Word: callus
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...third set-point, to win it 11-9. Playing with a concentration he had seldom shown either as an amateur or a pro, Pancho stuck to his big guns and finally won the two-hour match, taking the deciding set 13-11. Next night, hampered by a torn callus and a lame ankle, big Pancho Gonzales nonetheless beat little Pancho Segura, 7-9, 6-4, 6-4. to make his comeback official -and to pocket some well-earned cash...
Years ago, Carl Hall had told the postmaster of Pleasanton: "My hands are white as lilies-and you'll never see a callus on them." In his way, he had kept his promise...
...your plane was late and you couldn't get to 14 Plympton Street last night, don't worry. There is still an audience of varied and grizzled reporters, liberal thinkers, and callus-fingered salesmen waiting to welcome you into competition for their Boards--News, Editorial, and Business respectively...