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...number two, the Crimson's Bill Stanley fell to Jim Grabb, 6-3, 6-3. Grabb is ranked among the top 150 players on the ATP computer...
Moreover, scientists have also discovered that the proteins act on the chemical adenosine triphosphate usually known as ATP. This is the key energy chemical in all animal and human cells, and by impinging on this substance, the proteins are in an extremely powerful position to change a cell...
...expected, Howard Sands, Harvard's top tennis player the past four years, has turned pro and will sign a contract this week with a management agent group. The recent graduate will spend the summer trying to qualify for pro tournaments and establish an ATP ranking...
...Longwood's problems, however. The tournament will probably never rebound until its directors recognize the need for substantial professional help in running the affair. As professional tennis has turned big time, so has the organization of most stops along the Grand Prix circuit. Though the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has been nominally involved since 1975 with supervising Longwood, only in the last two years have ATP experts been on hand before the tourney, and only in an advisory capacity. The long-established clique that has traditionally monopolized tourney direction continues to do so--it was their unprecedented decision...
Sporadic attempts to involve more members in running the tourney have failed. Current President Merton E. Thompson sent letters to all club members asking for help, as did Harold Solomon, president of the ATP and this year's second seed. But many who offered aid were turned aside. One person wanted to sell advertising for the program; bickering over commissions and authority finally drove her away, as they have so many others...