Word: stadium
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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When a porteño goes to the stadium he wears his oldest clothes, yells himself hoarse, insults opposition rooters, throws oranges, occasionally sets fire to the stands if things go too badly. Few women (and fewer ladies) go to the games...
...rules which allow clubs to sell or trade players at will. Wealthy clubs had taken to buying up promising hooters, not to play but to sit idle on the bench. A fortnight ago, the players put on a token strike. At exactly 3:45 p.m., in every stadium in Argentina, all players abruptly stood stock-still for one minute, then went on with the game...
Before laying their wire in the stadium, the pranksters tested the stunt in a residential area near the Institute. They concluded it could be carried out "with safety...
...touchdown on the first play from scrimmage Saturday against Yale. It was the third long touchdown run the Moff has turned in this fall. He ran 89 yards against Holy Cross on a punt return, and galloped 76 yards for the Crimson's lone score against Princeton in Palmer Stadium...
These spokesmen completely discounted reports that the explosion would have "left a crater in the middle of the stadium" and "caused a panic among the 57,621 spectators," statements made by game Boston newspapers...