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To her backhand
To her backhand

To her backhand

Date8/9/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: To her backhand: Gabriela Sabatini, a 15-year-old Argentinian, prepares to return a shot by No. 3 seed Hana Mandlikova of Czechoslovakia. Mandlikova handily defeated Sabatini, 6-3, 6-0, in quarterfinal action yesterday in Canadian Open. Mandlikova takes on Chris Evert Lloyd in semifinal play today.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0078267F
Strong backhand, Chris Pridham, one of Canada's promising tennis stars, puts a lot into his backhand stroke in a match at last month's Sun Life Nationals at the Ontario Racquet Club
Strong backhand, Chris Pridham, one of Canada's promising tennis stars, puts a lot into his backhand stroke in a match at last month's Sun Life Nationals at the Ontario Racquet Club
7/9/1987
Barbara Potter shows confidence as she hits a backhand volley
Barbara Potter shows confidence as she hits a backhand volley
2/4/1979
Rupa Banerjee, backhand smash in a workout at the Toronto Table Tennis Club
Rupa Banerjee, backhand smash in a workout at the Toronto Table Tennis Club
1/19/1976
Over the hill? Ken Rosewall, displaying fine backhand during action at CNE Coliseum, delights in confounding experts who suggested he was getting too (...)
Over the hill? Ken Rosewall, displaying fine backhand during action at CNE Coliseum, delights in confounding experts who suggested he was getting too (...)
2/14/1972
Grim determination shows on face of Keith Carpenter of Toronto Lawn as he backhands return to Brian Mitchell on his way to victory yesterday in invita(...)
Grim determination shows on face of Keith Carpenter of Toronto Lawn as he backhands return to Brian Mitchell on his way to victory yesterday in invita(...)
5/29/1972
Title shot: John Nimick of Philadelphia backhands a return in his hard ball match with Anil Nayar of New York that decided the Canadian Open amateur championship at Toronto Squash Club yesterday
Title shot: John Nimick of Philadelphia backhands a return in his hard ball match with Anil Nayar of New York that decided the Canadian Open amateur championship at Toronto Squash Club yesterday
2/7/1982
A swinging good time. Oakville's Chris Pridham, Canada's topranked male tennis player, practises his backhand at the National Tennis Centre. Pridham q(...)
A swinging good time. Oakville's Chris Pridham, Canada's topranked male tennis player, practises his backhand at the National Tennis Centre. Pridham q(...)
5/17/1988
Newly elected to the Legislature in her first campaign as a Liberal, Margaret Campbell gets a victory kiss from her husband, Sterling. Her son, her tw(...)
Newly elected to the Legislature in her first campaign as a Liberal, Margaret Campbell gets a victory kiss from her husband, Sterling. Her son, her tw(...)
3/15/1973
The affecting history of Jane Shore : the wife of a London merchant, who was seduced by King Edward IV, King of England : recounting her splendid living during the life of her royal lover, the severe penance she underwent, the desertion of her friends, her subsequent wretchedness, and dreadful death in the open fields, by order of King Richard the Third, otherwise Crooked-back Dick
The affecting history of Jane Shore : the wife of a London merchant, who was seduced by King Edward IV, King of England : recounting her splendid living during the life of her royal lover, the severe penance she underwent, the desertion of her friends, her subsequent wretchedness, and dreadful death in the open fields, by order of King Richard the Third, otherwise Crooked-back Dick
1830
Closed: Carrying the wooden spoon that was her trademark, Mary-Ann Corbett leaves her restaurant for the last time, following a 22-day sit-in she staged in her fight to hang on to her business
Closed: Carrying the wooden spoon that was her trademark, Mary-Ann Corbett leaves her restaurant for the last time, following a 22-day sit-in she staged in her fight to hang on to her business
6/22/1982
Another side of Carol Lawrence's life is shown here in her hotel room where she spreads her artist's equipment out and paints to fill her spare time in a constructive way while away from home
Another side of Carol Lawrence's life is shown here in her hotel room where she spreads her artist's equipment out and paints to fill her spare time in a constructive way while away from home
2/10/1972
Courageous victim: Marg Lawson, 22, her mother at her bedside in Sunnybrook Medical Centre, said yesterday she was feeling great after surgery and feeling lucky not to have been hurt worse in a bike accident that left her paralyzed in both legs
Courageous victim: Marg Lawson, 22, her mother at her bedside in Sunnybrook Medical Centre, said yesterday she was feeling great after surgery and feeling lucky not to have been hurt worse in a bike accident that left her paralyzed in both legs
7/7/1983