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Word: backhands (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...raced through the National Junior field at Kalamazoo, Mich., there was plenty to watch. Slim (155 Ibs.), tall (5 ft. 11½ in.), and still growing, Ham had a solid service, a clean, running forehand that took the ball on the rise, Fred Perry fashion, and a flat, whistling backhand (at present, his best stroke), apparently so effortless that his placements with it seemed almost accidental. He could volley and drop-volley with a skill that juniors seldom have had time to learn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Prospect | 8/14/1950 | See Source »

...Kaynes features a looping twist serve and an accurate, hard-to-handle slice backhand. Like Frey and Gordon, Kaynes needs authority at the net, but the past week has shown improvement in this department...

Author: By Humphrey Doermann, | Title: Varsity Netmen Face Tigers Today | 4/22/1950 | See Source »

...backhand drive by Dave West, 47 seconds after the start of the fourth period, gave Tabor the lead for the last time. Grant tied the score at 5:38 on a shot from the side. Both teams battled indecisively for the ball until a Crimson rush set the stage for Hatch's decisive point...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Yardling Pitching Excels in Vacation Wins; Freshman Lacrosse Team Nips Tabor, 8-7 | 4/20/1950 | See Source »

...Work for Niagara In his deliberate backhand,Secretary of State Dean Acheson put his name to a six-page treaty. Then Canada's Ambassador H. Hume Wrong added his signature. Thus, in a matter of moments last week, the two nations agreed to embark on the biggest international hydroelectric power project in history. When completed, the power of Niagara Falls, much of it now wasted, will be almost completely harnessed to supply both countries with nearly six times as much energy as huge Hoover Dam generates; none of Niagara's scenic beauty will be spoiled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Work -for Niagara | 3/13/1950 | See Source »

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