Word: balled
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...twice in succession, a condition made necessary by the fact that Kozeluh is pretty sure to return the first ace. This small, brown Czechoslovakian, who punctuates his game with little whirls of annoyance, and expansive, contagious moments of triumph, has revived the prestige of the backcourt game. Keeping the ball in the corners, he rarely tries for kills but scores by making the other fellow miss. His trick of taking the crowd into his confidence with jokes and bits of pantomime has the double effect of drawing attention to himself and upsetting his antagonists; he is intensely superstitious, wears...
...lemon. As he walked back to the baseline after a point he often shook his head-the only gesture left in his gay repertory. Richards ran the score to 5-3, to advantage in the match game, lost the point and then stepping back for a slam, got the ball on the wood of his racket and netted it. Kozeluh won the game and Richards, on his next serve, double-faulted twice for the first time that day-too tired to make any resistance to his squirrel-quick opponent who won the next game, the set, the National Professional title...
...early game was a criss-cross. The backfields, which have been working under the experienced eye of Coach Casey, functioned in good early season order. The timing was off, on occasion, as was shown by the narrow failure of several of the forward passes attempted. Several members of the ball carrying squad exhibited a style of play which should cause trouble to future opponents after more practice...
...opening clash of the season has finally been withdrawn and the gentlemen of the press who are covering Harvard football may once again lapse temporarily back into the even tenor of their ways. Not for some time have the University coaches had such a promising array of ball-carriers from which to choose a couple of versatile quartets. But it is safe to say that those who answer the referees starting whistle tomorrow may well be forced to give way to certain Crimson-jerseyed aspirants now close on their heels before the fall campaign advances much further...
...improved player, however, and if he does not lapse back into the ways of the past, should prove a valuable cog in the Harvard offensive. Gilligan, according to reports, has given up his dashes for the sidelines in favor of following his interference. He is a rugged and shifty ball carrier besides an able handler of passes. This latter point is of no little importance when one considers the necessity of replacing the famed French-Guarnaccia lateral passing team...