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...punches soon lost power. Arm weary, he began to swing wildly, frequently missing entirely, spinning around on his own momentum like a worn-out drunk. Ali took advantage of Foreman's slack defense by springing off the ropes time after time to jolt the bone-tired champ with lightning combinations to the head...
...Table Tennis" could fill his wallet and his mouth by legitimate means. At his peak, Reisman was the best hard-racket man in the world. Today, at 44, he can be beaten only by players using trick spins off the modern soft-sponge paddle. As the champ says, his kind of Ping Pong is entirely unlike the metronomic rec-room game familiar to most Americans. World-class players can propel the ball at speeds exceeding 100 m.p.h.; facing them across a table is like batting against Nolan Ryan from a distance...
Given the champ's current reputation, there is a crocodilian element to his plaint, "I am probably better known in Singapore than in the United States." It is that very anonymity that allows him to pursue his chosen field. Recently, in his own Manhattan Ping Pong parlor, Reisman greeted a player who had journeyed uptown to knock off the old pro in Billy the Kid style. Reisman, attired in boots, electric blue suit and matching cap, hesitated. His arm ached, he said, his vision was blurred. Nevertheless, he agreed to spot his opponent 15 points per game. After...
Briggs, the intercollegiate squash champ in 1972 and 1973, advanced to the finals after taking three from Thomas Poor, Amherst's 1964 Intercollegiate Champ...
Sixteen amateur and professional squash players from the U.S., Mexico, and Canada opened this year's fifth annual Boston Open, sponsored by the Massachusetts Squash Racquetmen Association. The top four seeded players in North America, including Juan DeVillafrance, 1974 Intercollegiate Champ from the University of Mexico at Mexico City, played in the tournament...