My cookie ratio was 3:1. I baked 3 cookies for every 1 that I ate.
1- 3rd one
2-2nd one
3-3rd one
4-2nd one
5-2nd choice
6-3rd choice
It has become a family sport. If you go back to family lines, you most likely will find baseball in several members leading to the player or person you are studying. Not only that, but also the fact that it has become a most-watched show, sometimes even more than the Super Bowl.
I'd say that the quote from Daly's "Sixteen" which helps the reader to infer the time period in which the short story took place is "Same size as Garbo's."
I believe that this refers to the actress Greta Garbo, who acted in the 1920s and 1930s.