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...Nonetheless, because the Astors' most frequent visitors included top Tories and the editors of the two Astor newspapers, the London Times and the Observer, the Cliveden set became a sinister synonym for the forces in Britain that believed in making a deal with Hitler. Though actually Prime Minister Chamberlain fervently believed in appeasement with no persuasion from his hostess, Nancy Aster's failure to accept the final futility of his policy caused her to be attacked as godmother of Munich and a Nazi sympathizer...
Target for Tonight. The Celtics' No. 1 objective was to stifle Warrior Center Wilt ("The Stilt") Chamberlain, the 7 ft. 2 in. giant who once scored 100 points in a single game. They had just the man for the job: brooding, bearded Bill Russell, 30, pro basketball's dark genius of defense. Time and again Chamberlain went up to shoot, and there was Russell to block the shot...
Time and again Chamberlain lunged for a rebound, only to bounce into a shoulder or knee. Other Celtics tugged at Wilt's jersey, stepped on his toes, impaled him on their elbows. In the first game Chamberlain scored only 22 points, and Boston won 108-96. In the second game frustration finally got the better of Wilt: without warning, he hauled off and floored Celtic Clyde Lovellette with a whistling right to the jaw. Boston still...
...game. Bill Russell walked into the locker room dressed all in black. "It's my funeral suit," he explained. "I wore it to the Cincinnati Royals' funeral in the semifinals two weeks ago. Tonight I'm wearing it for the Warriors." For most of the game. Chamberlain might as well not have been on the court. Blood was dripping from a cut on his left hand, and at half time he had scored only twelve points. Midway in the third quarter. Boston had an eleven-point bulge. Then Chamberlain began to hit-a jump shot, a hook...
With 19 seconds left in the game. Boston led by only two points 101-99. Trying for the clincher. Forward Heinsohn fired and missed. Everybody converged on the basket, clawing for the rebound. Chamberlain reached up, but Russell got there first. "Flailing like a wheat thresher, he bounded high into the air, plucked the loose ball off the backboard and, all in the same motion, rammed it through the basket-"all the way up to my elbows." he said later...