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Word: morteroy (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...sound a thrashing as the Wimbledon champion has taken in years. The score: 8-6, 6-0, 6-4. The result, on the eve of the U.S.-Sweden zone finals, made good gamesman Hopman a likely candidate to go down in Gamesman history with such famed experts as Frith-Morteroy (master of the art of Countering the Crock), Edward Grice (specialist in the Secondary Hamper), and Stephen Potter himself (inventor of the Jack Rivers Opening). It also left the U.S. singles line-up just where it was a month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Gamesmanship Down Under | 12/17/1951 | See Source »

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