Word: racketeer
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...they talk about. The two teams have maintained such sustained eminence in college squash that the rest of the collegiate squash world follows their duels like fans. Following his team's 9-0 shellacking, Army coach Paul Assaiante offered the evaluation that, "although Princeton's pretty tough on racket skills, Harvard's probably better." "In other words," Crimson number two Geordie Lemmon paraphrasea the Cadet mentor, "He's telling us, 'Don't get excited and choke...
...real Santa Claus. Upon arriving in the arctic wasteland, I quickly spotted a candy-striped house with a wisp of smoke rising from the chimney. Trudging toward it through the ice and snow, I heard a chorus of high-pitched angry voices. As I approached the source of this racket, I discerned a circle of tiny persons, marching determinedly while chanting, "Elfin power, elfin power!" I crossed the picket line and was assailed with snowballs...
Oversized racket sales -- with prices ranging from $100-300 -- grew by 60 per cent last year. The racquets have put the snowshoe on the other foot, prompting Prince users to jeer outdated traditionalist and mock the mini-racquet antiques. What's that for. . . Stir your martinis? Swat mosquitos? Nail down the lines...
...Prince, the prototypical and most popular oversized racket, simply grew out of its creator's desire to better his own game. Millionare inventor Howard Head '36. who revolutionized the skiing industry by introducing the aluminum ski in the '50s, began tinkering with the idea of a bigger racquet in the early '70s. Head, a typical hacker, became frustrated with his frequent off-center hits which would cause racket and wrist to turn, spraying the ball awry. Reasoning that the laws of physics dictate that the wider something is, the more resistant it is to twisting. Head figured bigger might...
Much of the friendly atmosphere undoubtedly stems from the warm weather. Who would dare to frown at someone in gym shorts and a t-shirt carrying a frisbee or a tennis racket? But, beyond the sunny climates lies the omnipresent outlook, epitomized by the catch words "Southern Hospitality," which makes it easy to relax and feel right at home...