Word: bantams
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...Bradby's nimble crime novel The Master of Rain (Bantam Press; 479 pages) sinks readers into the sullied lives of China's colonial nabobs, leading us through the brothels, country clubs, crime labs, opium dens and dance halls of 1920s Shanghai?where "you can get heroin on room service in all the best hotels" and every building along the Bund is "a projection of American or European power...
...spot, attracting attention in one of Trinity’s new courts with a close 10-8 loss against eighth-ranked junior Nicholas Kyme in the first game. Kyme won the next two games 9-6, 9-1, as Karlen fell 3-0 for the match. Bantam squash enthusiasts weren’t thrilled with Karlen, loudly criticizing every let he called while cheering for the hometown favorite...
Samper highlights a Trinity men’s lineup that includes five of the top ten players atop the NISRA rankings. All five are foreign born. Only three of the 17 players on the Bantam roster are Americans, and of those three only one played in the top nine this weekend. Similarly, the women’s team features Amina Helal (England) and the world’s former No. 2 junior (under 19), Lynn Leong, a Malaysian. A number of the foreign-born players—including Samper and Leong—have taken years off to play squash...
...match-up against a Bantam opponent, freshman Neeta Lal, who played at the No. 10 spot for the Crimson, defeated Trinity No. 8 Meridy Vollmer...
...coaches refused to lighten up in the vacation-type surroundings, cutting off the air-conditioning for practices and yoga sessions in preparation for the much-anticipated Trinity match on Feb. 2. The Bantam lineup features several players from warm climates, and their court is notoriously...