Word: twisting
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Come twist the bull-dog's tail...
...game about the same length of time, with the exception of Gardner, who has had very little tournament play. Niles has followed the tennis circuit more or less, and has played in more tournaments than the others. This experience has made him the best tactician. Niles uses the twist service entirely and to good advantage, although in a long match it tires him to such an extent that it weakness his game. All his strokes are hard and fast. He is extremely brilliant, but equally erratic. His best position is at the net, and his reach allows him to cover...
...Husband opens most promisingly. The first two stanzas' description of the Greek foot-race and the Roman chariot race are full of speed, vigor and physical exhilaration; but the third stanza which attempted to trace the same racing instinct in the automobile race, and to give a moral twist to the whole is a woful breakdown. It is hardly believable that the man who composed the spirited opening lines...
...Davis defeated Black, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4. In the doubles Davis and Ward defeated Black and Barrett, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. In general, the English team found it impossible to handle the American service. The reversing twist adopted in serving by the American team, and the consequent erratic bound of the balls was a puzzle for the English team entirely unlooked for. The English team was under a slight disadvantage from the unaceustomed quickness of the American style of ball, but was on the whole fairly outplayed...