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Peering intently from beneath her perky white visor, crafty Helen Wills, of California, kept track of every tennis ball that came whizzing her way at Forest Hills, L. I. When she had dealt firmly with the last one, she was still national singles champion and, with Mrs. George Wightman, of Philadelphia, national doubles champion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: Poker Face | 8/25/1924 | See Source »

...easy to play then bandit sash and a visor; it is easy to be anarchist when, like Desperate Ambrose you possess a "veadetta hat". But to attend royalty in knee parts and yet remain that is a deferment matter. The had of King George has become indeed the ironical best result of human philosophy...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE SOVIET PANTS | 5/31/1924 | See Source »

...salute, he says, arose from the custom of raising the visor when two knights in armor met, by way of recognizing friend from foe. Otherwise, it would be like trying to tell men apart when they are wearing gas-masks...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: COMMENT | 5/1/1918 | See Source »

...suits will be of Yale gray. On the left pocket of the shirt will be '96 in crimson felt letters. The pants will have a crimson welt running down the side seam. The caps will be of crimson flannel with a two and a half inch jockey visor. On the cap will be embroidered the letter H with '96 worked in on the cross bar. The sweaters will be white with a large H with '96 as on the cap. There will also be crimson jerseys...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Ninety-Six Base Ball Suits. | 4/20/1893 | See Source »

...STURGIS.The caps and blazers of the Mott Haven team have been received. The blazers are blue and white, the side pocket being of dark blue cloth with the letters Y. A. A. embroidered in white silk; the caps are entirely of blue with the same letters embroidered above the visor. The following men will go to the training table tomorrow: C. H. Sherrill, '89; D. H. Robinson, '90; H. Cheney, '92; J. P. Lloyd, '91; N. L. Deming, '90 S.; F. H. Clark, '91 S.; and the tug of-war team, consisting of C. W. Leaven worth...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Mott Haven Team. | 4/24/1890 | See Source »

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