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...Later," he said. "You only yell 'go' when the man's ending a chorus and you want him to keep driving...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Straight-Jacquet | 2/26/1952 | See Source »

...game was played according to soccer rules, and Princeton went down, 6 to 4. Tiger players mapped a strategy for the game. When they lined up for the play, they let out a blood-souring yell that the Confederates had used during the civil war. It was called a "scarer," and probably took more out of Princeton than Rutgers. Princeton players used up so much wind yelling that they hadn't enough left...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Modern Football Begun at Harvard and Princeton | 11/10/1951 | See Source »

...were rich enough to shrug our shoulders and let the matter pass. Now there is little fun in twisting the poor lion's tail. Instead, a new game has been invented. Uncle Sam has a nose. If that nose gets twigged, its owner lets out a yell. What fun. That is a sign of greatness, power and wealth...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Sep. 24, 1951 | 9/24/1951 | See Source »

...Forty-five thousand people came out for the tournament, and that wouldn't be so bad if they stood still, but they keep running around. Sometimes they get in front of you just as you're about to hit the ball. You yell, 'Fore! Fore!' Then you think, 'The hell with it,' and you hit the ball . . . When you get around to the 1 3th or 1 4th hole you hear the loudspeakers blaring out the performances of the favorites. And when there are no performances to announce, music tinkles out. I couldn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: It Happened in Chicago | 9/3/1951 | See Source »

...shortest final (61 min.) in memory. Only after the final point, in which McGregor sprawled helplessly after a whipping backhand down the line, did Savitt yank the emotional safety valve. Throwing his racket high in the air, he exploded in a fierce yell of triumph...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Winners at Wimbledon | 7/16/1951 | See Source »

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