Word: balled
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...might take to overcome the height of his opponent, has the serious disadvantage of moving Chamberlain away from the rebound. Now Chamberlain is beginning to exploit his size and strength by bulling straight for the hoop, overpowering his man with a leap so high that he merely lets the ball roll off his palm for a sure basket...
...FINAL BALL (255 pp.)-Gere/ Galser-Pantheon...
Their jubilation was short-lived. Three days later another Titan flashed skyward for 55 seconds, then exploded in a ball of smoke and flame. But even in this red glare Titan scientists and engineers could not be too gloomy; they were hard at work analyzing flawless, detailed telemetered reports of the unprecedented first shot...
...tapestried main hall that once contained one of the largest Persian Kirmanshah rugs ever loomed. Other features: an Italian Renaissance library, a Louis XIV music room, a Louis XV ballroom, a Louis XVI grand salon, 16 guest rooms with decor ranging from Oriental to American Colonial. The Restoration Ball was held there last week to help raise some $2,000,000 for the museum's renovation. Among the luminaries on hand: Florida's Democratic Governor LeRoy Collins, Mrs. Ricardo C. Gonzales, a granddaughter of Flagler...
...some college players have agreeably signed contracts with teams in both leagues. ¶ Baseball's Continental League has mixed blessings from the two major leagues, a full roster of cities (Atlanta, Buffalo, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Houston, Minneapolis-St. Paul, New York, Toronto), and heady plans to play ball in the 1961 season. Problems: getting new players under contract (no team has any. as yet); working out territorial or minor-league draft arrangements with the existing major leagues; leasing, enlarging or building new stadiums after the first wobbly years. Prospects: still iffy. ¶ Open tennis tournaments appeared a certainty...