Word: racquetment
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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...
...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...
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...
...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...
...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...