Word: rootered
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...seems to us, as we reflect, that this tendency for rooters mutually to disregard the old standards of sportsmanlike conduct is to a large degree caused by the professionalism which has become so integral a part of American sport. The average undergraduate spectator is not now dependent on intercollegiate athletes for his sport spectacles. A tremendous growth of professional teams of high excellence has colored the college rooter's judgment of his teams with standards of professional excellence. Together with high prices of admission levied for virtually all intercollegiate contests of importance, this has engendered a feeling that the athletes...
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...Cambridge, Mass., one Peter E. Walsh watched the Harvard-Holy Cross football game, waxed enthusiastic, hurled a "pop" bottle. It hit one Harry Bromage in the head. He sued, got $700 from Rooter Walsh...
Amid a thunderous uproar the players, who had been cheered individually earlier in the meeting, left the hall. After they had gone, Mike "the original rooter" appeared waving his flag and declaring that Harvard would win Saturday. "We'll beat Yale!" he shouted, and the crowd echoed him in reply
Prolonged chearing followed French's speech, but eventually the cheers turned to calls for a speech from Mike, the "original rooter," who has been assisting in the cheerleading. Mike was finally prevailed upon to speak, and was understood to say that 1929 was a banner class and would do various, emphatic things to Yale. HARVARD 1929 YALE 1929 Burns, l.e. r.e., Bingham Clark, l.t. r.t., Eddy Parkinson, l.g. r.g., Charlesworth Dorman, c. c., Phillips Goodwin, r.g. l.g., Godman Robinson, r.t. l.t., Spiel O'Connell, r.e. l.e., Kline Putnam, q.b. q.b., Miller French, l.h.b. r.h.l., Brandenburg Moore, r.h.b. l.h.b. Garvey Cuaningham...