Word: backhanded
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...champion to play his way back into grace through qualifying matches. But at Las Vegas, Borg's second stop, he abruptly lost to Dick Stockton. "Half the time, he's serving with two balls in his hand," Stockton puzzled. "How can a guy with a two-handed backhand play with a ball in his hand...
Boyum forced Rumpler to the backhand wall, then put him away with crosscourt rolls The sophomore's quickness and fearless use of change-of-pace shots continually frustrated the more conservative Rumpler After some of Boyum's drop shots. Rumpler scolded himself aloud, openly upset at his in ability to return Boyum's offering...
...there any comfort for consumers who now hesitate to pick any sort of product off a grocery or drugstore shelf? Psychologist Schueneman, who predicted the wave of copycat tamperings, provides a kind of backhand reassurance. He says, "I think it will be short-lived." His reasoning: before long, copycat tamperings will become so common that they will no longer provide thrill seekers with the excitement that they crave...
...Horne made several outstanding backhand stops at third base, turning one into a run saving double play. And although Horne is batting some 250 points below her last year's average of better than 600, her fielding has proved the hallmark of an improved team...
...Green erased two-and one goal leads in the third period, right winger Sue Newell turned on the final red light, winning it for Harvard 3:20 into the extra stanza Center Firkins Reed set up the goal, taking the puck from linemate Alex Lightfoot and taking a backhand shot from the slot, which Newell deflected into...