them at Powes' Whf. Came home and retired 10PM. Under drawing: After giving me the "buttin' in" sign, we get aquainted.
They also pondered the age-old mysteries of life:
Translation: Arose 515 am . IN at "S" 540 AM. Town cars on at 1230. Off at 3PM. Found a letter from Tom when I got home. HE was going up swimming with Dononvan at Dewey Beach. Met Tom at ALford St. Watching ball game. We went down Dewey and looked at water but it was too low for a swim. Came back ALford st. Watched ball game. Then came up to my steps and listened to an old man discussing "whether the hen or the egg was made first" and whether a fire "burnt up or burnt down a house, etc. Keneific also gave me al etter that he received from Grace Curran in Lyndon addressed to me in a stage name.
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