Word: backhand
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...upness which counts; and Losemanship shows how this can be achieved . . . Savitt was beaten by Sedg-man. Mr. Shields should have drawn attention to the inexplicable speed of this phenomenon (58 minutes) . . . Surely the only explanation of the collapse of the one living exponent of the Tilden backhand must have been due (Shields should have said) to the "unfortunate atmosphere" and the "definite tension." These of course were fostered by the typical non-playing criticism, from the stands, of non-playing Captain Shields, who complained of the non-giving of a footfault against Seixas . . . To make sure that the point...
...States, which had long since shrunk to a nubbin, came suddenly to life. Overnight, the $7 preferred shot up from 22 to 35 a share, the $6 preferred from 4¾ to 12½, and even the common stock, deemed almost worthless, rose from 4? to 12?. In a backhand sort of way, the rise was a vote of confidence in Harrison Williams-that is, in his ability to pay the money, if he must...
...style distinguishes her from most of the ladies. Nimbly toe-dancing on the baseline, she suddenly stops bouncing and slugs scorching drives-forehand or backhand-deep into enemy territory. Less outstanding are Maureen's service and volleying: she has the bone and muscle (130 Ibs.) but not quite the height (5 ft. 4 in.) to bang in cannonball aces and smashing kills...
...another reporter, but merely an investigator from the District Attorney's office who wanted to ask some questions. Said she later: "I've had a hell of a trying day." Home at last in Spokane, Virginia found that the Government could dish out a few backhand slaps itself. The house was locked; Internal Revenue agents had seized it as part payment of a $161,000 back income tax bill. Where was the rest of the money coming from? Virginia had no idea. Said she, huffing off to spend the night in a tourist cabin, "I never worked...
...Savitt's flat, deep serves, baseline-nicking drives, and sharply angled passing shots often left McGregor flatfooted. Savitt won in straight sets, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4-the 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...