Word: louders
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...baseball crowd in the U. S. ever roared louder than the record crowd that traveled from far and wide to see the match at Taunton. "Hurrah," they yelled. "Hip, hip, hooray," they cheered. "For he's a jolly good fellow," they sang as they flocked on to the field, crowded the embarrassed cricketer, saw him drink a goblet of champagne...
...about 11, something woke in the obscure night over their heads; at first no more than a drowsy, indistinguishable murmur, then a louder whine, like the nasal complaining of some fabulous insect; presently its eye became visible?a small inflamed pimple, swathed in huge bandages of mist. The more alert of the two campers nudged his companion...
...center of the ring Paul Berlenbach, cloudy-faced Light Heavyweight Champion, stood with his huge arms around Tony Marullo, New Orleans fondler. Now and then they stepped apart, dealt each other coy fillips. The referee warned the fighters against petting. They did not heed. Customers' catcalls grew louder. At length the referee ended the disgraceful scene, ordered both from the ring...
...louder ties and smarter socks...
...players. For, though there are over 500 able individuals en, roled in the two leagues, there is actually only a handful for whom the grand army of snobbish rooters has eyes, for whom hats are thrown, bottles broken, hosannas raised. And of this handful, nine great names are fanfaronaded louder than all others on the bugles of the press...