Word: lob
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...world, not excepting Lenglen. But the perfect execution of strokes does not necessarily mean matches won, and the play of Señorita Alvarez is always more thrilling than dependable. She will sacrifice many errors for an ace, she would rather lose with a gesture than win with a lob, and so it fell out that her match with steady Mrs. Godfree went in waves. First Mrs. Godfree won a set, then the Señorita, with blazing eyes and a hail of placements, took the second. She was tired after that; she would not start for a ball unless...
...active tennis match. One of them bounded about at the net, volleying everything he could; the other played a backcourt game, driving deeply and accurately. His brow was furrowed with concentration; he was trying very hard to win. His rival at the net was more debonair; when a neat lob passed him, he kissed his fingers to it; occasionally he called out, "Bravo, René." He, Jean Borotra, was playing against René Lacoste, conquerer of J. O. Anderson, for the championship of England at Wimbledon (TIME, July 6). On the sidelines sat the King of England, who was rumored...
...Pratt '26 and S. F. Collier '26 beat the Hamlen brothers 6-0, 5-7, 8-6. After the first set the two Hamlens picked up, and were ahead 4-3 in the last set, when Pratt and Collier began to lob, tactics which won them the match...
...Jeff. Phys. Lab. 16 Physics Prof. Lyman Jeff. Phys. Lab. 16 Jeff. Phys. Lab. 16 Public Speaking Prof. Winter Paine Hall Paine Hall Semitic Prof. Jewett Semitic Museum 44 Francis Ave. Social Ethics Prof. Cabot Emerson K Emerson K Zoology Prof. H. W. Rand Zool. Lab. 45 Zool. Lob...
...13th of February I sat in the salon at the piano. In came my mother and went to the grand. She began to play. Tomy question as to what she was playing she replied, with an abstract gaze, "Schubert's Lob der Tränen" (In Praise of Tears). A few minutes later the valet brought news that father was very ill. Never shall I forget how my mother dashed through the door. . . . When I saw her in later years at rehearsals the festival productions, representing roles as Kundry, Isolde, Sieglinde or Brünilde, my mind often reverted...