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...plan into operation, even without multilateral backing. One high official, resorting to undiplomatic language, urged "ramming a ship up Nasser's channel." In the upper house of Parliament, Lord Avon-the former Anthony Eden, who resigned as Britain's Foreign Minister in protest against Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasement and in 1956 joined France and Israel in the Suez invasion-even raised the specter of Munich. "I do not feel myself back ten years ago-I feel myself very much in the 1930s at the present time," said Avon. "I should be willing to support whatever...
When Wilt Chamberlain was with the San Francisco Warriors, local sportswriters tended to regard him as an oversized goon who could dunk the ball but rated zero on team play. WILT SCORES 50, WARRIORS LOSE, the headlines often read. The crowds were down on him, too. "I can't love a 7-ft. 1-in. loser," said a fan at the time. So two years ago, San Francisco gladly traded Wilt to the Philadelphia 76ers. Last year the Warriors fired Wilt's coach, Alex Hannum, after a front-office squabble, and he also wound up in Philadelphia. Good...
...there, in the sixth game, it ended. The Wilt Chamberlain of the 1966-67 season is a complete ballplayer-no longer concentrating on scores for the record book, instead setting up plays for teammates, scrambling downcourt to fight for rebounds and break up Warrior attack patterns. In the first five games, Wilt had scored only 82 points, but he had contributed 37 assists and picked off 148 rebounds. In the final game, he scored 24, with four assists and 23 rebounds. At the very last, his defensive play was the difference. Behind by only a point with 15 seconds...
...Clay has not even had his day in court yet. The answer, at least as far as the sportswriters are concerned, is pretty clear. Men with flair and irreverence are not welcome anymore in sports. Look for the clean, humble guy. And beware of showmen like Bill Hartack, Wilt Chamberlain, Phil Rogers, and Bo Belinsky...
...Kazin got off the subway at Times Square and went up to see Chamberlain. Five hours later he left carrying with him a recommendation that he be given a chance to review books for the New Republic...