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Easily the most complex, probably the most vulnerable, creatures in sports stand around 7 ft. tall. Whimsically, Wilt Chamberlain measured himself at 7 ft. 1 1/16 in., though he was probably taller. From 1959 to 1973, his incredible strength and gentleness were the two pivotal forces in professional basketball, and the second probably confounded Chamberlain as much as the Boston Celtics' Bill Russell ever did. Of Chamberlain's many records (a 50-point average one season, 100 points one game), the most remarkable and descriptive was that in 1,218 career games he never once fouled...
...inconsistent performing spoil the fun for everyone. Even G&S aficionados who ordinarily revel in riproarious productions of favorites like The Mikado and the H.M.S. Pinafore--will have a hard time sitting through this long and uninspired production of Utopia Limited or Flowers of Progress. We watch the operetta wilt before our eyes...
...Here he comes now. Do you ever feel quite this way with anyone else? Does anybody's smile or greeting affect you as his does? The earth rumbles under his step, horses rear, roses wilt, the stars themselves cool in the dark. It is hard to believe a mere mortal could cause such turmoil. But there you are. -By Roger Rosenblatt
...been the unkindness shown Georgetown's 7-ft. freshman center, Patrick Ewing, including a death threat. Although Ralph Sampson of Virginia is two years older and 4 in. taller, Ewing is the awesome figure in college basketball now. He figures to play Bill Russell to Sampson's Wilt Chamberlain in pro seasons ahead. But for the present, Ewing has been a focus of cynicism. Records have been broken this year for cruelty in the stands, and the normal expression on Ewing's face has been a bolt of anger. When...
Your article "Let a Hundred Flowers Wilt" [Sept. 21] was a welcome report on the terrible conditions of writers and dissidents in Red China. It stands in ironic contrast to the news several weeks ago of Secretary of State Haig's offer to sell U.S. weapons to that country, as well as to ex-President Carter's ingratiating table talk with China's Deputy Party Chairman Deng Xiaoping. Why is it that U.S. leaders are so willing to forgive the crimes of those smooth-talking Chinese Communists while at the same time they are talking tough...