Word: roar
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Knockout Roar. Against topflight international competition, including members of the Mexican army team-which has dominated the show for three years -the girls did better than well. In the first event of a three-day low-score competition, first Arthur McCashin, then Mrs. Durand turned in faultless rides. The British and the Mexicans, whose team included the skilled woman rider, Lieut. Eva Valdes, hung up low scores too. That left it up to "Anchor Man" Norma Mathews, top-ranking U.S. rider, to bring home the ribbons. The crowd edged up on their seats as the blue-eyed blonde came into...
With gentle urging, but always keeping Country Boy in easy, deliberate hand, Norma cleared jump after jump cleanly, guided willing Country Boy to a flawless ride-and the first U.S. team victory in the National in two years. The appreciative roar from the usually staid crowd would have done credit to a fight mob cheering a knockout...
...basement room fitted with an electrical pipeline to the stadium loudspeakers; on cue, Garry (ever since known as "The Voice from the Sewer") gave out with a clamorous "We want Roosevelt!" chant that was taken up by Kellymen posted about the floor, swelled to a convention-stampeding roar...
Spear & Tea. "Then a few minutes later there was a roar. One of the warriors wanted to spear a father whose son was enrolled in our school. In a few moments the spear was wrested out of the hands of the attacker. Again everything became quiet and everyone, including the attacker, went to eat and drink tea. Until late in the night Christians and pagans ate, drank tea and sang...
Husing also saw numerous fight "patterns" which evidently escaped the boxing writers. Perhaps his most objectionable habit, which he shares with a number of announcers, is the heavy-handed commercial: "The crowd roars its approval, as you'll roar your approval when you try Pabst beer." And, between rounds, "I'll bet they (the fighters) could go for some Pabst beer right...