Professional basketball this season is dominated by a rookie: Wilt ("The Stilt") Chamberlain, center for the Philadelphia Warriorsthe agile Negro giant (7 ft. 2 in., 250 lbs.) who can nearly reach the basket by raising an arm. Last week Chamberlain was well on his way to smashing every record on the books. Even with 14 games still to play, he had scored more points and snared more rebounds than any other player ever had in a full season. Against the Detroit Pistons he scored 41 points to raise his total to 2,134, break by 29 the season record of St. Louis'...
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