Word: wilt
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...stood there, just to the right of the basket, a placid. 7-ft. 1 1/16-in, giant watching impassively as his teammates maneuvered the ball in backcourt. The New York Knickerbockers tried to box him in; they clutched at his jersey, leaned against his chest, stepped on his toes. Then Wilt Chamberlain came alive. With the aplomb of a cop palming an apple, he reached out one massive hand and plucked the basketball out of the air. Spinning violently, he ripped clear of the elbowing surge, took a step toward the basket and jumped. For an instant, he seemed suspended...
...pull down 81 rebounds so far this year. Forward Tom Thacker, "the tallest 6-ft. 2-in. player in basketball." is so spring-legged that he can get up above the 10-ft.-high basket and "dunk" the ball with both hands-just as the pros' 7-ft. Wilt Chamberlain does. Forward Ron Bonham (6 ft. 5 in.) is a bull-shouldered marksman whose delicate push shot is accurate from as far away as 20 ft., and whose free-throw record (93%) is the best on the squad. Guards Tony Yates (6 ft. 1 in.) and Larry Shingleton...
Munro summed up the rest of the afternoon with the comment "they got tired before we did." Showing the effects of the heat and the constant pressure from the Crimson front line, the Jumbo defense began to wilt just as Harvard's passing began to click...
Critics claimed that the Twins rookie infield would wilt in the summer and with them the whole team. So far this appears unjustified. The team did slip in July, but has now won nine of its last eleven games. Bernie Allen has raised his batting, average to a respectable .267, and after a brief slump Rollins is still hitting...
...Legacy, an early 18th century piece by Wilt the Stilt Marivaux, deals with Love, Marriage, and money, with the emphasis where it belongs. Sandra Prutting and Jacqueline Tabachnick are both winning as they lay their claims on M. Mills (who is losing his heart and 200,000 francs). But he takes it well, because the French are a gay people, fond of dancing and light wines...