Word: bostwick
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...Nicholas is a pick-up team in the best sense of the word. The squad consists mostly of ex-Ivy League players who hold regular jobs, but like to keep in shape in their spare time. The mainstay of the team is Peter Bostwick, who is their coach, captain and plays center on the first line...
Briggs looked strong in the opening round, successfully defending his eight-seed against Peter Bostwick. He played equally well against Nayar, three-time intercollegiate champion at Harvard, winning the first game of the match...
CLARKSON COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY Bostwick Hawley Ketchum, Sc.D., marine ecologist...
Devilishly Complicated. In the end, it was not surprising that Blueblood Bostwick won. But it is a wonder to all concerned that the ancient game is still being played at all. The forerunner of lawn tennis, pingpong, squash and badminton, court tennis is one of the most devilishly complicated sports ever devised by man -or monk. It takes hours just to understand the rules and years of playing to master the rudiments. The court itself, a stylized version of the old monastery courtyard, costs up to $250,000 to construct. There are only 27 courts in use today...
...Bostwick, who likes to describe court tennis as the "chess of sports," needed every gambit he could muster in last week's match. Willis, who lost the first round of the match, 7 sets to 3, repeatedly drove threadneedle shots into the grille and dropped unplayable lobs into the corners to go ahead in the final round 5-3. Needing only one set to win, Bostwick jumped out to an early lead at the start of the final day. During a volley for match point, he drilled a hard shot at the grille. Willis managed to get his racket...