Mackinaw coat a short, double-breasted coat of heavy, plaid woolen material.
peat decayed, partly decomposed grass and weeds matter found in bogs; it is used for fertilizer.
the Giants the New York Giants, a Major League baseball team from 1902-32.
McGraw John J. McCraw, manager of the New York Giants.
Heinie Zim Heinie Zimmerman, a Chicago Cubs baseball player; he was traded to the New York Giants.
Richard Feverel an 1859 novel by the British author George Meredith.
Forest Lovers a novel written by Maurice Hewlitt and published in 1898. In the story, Bill has recommended that Nick read this novel, whose plot includes a young man breaking off his relationship with a girl of lesser social status.
The Dark Forest a novel by the British author Horace Walpole.
Chesterton G. K. Chesterton, a British novelist and poet.
Voix The reference is to the town of Charlevoix, located in northern Michigan.
louts awkward and stupid people.
