Word: smoothed
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...outstanding offensive player of the afternoon was tall back Jimmy Joslin whose passing and broken-field running were extremely smooth despite the rain. Alternating in the first backfield with Botsford and Glanelly were wingback John Simourian and quarterback Leio Daley. Phill Haughey's passing was another highlight of the long offensive drill...
...play is unsatisfying; it lacks the right touch and tone. Its setup calls for something cool, smooth, quietly disdainful; far too often it is given something Broadwayish and breezy-stretches in which grown-men exchange banter about sex and a scene of disheveled, morning-after, mail-order farce. There is too palpable an air of We Aim To Please about it, and of aiming to please the very far from fussy...
Never properly promoted, never popular enough to be a national sport, U.S. amateur tennis remains a subsidized pastime, the responsibility of the nation's country and tennis clubs. A tournament traveler needs more than a smooth supply of shots; he must also get along with the station-wagon set. "You don't have to worry about my boys," Coach Kramer told the U.S.L.T.A. "They dress right, act right and talk right." Tennis fans were happy to hear that the boys play well...
...they took the last turn, a spotlight focused on the pair and picked up Chataway's final move. His smooth style remained, but there was no sign of the stamina needed for a sprint when the Briton moved out on the track to get racing room. Fifty yards from the tape, he was half a pace back. Twenty-five yards to go, and he was still behind. But the gap was smaller now. By the time they passed the tape, Chris Chataway, the man who always finishes second, was first by a stride. His time...
Teen-Age Dance Session (Dan Terry & his Orchestra; Columbia LP). A big, smooth band follows the tradition of the swinging '305 in eight new tunes with teen-age titles (Denim Blues, Saddle Shoe Shuffle). Terry plays some pretty, growly trumpet, and the ensemble is fine...