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...active tennis match. One of them bounded about at the net, volleying everything he could; the other played a backcourt game, driving deeply and accurately. His brow was furrowed with concentration; he was trying very hard to win. His rival at the net was more debonair; when a neat lob passed him, he kissed his fingers to it; occasionally he called out, "Bravo, René." He, Jean Borotra, was playing against René Lacoste, conquerer of J. O. Anderson, for the championship of England at Wimbledon (TIME, July 6). On the sidelines sat the King of England, who was rumored...
...Pratt '26 and S. F. Collier '26 beat the Hamlen brothers 6-0, 5-7, 8-6. After the first set the two Hamlens picked up, and were ahead 4-3 in the last set, when Pratt and Collier began to lob, tactics which won them the match...
...Jeff. Phys. Lab. 16 Physics Prof. Lyman Jeff. Phys. Lab. 16 Jeff. Phys. Lab. 16 Public Speaking Prof. Winter Paine Hall Paine Hall Semitic Prof. Jewett Semitic Museum 44 Francis Ave. Social Ethics Prof. Cabot Emerson K Emerson K Zoology Prof. H. W. Rand Zool. Lab. 45 Zool. Lob...
...13th of February I sat in the salon at the piano. In came my mother and went to the grand. She began to play. Tomy question as to what she was playing she replied, with an abstract gaze, "Schubert's Lob der Tränen" (In Praise of Tears). A few minutes later the valet brought news that father was very ill. Never shall I forget how my mother dashed through the door. . . . When I saw her in later years at rehearsals the festival productions, representing roles as Kundry, Isolde, Sieglinde or Brünilde, my mind often reverted...
Although Labreque won the finals in straight games, the match was close and exciting, marked by long rallies. The new title-holder hits every ball with terrible speed, placing his shots low and hard down the sides of the courts. Against his game, Hinkle tried alternating high "lob" shots and "drop" shots...