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...agrees to become Chris' voice and soul, whispering the music of love for Chris to shout up to Roxanne's balcony . . . But you've heard this story before. It is Cyrano de Bergerac replanted in rural Washington State. Chivalric C.D. is no swordsman; he duels with tennis racquet and walking stick. Rostand's purple poetry is replaced with C.D.'s Hallmarkian attempt to turn palship into passion: "Why should we sip from a teacup when we can drink from the river...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Lonely Guy Gets a Nose Job ROXANNE | 6/15/1987 | See Source »

...Harry Cowles was the greatest coach in racquet history," Barnaby said. "He analyzed every facet of the game. He was just as remarkable as [basketball coach] John Wooden and [football coach] Knute Rockne. We won more championships in a minute than they did in a week...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Racquetmen: 58 and Counting | 6/11/1987 | See Source »

With the victory, the racquetmen claimed their fifth consecutive Intercollegiate Squash and Racquet Association nine-man championship, which goes to the college team with the best overall record. Harvard also captured its fifth straight Ivy League title...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Men's Squash Clinches Ivy Title | 2/25/1987 | See Source »

...that the racquetmen have captured the nine-man title, on the Men's Intercollegiate Squash and Racquet Association six-man championship in New Haven, Conn., remains. Harvard has captured the six-man title 15 times including the last six years...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Men's Squash Clinches Ivy Title | 2/25/1987 | See Source »

...play a special game." The program also suffers from the deficiencies and idiosyncrasies of a socialist economy. Despite the importance of tennis, there is a surprising paucity of special courts: out of 3,734 nationwide, only three are grass. The country still cannot produce a high-quality racquet. Locally made tennis balls bounce eccentrically or not at all, and supplies have to be imported for major events...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Tennis According to Marx | 8/4/1986 | See Source »

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