Word: wilt
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...fellow who stands 7 ft. l 1/16 in. can cover a lot of ground when he has a mind to, and Wilt ("The Stilt") Chamberlain, 31 , is a peripatetic Polyphemus. In ten years as a pro, Wilt has moved four times - jumping from the Harlem Globetrotters to National Basketball Association clubs in Philadelphia and San Francisco before returning to Philadelphia. Last week the greatest offensive player in the history of basketball hit the road again...
Scratch was the cause of Wilt's itchy feet. Coming up to contract time, he demanded from the Philadelphia 76ers not his usual $250,000 yearly salary but a piece of the team. Philadelphia Owner Irv Kosloff was willing to pay him the salary, but balked at making him a partner, so he traded Wilt to the Los Angeles Lakers, whose owner Jack Kent Cooke did not need a partner either. What Cooke needs is an N.B.A. Championship, so he offered Wilt a five-year contract totaling an estimated $1,500,000. Cooke now owns three superstars: Elgin Baylor...
...toothed incessant talker. The talk is hushed as chanting begins in the rear of the theater. With measured tread, the Sacred College advances down the two long aisles in a swirl of scarlet and incense. As the cardinals reach the stage, they pause before the bishop and the priest: "Wilt thou accept pontificality?" Rolfe turns to kneel to his bishop, so unexpectedly chosen, only to find that the prelate is already kneeling to him. "Wilt thou accept pontificality?" The bishop whispers: "The answer is 'Volo' or 'Nolo.' " For an instant, terrified gratification flashes across Rolfe...
...time went by, but I wasn't impatient. Quietly excited, though. Resting in the wicker basket the assistant had given me were my two oranges, clean handkerchief, and six flowers--all necessary for the ceremony. I began to fear that my flowers might wilt, but then the joyous assistant came softly to me, and whispered that I should follow...
...nowhere, making up fully five strides in a single bound, leaped high, and clamped a huge hand over the ball before Clark could drop it into the hoop. "Russell," acknowledged Los Angeles' West afterward, "is the best basketball player I've ever seen. They talk about Wilt Chamberlain, but Russell always rises to the occasion. He is really the most valuable player...