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...that players not taught by a professional always get first-serve and forehand drive. Mrs. Wightman taught them footwork, volleying, trained them not to run around the shots that came to their backhands. Now, together and singly, they hold all the national junior and girls' titles. Sarah, best on turf, has never been beaten by a girl of her age or younger. Still a 17-year-old school- girl, she did not have time to play in the singles last week but easily won her third doubles title with Mrs. Wightman. Four teen-year-old Joanna is winning local tournaments...
...horses went to the post-Sardonyx and The Beezer. The boy up on Sardonyx fell early in the race. He scrambled up, caught the reins, remounted, dashed after The Beezer, caught him at the last jump. Now The Beezer was down, his saddle empty, the boy stunned on the turf; now The Beezer was up. Out of the crowd a girl ducked under the rail, caught him, rode him past the stands. In the enclosure she, Jean Sanday, daughter of The Beezer's trainer, proved that she made the weight-168 lb. She claimed $15 for being second...
Statistics on what happens to athletes after their graduation from college are not lacking, but the accuracy and value of these compilations have frequently been called into question. Since, obviously, most statistics must deal with men who sweated on the turf or cinders at least a quarter of a century ago, it is difficult to estimate what changes have been effected by the increased supervision and more efficient medical attention of today. At any rate, it would be worth any effort expended to determine the opinion of leading medical authorities as regards the effects of excessive competition in athletics...
...fell on a fumble that brought in another. Wild Pitt plunges and passes in the second half made a score, but the big Trojan line was charging properly, Duffield's boot lifting the ball as though it were full of gas and Racehorse Russell's cleats cutting turf. Southern California 47, Pittsburgh 14 was the most decisive beating that a loser has ever taken in the Tournament of Roses...
...Isle of lona, Hebrides, the dead body of Miss Emily Farnario, 30, English mental-telepathist, daughter of an Italian surgeon, was found nude, reclining on a great cross that had been cut in 'the turf...