Word: tennised
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Athletics can be a different source of conformity. Football is somewhat sordid and its players are too different, especially when the season is over. But a tennis player, if he plays the game properly, can enjoy his sport all year round.
As a tennis fan and player for many years, your Aug. 26 cover story on Althea Gibson prompted me to send her, through TIME, my heartiest and best wishes from faraway East Africa. I admire Miss Gibson not only for her superb tennis, but also for her courage in overcoming...
His tennis was even better than his luck. His crackling serve seldom faltered. His backhand, a weak weapon all spring, was suddenly sure and sharp. Neither man made many errors; both scored their points with spectacular placements. Anderson scored the big ones, and he won in straight sets, 10-8...
Afterwards, Vice President Richard Nixon presented the new champs with the big silver mugs (along with a polite reminder to return them in a year) plus silver platters that are theirs for keeps and golden tennis balls. Before he got tired of passing out the hardware, Dick Nixon might just...
¶Highhanded and hardheaded as ever, the executive committee of the United States Lawn Tennis Association listened to a report from a special committee unanimously recommending open tournaments between pros and amateurs, hardly took time for a haughty huff before unanimously squelching the suggestion.