Word: volleyers
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...fifth match was grabbed by more-experienced Caroline Ferrar of Wellesley, as newcomer Ellen Fair failed to control the center of the court, but countered with moments of hard, scrambling volley...
...house at night, cut the telephone wires and set to work. The daughter was shot first, then the wife, who was trying to hide under the bedclothes. Snapped awake by the shots, the husband was reaching desperately for his own gun when he was cut down by a deadly volley of five bullets...
Riggs' own secret weapon is his mouth, and Flamini reports that it produced a constant volley of phrases and clichés as varied as the spins, lobs and trick shots that Bobby uses so well on the court. "A lovable rogue, that's how you should portray me," Riggs told Flamini at one point. "I like that role." Flamini faced the lovable rogue on the tennis court one day, but did not last long; he fell during the warmup, badly twisting his ankle, and spent the rest of the time using a cane to keep up with...
While claiming that "there is no way she can beat me," he also delights in ticking off King's ostensible advantages: "A better serve, more quickness, better overhead, backhand and forehand volley, more stamina." He enjoys appearing to be the underdog who cannot lose. Because the format was changed from two sets out of three to three of five-a seeming advantage for the younger player-he claims that the betting odds should drop from 8 to 5 on him to even money. (In Las Vegas, Jimmy the Greek gives Riggs the edge...
...where she made her first big splash two years ago. Whatever happens at Forest Hills, Evert's future is unquestionably bullish. Chrissie the pro is far more accomplished than Chrissie the amateur, and has time to overcome her remaining flaws: a reluctance to rush the net aggressively, a volley that too often fails and a serve that too seldom overpowers. Over the past two years, she has shot up 3/2 in. and added...