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Lowell's score came when an Eliot punt traveled low and fast into the arms of Norm Blotner, Ballboy backfield threat, who started fast, eluded the Elephant ends, and crossed the 25 yards between him and the goal line after an exhibition of twisting and reversing in which not a single Eliot man touched...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: BELLBOYS, COMMUTERS WIN IN HOUSE GAMES | 10/10/1939 | See Source »

...dilemma which might have faced the sign painter was avoided when France won, three matches to two. The first day, Henri Cochet, whose nickname, "Ballboy of Lyons," seems less & less appropriate as he gets more & more elegant, had a bad shoulder, but his game, recently off-form, had all its oldtime sparkle. He did not really start to play until "Bunny"' Austin had him a set down and 4-1. Then he took the match 3-6, 11-9, 6-2, 6-3. Borotra then made it look as if England still had a chance by losing to Fred...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Cochet & Co. | 8/3/1931 | See Source »

...Then I owe you a racquet," she said and fetched a racquet on which she signed her name, presented it to onetime Ballboy Wiggins. Twenty-two years ago, pleased with the Wiggins alertness, Miss Sutton promised him a racquet next time she returned. Last week was the first time she had played at Wimbledon since...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Wimbledon | 7/15/1929 | See Source »

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