Word: loudest
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...songs, fills each member of the team with an indomitable spirit, inspired by the feeling that the University is backing him with its interest, its confidence, and its enthusiasm. When the game begins, the player, if he is playing as he should, is entirely unconscious of even the loudest cheers, except at intervals, perhaps, as between the halves or between the innings. Therefore the principal value of the cheering lies in the fact that the team knows beforehand that the support of cheers and songs are forthcoming, and coming just at the right time, or, in short, the value...