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...last night's quarterfinal round of the Virginia Slims Boston stop at B.U.'s Walter Brown Arena, Navratilova was again confronted with one of the detractions of being number one because though the world loves a winner, it loves an underdog even more. While Kerry Reid was mounting what looked like a possible upset of the top-seeded Navratilova last night, the crowd gathered unanimously in the Reid corner...
Martina Navratilova's advance to the semifinals of the Virginia Slims women's singles almost took a funny turn last night when she encountered a surprisingly tough challenge from eighth-ranked Kerry Reid...
...Reid took the top-seeded Navratilova to three sets before falling, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, in a flurry of short volleys...
...Kerry Reid def. Lesley Hunt...
...course, it is easy to exaggerate the significance of Reid's book. It is, at bottom, precisely what Reid meant it to be--a fast paced, mildly entertaining, enjoyable if not particularly penetrating thriller. On that level, it succeeds, if only because it is fun. On the level of social statement, as an analysis of a shift in basic cultural attitudes, Reid's own short-sightedness has sadly dictated that the book could not possibly succeed. But--like so much of Irish history--it is certainly an intriguing failure...