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...lack of skill that worries Miss Clarke, it's the lack of spirit, "Out at Wellesley," she sighed nostalgically, "they have REAL teams. . . ." She smiled as she cited an example of true sportswomanship. It was a cold, rainy day out at Wellesley last winter, but there were 63 female rowers at their oars on the Wellesley pond. "You'd never find such a turnout at Radcliffe," she reflected sadly, "but then, Boston and its many cultural advantages aren't so close...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: THE SPORTING SCENE | 12/7/1954 | See Source »

...closing, permit me to chuckle over the typical sportswomanship of Subscribess Whitsitt when she offers to "bet" that I have not "taken an air trip over to Paris more than 50 times." Clearly the good lady fancies she would be betting on a sure thing, so I shall not inform her how many times I have "taken an air trip over to Paris"-from London...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 7, 1928 | 5/7/1928 | See Source »

...orita de Alvarez led by one game and fairly scintillated pleasure. Throughout she had shown the full gamut of emotion whenever a point went for or against her. Europeans in the gallery warmed to approval of her frank spontaneity. Anglo-Saxons beamed pridefully upon the correct, emotionless, orthodox sportswomanship of Miss Wills...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: At Wimbledon- Jul. 11, 1927 | 7/11/1927 | See Source »

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