Word: backhanders
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...Kids. Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall, lost only once-to the U.S. in 1954. In 1957 both players turned pro. A power hitter with flat-trajectory ground strokes, Hoad is the logical successor to No. 1 Pro Pancho Gonzales. A master scrambler, possessor of the game's best backhand. Rosewall is a frequent winner on the rich pro circuit...
Sophomore John Vinton utilized an adroit backhand shot in defeating Tech captain Joe Rapport...
...singles, where Bob Bowditch was a heavy favorite to beat Yale sophomore Ralph Howe. The match was low in artistry but high in drams, as Bowditch came from behind twice to win, 8-4, 8-6, 6-4. The Crimson star was having trouble with his serve and his backhand service return, among other things, and Howe (who is a fine squash player but not really in Bowditch's class in tennis) won many of his points on errors...
With the score 4 to 2 at the start of the second period, Woody Spruance scored on the backhand scoop shot he has perfected this year, and Harvard and Dartmouth twice traded goals to push the score to 6-4 at the end of the half...
...four, varsity captain Peter Smith overcame an early difficulty with his backhand to pull out a victory over Jerry Adams, 10-8, 6-2. A sore arm that hampered Smith on the Southern trip did not appear to be bothering him yesterday...