The King and I: a tennis fan recalls her life-altering childhood corespondence with a young Billie Jean

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A woman recollects the correspondence she conducted during her youth with tennis star Billie Jean King. She and her brother became avid tennis players at 14 and 12 years of age, respectively, and soon after began writing to top professional players. King responded more frequently and personally than the rest.

Personal narratives, Records and correspondence, Women tennis players, Fans (Persons), King, Billie Jean

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A first-timer's look at tennis fans

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Washington, DC, has some of the most boisterous, impolite, and uncultured tennis fans in the US. A tennis fan describes his experiences at the Virginia Slims of Washington tournament.

Column, Behavior

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The Dish on Tennis

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Tennis Channel has signed on a distribution agreement with DISH Network, a satellite channel with 12 million subscribers in United States.

Cable Television Systems, Cable Networks, Goods & services distribution, Cable and other pay TV services, Alliances, partnerships, Direct Broadcast Satellite TV Providers, Cable and Other Program Distribution, Channels of Distribution, Cable television broadcasting industry, EchoStar Communications Corp., DISH, Direct broadcast satellite television industry, Satellite television industry, Distribution agreements, The Tennis Channel Inc.

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