Word: racquetment
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...course, some stars did sparkle for Harvard. The freshman ranks brought tennis ace Betsy Richmond, who amassed a bevy of Harvard racquet firsts, and diving power Pam Stone, who helped brighten Stefi Walsh's retirement-plagued squad (five veteran swimmers did not participate this year). Senior Geoff Stiles made Harvard the kingdom of pole vaulting, and Joe Bernal's swimmers enjoyed a victory addiction...
...Crimson squad gathered around the court now in a huddled silence. Roberts served and after an extended rally hit a desperation lob high into the lights. "There's no way you can see the ball in those lights," Chaikovsky said. "The guy hit it off the top of his racquet, and the ball landed about four courts down...
...squares. Men assemble their prayer rugs near an amplified sound system if there is no time or inclination to go inside a mosque; women frequently pray at home. Others perform the required ablutions and pray wherever they happen to be. A tennis pro in white shorts will place his racquet alongside the court at the sports club and say his prayers. An airline steward will spread out a towel in the corridor of a plane to pray. Workers in the fields will remove their boots at noon and kneel on pieces of cardboard. Mahmoud Hassan Sharaf, 76, a Bedouin...
...freshman tennis star, who has captured the fancy of college racquet observers, has wasted no time in proving herself a dominant figure in New England collegiate circles. Cruising through a fall season with an undefeated record, the Greater Boston title, the Massachusetts State title and the New England title, Richmond made her opponents stand up and take notice...
When Harvard was embroiled in student strikes and building takeovers, a seven-year-old Newton resident started playing tennis with a racquet that had to be cut down to a size small enough for her to handle. While her teenage sister took tennis lessons, Betsy watched, sneeking in a quick volley or two at the end of each instruction hour...