Meaning of knothole section | Babel Free

Definitions

The section of cheap seats in a stadium favored by youth spectators.

colloquial, especially

Examples

“The regular Knothole section was in the right field pavilion, but sometimes the left field pavilion was open⟳ as well. The two sections would compete⟳ to see⟳ which one could root the loudest. After 1938 the Knotholers sat in the upper deck of the pavilions and stomped their feet on the metal floor until the noise reached a deafening crescendo. The teams played more and more night games after World War II, and as a result⟳, Knothole days became fewer and fewer.”

“The next year, I sat in the Knothole section for the Northwestern game. Iowa won that day, too, 28–21. Within a few years, I went from kid-in-the-Knothole-section to photographer’s spotter on the sideline during Evashevski’s outstanding seasons.”

“… mission in the north end⟳ zone, affectionately called The Knothole Section (TKS). Elementary and junior and senior high school students by the thousands filled the cheap seats and not only for the game. It was a social happening, because sanctioned gathering spots for kids were scarce.”

“This collector explained how as a young boy he dove for the balls when thrown into the stands at the knothole section.”

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