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Word: davises (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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The smooth tactics that had won Ken the U.S. title and made him a Davis Cup hero were as polished as ever. But all Rosewall did was set things up so that Pancho could move in for the kill. Behind his big serve, Pancho's long legs and long...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Best in the World | 2/11/1957 | See Source »

After Australia's Davis Cup triumph, Australians and New Zealanders could be forgiven the notion that tennis down under is the best in the world. Then the pros came to town, and local pride went back into the marsupial pouch. Aussie Ken Rosewall hardly belonged on the court with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Best in the World | 2/11/1957 | See Source »

The rest of the ladder includes veteran John Mortimer, promising Enos Richardson, Stanley Youssekovitch, Dave Olyphant, Jack Lapsley, and John Davis, who may get a late start because of an arthritic seizure.

Author: By The CITY Editor, | Title: The Sporting Scene | 1/28/1957 | See Source »

However, the problem of depth is always a crucial one in small-college teams, especially in the individual sports. The Crimson, desite the loss of number six man John Davis with a broken ankle, is, in the words of coach Jack Barnaby, "a tough team" with Henry Cortesi, Bob Hartley...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Crimson Squash Team to Oppose Williams, Cornell | 1/11/1957 | See Source »

What gives power to the 47-in.-by-24-in. painting is the fact that it is obviously rooted in reality. The frail figure of 72-year-old Mrs. Merle Davis James is just as Wyeth saw her last summer in her house a mile from Wyeth's summer...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Baked Surprises | 1/7/1957 | See Source »

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