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...symbol of the Negro's perpetual alienation in the land of his birth." It is the archetypal Negro ghetto, and to some it is the black capital of the world. Says Wilt ("The Stilt") Chamberlain, pro basketball star and part owner of Small's Paradise, one of Harlem's remaining handful of clubs with live entertainment: "A Negro here is different from a Negro in Philly or Frisco because he belongs...
Target for Tonight. The Celtics' No. 1 objective was to stifle Warrior Center Wilt ("The Stilt") Chamberlain, the 7 ft. 2 in. giant who once scored 100 points in a single game. They had just the man for the job: brooding, bearded Bill Russell, 30, pro basketball's dark genius of defense. Time and again Chamberlain went up to shoot, and there was Russell to block the shot...
Time and again Chamberlain lunged for a rebound, only to bounce into a shoulder or knee. Other Celtics tugged at Wilt's jersey, stepped on his toes, impaled him on their elbows. In the first game Chamberlain scored only 22 points, and Boston won 108-96. In the second game frustration finally got the better of Wilt: without warning, he hauled off and floored Celtic Clyde Lovellette with a whistling right to the jaw. Boston still...
Anyway, he finds the traditional Tory style more congenial. The Prime Minister at first seemed an undistinguished, amateurish compromise, a member for years of the dreary House of Lords who would wilt under the heat of Commons debate. His main advantage was his aloofness from Harold Macmillan's weaknesses: the Common Market fiasco, the Profumo affair, the Skybolt fizzle, the Vassall scandal. But Sir Alec has cut a surprisingly effective figure, even against Harold Wilson, one of the House's sharpest debaters...
Harvard came out in a lone defense, and the Lions looked as if they'd never seen one before; they sank one field goal in the third quarter. Meanwhile, McClung was stuffing 'em in like Wilt Chamberlain. Sedlucok was jumping in 20-foot jump shots as if he were using radar. Williams was jumping like a kangaroo. Offensively and defensively, the quintet functioned brilliantly as they racked up 50 points in the second half and rolled up a 22-point lead until they put in their reserves...