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Word: dinking (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...number one John Stiepel, 6-4, 6-0. Pompan had played Stiepel and beaten him in over a half-dozen close matches previously, but never before had he so mercilessly crushed him. In the second set, Pompan played relentlessly. Mixing up hard topspin and under-spin baseline shots, with dink volleys and more forceful net shots, Pompan completely controlled the play. Stiepel wilted under the pressure, paving the way for Pompan's 6-0 second...

Author: By Stephen A. Herzenberg, | Title: Netmen Sweep Singles Battles In 8-1 Slaughter of Bulldogs | 4/30/1979 | See Source »

Jenny Stone drew first blood for the Crimson at 3:30 of the first half. The junior inner emerged from a scramble in front of the net to beat Bruin goalie Sally Cohen on a push-in. Sophomore Ann Velie imitated Stone's tally with a dink shot of her own at 7:15, to make...

Author: By Elizabeth N. Friese, | Title: Stickwomen Blank Brown, 5-0 | 10/25/1978 | See Source »

Park plans to shift around lineups, work with different batteries, and get some good competition from the pro clubs during the team's stay in Sanford. Though Harvard may not bring back the kind of record it used to compile against rinky-dink junior colleges down south, Park is optimistic. "We're down here to learn," he said, "and the pro clubs will help us prepare for anything those Eastern League clubs might throw against...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: Harvard Baseball '78: This May Be 'Next Year' | 3/22/1978 | See Source »

...actually psyched to walk up four flights of stairs and watch a Harvard basketball game in the rinky-dink Indoor Athletic Building...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: You Know You're Bored | 11/22/1977 | See Source »

Independent trainer and chief bat boy Peter Borowitz was bitter about the 23-2 humiliation. "We have no business scheduling major league teams when we're just a rinky-dink squad," he said. Borowitz directed the Indy play from the dugout...

Author: By Archibald A. Acorn iii, | Title: Crimson Nine Tops Independent, 23-2 | 3/24/1975 | See Source »

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