Word: backhanded
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...stopped the ever-effective Koch on breakaways twice, the second coming in the middle of the third period, when the Vermont forward's deke-to-the-backhand maneuver could not find its way past the prone-positioned Hynes...
...start of the second stanza, Dartmouth's Brownridge (one goal, two assists) jammed a Mark Culhane power play rebound by Hynes to put the visitors ahead 3-1. 1:40 later Harvard's John Garrity took a pass from captain Cook (two assists), wheeled; to his backhand, and beat the Dartmouth netminder from eight feet...
...perks than to the duties of his office. He blandly called intrastate helicopter hops "the best way to travel." Aides had to coax him into playing fewer tennis matches with celebrities, such as Andy Williams and Arthur Ashe, and spending more time pressing the flesh. Still, his backhand is naturally superior to his handshake. During an Italian-American street festival in Chambersburg, N.J., Jimmy Carter had to prompt the Governor?and candidate?to climb onto a chair with him so he could be seen by the crowd of 15,000. Then, while Carter waved exuberantly, Byrne could man age only...
...more newcomers, Meg Meyer and Libby Pierpont, playing second and third respectively, both won in straight sets. Despite a second set lapse, Meyer handily disposed of Heidi Nickelson, 6-2, 6-3, while steady Pierpont and her two-handed backhand beat Laura Smith breadsticks and bagels...
...thriller of the day, Ditzler hit a lob deep in the backhand corner for an outright winner to clinch the second doubles for her and partner Miller, 6-3, 3-5, 6-1, in almost total blackness. The other two doubles contests were suspended because of the gloom...