Sport: Cash-Conscious

Wilt ("The Stilt") Chamberlain is a lanky (7 ft. 2 in., 225 Ibs.) Philadelphia Negro with a delicate talent for dunking basketballs through 10-ft.-high hoops and an understandable urge to see his skill pay off. But high-paying summer jobs and a free ride at the University of Kansas have not added up to enough cash, says Wilt in the current issue of Look Magazine. "I'm quitting college basketball, even though I have a season's eligibility remaining and a year to go for my degree. I am arranging a big barnstorming tour [two ten-man squads — one white, one Negro], which will...

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