Word: tennised
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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A dollar a day, and you begin to see him without too much imagination; a dollar a day and you have bought your way into the conspiracy against him. But then, you wouldn't know about that. In your Bermuda shorts and crewneck sweater, your sweat socks and white tennis...
Anarchy prevailed. After a long winter of weight lifting and wind sprints, Christine brightened Wimbledon's No. 1 court with the finest tennis of her short career. Her powerful forehand was unbeatable, her sliced backhand was too cute for Althea to handle, her serve had a vicious hop. And...
The scene was the same as in the past--any veteran hanger-on could tell you that; there were the frantic cries of the loudspeaker trying to coerce people into beach trips, the annual sightseeing tours, the bad tennis, the sons and daughters frolicking about, and all the little extras...
Tuesday is Essex day-swimming, golf, tennis, softball, for the athletes; cocktails, a lobster dinner, and a diving exhibition for the more contemplative; and more cocktails, movies, and a sports dance to wind up the evening.
It was, then, a dismal fall, a good, winter, and a banner spring. 1957-58 will probably be remembered as the year of the Yale football game, but it was more than that. It was the year that Harvard had the best basketball, baseball, tennis, and lightweight crew teams in...