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Gone is the day of the glandular goon who could do little more than stand beneath the basket and stuff in rebounds. Philadelphia's Wilt ("The Stilt") Chamberlain, who leads the N.B.A. in scoring with an average 37.8, stands 7 ft. 2 in., but has the speed and agility to be a marvel were he half a foot shorter. St. Louis' Bob Pettit (6 ft. 9 in.) is quick and graceful, Boston's Bill Russell (6 ft. 10 in.) is a defensive and rebounding genius, Los Angeles' Elgin Baylor (6 ft. 5 in.) combines the brute...
...Complaining that the pros play too rough, Philadelphia's Wilt ("The Stilt") Chamberlain blurted out that he was retiring from the N.B.A. at the tender age of 23. Plainly exhausted by the season's grind, Wilt was also disheartened by his team's loss in the Eastern Division playoffs to the champion Boston Celtics. Once rested, Chamberlain will likely decide to console himself with a $100,000 salary offered by Philadelphia. Scoffed Boston's famed Bob Cousy: "Standing 6 ft. i in., it is difficult for me to feel sorry for a man 7 ft. tall...
...basketball season ended, Philadelphia's Wilt ("The Stilt") Chamberlain, 23, in his rookie year had decisively rewritten the N.B.A. record books. Among his new marks: 2,707 points and an average of 37.6 points per game (the old records: 2,105 and 29.2, both set by St. Louis' Bob Pettit), and 1,941 rebounds (old record: 1,612, set by Boston's Bill Russell...
Professional basketball this season is dominated by a rookie: Wilt ("The Stilt") Chamberlain, center for the Philadelphia Warriors-the agile Negro giant (7 ft. 2 in., 250 lbs.) who can nearly reach the basket by raising an arm. Last week Chamberlain was well on his way to smashing every record on the books. Even with 14 games still to play, he had scored more points and snared more rebounds than any other player ever had in a full season. Against the Detroit Pistons he scored 41 points to raise his total to 2,134, break by 29 the season record...
...there," says Twyman. "I toss it easy so the egg won't break." Twyman gets away his one-hand jump and two-hand set with deceptive speed, arches his shots so high they can even clear the soaring blocks of Philadelphia's mighty Wilt ("The Stilt") Chamberlain (7 ft. 2 in., 250 Ibs.). Says the Boston Celtics' Coach Red Auerbach: "Show Twyman a little daylight and-boom-it's up and in." Dogged Development. Last week, given a little daylight by Boston, Twyman scored 40 points to lead the Royals to a 128-115 victory that...