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Swede wonder
Swede wonder

Swede wonder

Date8/9/1982
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Original Toronto Star caption: Swede wonder: Mats Wilander, the 17-year-old who shocked the tennis world with his victory the French Open this year, grimaces as he flails at a backhand in opening play at the Canadian Open championships yesterday at York University's National Tennis Centre.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0089277F
Some chicken, some Swede: When Borje Salming first arrived in the National league, in 1973, he got the usual chicken Swede greeting from North American players, but figures a few elbows cured that
Some chicken, some Swede: When Borje Salming first arrived in the National league, in 1973, he got the usual chicken Swede greeting from North American players, but figures a few elbows cured that
10/26/1980
Unhappy ending: Czechoslovakia's Ivan Lendl, left, posted his first victory over Bjorn Borg yesterday when the Swede, rated No
Unhappy ending: Czechoslovakia's Ivan Lendl, left, posted his first victory over Bjorn Borg yesterday when the Swede, rated No
8/17/1980
How Swede it is. Louise Bridgeman, 18, the Scandinavian-Canadian Club's Queen of Light helps Leea Leivo, 5, with her tinsel halo. The Scandinavian pre(...)
How Swede it is. Louise Bridgeman, 18, the Scandinavian-Canadian Club's Queen of Light helps Leea Leivo, 5, with her tinsel halo. The Scandinavian pre(...)
12/8/1979
Flanked by cheering fans from an audience of more than 10,000 persons, Bjorn Skifs, lead singer of rock group Blue Swede works himself into a frenzy i(...)
Flanked by cheering fans from an audience of more than 10,000 persons, Bjorn Skifs, lead singer of rock group Blue Swede works himself into a frenzy i(...)
5/22/1974
Swede star on the attack, Sweden's Bjorn Borg, latest glamor boy of the pro tennis circuit, demonstrates a two-handed forehand short during a workout (...)
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2/9/1976
Maple Leafs' Salming led Swedes
Maple Leafs' Salming led Swedes
9/6/1976
Flying swede
Flying swede
9/3/1976
Charley the Swede, or, Good and bad years in a hop-garden
Charley the Swede, or, Good and bad years in a hop-garden
1876 circa
Not so Swede
Not so Swede
9/4/1981
Wonder at the Grandstand. The former Stevie Wonder is now Steve Wonder but the message in his songs is still the same, and fans of the soul singer mad(...)
Wonder at the Grandstand. The former Stevie Wonder is now Steve Wonder but the message in his songs is still the same, and fans of the soul singer mad(...)
9/1/1983
Sphinx rises at the dome. An ancient wonder meets a modern wonder, as a giant model of Egypt's famed Sphinx is built in Toronto's SkyDome, in preparat(...)
Sphinx rises at the dome. An ancient wonder meets a modern wonder, as a giant model of Egypt's famed Sphinx is built in Toronto's SkyDome, in preparat(...)
10/24/1989
Exercise or execution?: Willy Blok Hansen (top) is eternally young although she's 65 - but as she imparts the secret of youth to Frank Jones, he wonders if it's less painful to remain old
Exercise or execution?: Willy Blok Hansen (top) is eternally young although she's 65 - but as she imparts the secret of youth to Frank Jones, he wonders if it's less painful to remain old
5/10/1982