Word: match
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Most of all it lacks enthusiasm. For two months Theroux's only travelling companion is his grumpiness. For 400 pages we have to put up with both of them. For example, when caught in the mad pre-game rush of a Guatemalan soccer match, all he thinks about is leaving. Throughout the book Theroux keeps asking whether it's worth the trouble. An unadventurous adventurer, he skips carnivals and sidesteps invitations at every turn, like the man who goes to a museum and refuses to look at the pictures...
Freshman Kalish, the GBC fifth singles champ who has yet to lose a match this fall, should continue her steady play. Roberts, is playing like the Martha of Old as her powerful game has been growing more accurate with each match...
Freshman Kalish, the GBC fifth singles champ who has yet to lose a match this fall, should continue her steady play...
Darkness won the fourth singles, as Abby Meiselman split sets with Brenda Erie, 6-1, 4-6, before the match was called because of poor visibility...
Playing number two, the Harvard duet of Patty Vitale and Deirdre Wilde whistled by their opponents, 6-2, 6-2. Sara Nicholas and Janet Teltscher, playing their first match together, made a sterling debut, cutting down their opposition...