Word: smoothly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Evonne Goolagong continued her smooth-as-silk routine last night as she easily served and vollied her way into the semifinals of the Virginia Slims Tournament, downing Kerry Reid 6-3, 6-2, at B.U.'s Walter Brown Arena...
...sweat. He whirls on a small round platform set eight feet above the crowd, nearly nude, brandishing a large glimmering orange cape. A dark oval beauty-mark is stencilled on the front of his thigh. He thinks about how hot it is under the lights. Up here on the smooth plaster cylinder he is safe; it is his turf, aloof, contained. Despite the energy of his grinding movements, no emotion glides over his soft face and glazed eyes. Perhaps he imagines that there is a razor-tin glass wall around his little world that keeps out the fat curls...
...what you see first, from the unmuddied sneakers and bleached athletic socks to the bright satin basketball uniform with the letters stitched on the back: 15 Lansdowne. He is part of a team which is playing a game and the game is this: look but don't touch. Smooth-faced youth and athletic grace are the common denominators among the waiters here. He weaves between tables and chairs like a pro headed for that tie-breaker basket. Clean hair, clean suit, clear eyes, clean cut; we're convinced that when the bar closes at 2:00 a.m. he will head...
Russell and Williams, each hitting for 14 points a game, and guard Jerry Scott, who has a very smooth walking on air move which has led him to his league leading 21-point average, make up the nucleus of the Rindge attack. They are joined by starters Ray Young and Weston Grainger...
Harvard captain Phillipe Bennett did not find the foiling as smooth, however, as he was cut down by the Cross' captain, Steve Holland. John Major and Larry White were both on target with their blades and the Crimson appeared headed for a quick victory against the gang from Worcester...