Pulp Fiction, 1943 · page 36 of 116
12 Sports Aces, January 1943 — page 36: what you’re looking at
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# "Basket Larceny" by David X. Manners This is a story prose page (page 34) from an early-20th-century pulp magazine. The illustration shows basketball players in action beneath a hoop. The story concerns Willie Phelan, a basketball player whose job has been taken by "Bounce" Bender, a talented player with exceptional dribbling skills. The subtitle indicates the plot involves Willie considering dishonest play—"cross-court crookedness"—to address his situation, though the full story outcome is not visible on this page.
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Basket Larceny +. «ay a - Mighhisctay a Gi IAL, fs ye eg “ee eer =. wo By David X. Manners Though Willie Pheian had his hoopster job stolen from under him, it took more than an underhanded pass to make him resort to cross-court crookedness. 66 OUNCE” BENDER was tall and glowing on his face as he watched the curly-haired. He dribbled as if game. His eyes dwelt admiringly on he’d been born with a ballin his Bounce Bender. hand. His basket wizardry was breath- “A great guy,” murmured Willie taking. “Never a better one than Bounce.” On the bench sat Willie Phelan, pride Willie Phelan was a scrappy little bas- 34 CON 9)(0)(6) SS C@©)