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There is no game like the direct attack. Fancy strokes, while effective to watch, do not bring the results a fast driving game does.

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Helen Wills
Age: 92 †
Born: 1905
Born: October 6
Died: 1998
Died: January 1
Autobiographer
Novelist
Poet
Tennis Player
Writer
Fremont
California
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