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Word: underhanded (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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Dover continued his impressive scoring with 27 points, hitting 11 of 14 shots and, at 6-1, led the team in rebounds with seven. Hardy had 13 points and Kanuth, playing tight defense against much taller men, managed 16 points on a combination of twisting underhand drives and jump shots from the key. Hillman led the Spartans at 19 points and three of his teammates followed in double figures...

Author: By Richard D. Paisner, | Title: Quintet, Skaters Finish Holiday Schedules | 1/6/1969 | See Source »

Cohen uses a ping-pong style which includes soft, base-line Jobs and tricky underhand serves. Oxford showed exceptional patience throughout the match. When his overhead finally found its range, he overwhelmed Cohen and pulled...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Netmen, Crew Win; Cornell Nips Stickmen | 4/22/1968 | See Source »

Nothing looks beautiful at birth. Camp's pass to Thompson was airborne for maybe all of 5 or 6 yds. It was thrown underhand and wobbled precariously end over end-because the overhand spiral was the result of still another accident, which did not occur for 30 more years. Nobody knows for sure who happened onto it first. All at once, half a dozen players started throwing corkscrews, grasping the ball by its laces and rifling it through the air. But it took another 60 years and a horde of exceptional athletes to pull the cork completely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: College Football: Babes in Wonderland | 10/28/1966 | See Source »

Barry Williams and Keith Sedlacek hit foul shots. John scott bucketed a dazzling underhand drive, and Sedlacek added a pair of free throws which brought Harvard's lead to a comfortable eight points...

Author: By R.andrew Beyer, | Title: Squash Team Clobbers Yale, 6-3, Gaining Fifth Consecutive National Championship | 2/28/1966 | See Source »

...information, tap telephones, even sort rubbish. "I'm picking up a couple of barrels of trash a night now," a California private detective admitted last week. "The way they use these carbons only once now, it's a cinch." Not all of the espionage work is underhand, of course: many companies regularly instruct salesmen and other fieldworkers to report back any news and gossip, also sift trade journals, advertisements and Government reports for additional wisps of information...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Industry: Corporate Spies | 3/26/1965 | See Source »

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