I
Owner of the new league club who offers the narrator a $5,000 contract to play right field.
Chapter II
Team owner with ambitions to win the pennant and reform baseball's evils.
Chapter III
The team owner who negotiates with Warner to play shortstop, offering extra money.
IV
Mentioned as the potential recipient of the returned check.
A One-Man Team
The coach of the visiting team, who devises a plan to stop Davis. He is confident in his defensive scheme.
The Holdout
Mentioned as a player who was overpaid, earning $7,000 but pitching poorly.
II: Starting Gaily
The father, who drives the family car and makes sarcastic remarks about the journey.
III: Erie Lake
Father, drives the car onto the boat and jokes with the family.
V: My Father’s Idear
The father, who insists on taking a shortcut despite his wife's objections, leading to a frustrating detour.
VII: Hudson
Father, interacts with the locals and pays the bill.
VIII: Hudson to Yonkers 106.5
The father, who drives the family and makes sarcastic remarks about each town.
X: N.Y. To Grenitch 500.0
The father, driving and getting lost on the way to Greenwich.
Some Like Them Cold
Paul Sears, the lyricist of Lewis's song, is mentioned as the brother of Betsy.
V
Not directly present, but referenced as the promoter of the previous Barnes match, indicating the scale of the business.
Cinderella
A wealthy young man who hosts the dance and falls for Cinderella.
What of It?
Mentioned as a friend of Lacey's in the watch game, but not present in the scene.
Mr. and Mrs. Fix-It
Mentioned as one of the narrator's old friends who is not very lively.
The Love Nest
The 'great man' and president of Modern Pictures, Inc. He is proud of his family and home, which he calls a 'love nest,' and is oblivious to his wife's misery.
The Jade Necklace
Narrator of the chapter, a secretary/valet to L. N. Bauer at Colossal Films.
IX: Yale, Beaten by Blind Boys
Jack Grudge's father, president of U.S. Steel, worried about his daughter Bera.
XI: How I Swam the Hudson
The narrator, who is returning to Yale and later decides to enter Princeton.
XII: I Transfer from Princeton to Medicine
Dean Cornwell, who interacts with the narrator about registration and course selection.
XV: Sport Writer on The Rabies
The narrator, referred to as 'Lardner' in the chapter, works as a sport writer on The Rabies.
XVI: Star Reporter for The Rabies
The city editor who assigns the narrator to the Helsh case, described as violently drunk.
Promoted to Contest Editor
Mentioned as Horace Greeley, co-editor of The Rabies, who promotes the narrator.
XVIII: Halloween in Polyandry Hospital
Narrator of the chapter, undergoing medical examination and hospitalization.
Dan Boone's Joke
Mentioned as a notable figure whose autograph the narrator collected, part of his hobby.
XXIII: My Romance Blasted
Narrator of the chapter, recounting his divorce from Hugga Much.
The Venomous Viper of the Volga
Willie Troy, the manager of the Viper, who is training him and controlling his exposure.
Man Not Overboard
Fred Lemp, a hosiery manufacturer who shares his life story with Brainard, revealing his own tragedies.
Wedding Day
Referred to as Ed, Ruth's brother-in-law, a publicity man for the Shuberts. He is cynical about the wedding and provides some of the backstory to Ruth.
Ex Parte
The narrator's friend who sold him his new house.
High-Rollers
One of the wealthy men in the bridge foursome with Marion. He is involved in the high-stakes gambling and is part of the argument about debts.
