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Niederhoffer seemed to be tired, but the country's third-ranked amateur surprised Khan by coming back to win the fourth game, 15-13, as Mohibulla missed a forehand smash...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Large Crowd Sees Khans Play in Squash Exhibition | 1/17/1964 | See Source »

...professionals risk playing past 35. When their legs tire and their reflexes slow down, they are likely to catch a pelota where it hurts-like Erdoza, a Basque champion of the World War I era, who was known as "El Fenomeno" until he put a little extra on a forehand one day and wound up whistling through a baseball-sized gap in his front teeth. Pelotaris like to compare themselves to bullfighters: the pelota is a charging bull, and the closer it comes, the bigger the thrill. In Miami some years back, one player was beaned and killed, and frontons...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jai Alai: Handball with Daiquiris | 1/3/1964 | See Source »

...second set Sully mixed speeds on his forehand, keeping Walter off balance with drop shots and accurate placements. He had little trouble in winning the set, and the match...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Sullivan Outplays Walter, 6-2, 6-3, In East Tourney | 5/24/1963 | See Source »

...plays for Yale came with Neely serving and the Elis trailing 9-8. Ripley and Niederhoffer had two match points during the game but Neely's big serve won one of the points. On the second Ripley's hard forehand forced Yale's Hetherington to half-hit his return. Ripley smashed at it, and his forehand volley landed out by six inches...

Author: By Donald E. Graham, | Title: Netmen Bow to Yale, 5-4 In Tense 4-Hour Contest | 5/16/1963 | See Source »

Finally, in the twenty-first game, Yale broke Niederhoffer's serve on a smashing forehand volley by Neely, and then held Nealy's serve to end the match...

Author: By Donald E. Graham, | Title: Netmen Bow to Yale, 5-4 In Tense 4-Hour Contest | 5/16/1963 | See Source »

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