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Washington stood at center court

And Kunnert was bleeding from

The nose and another holding him

And he stood above them both

On the balls of his feet. He was a

Good six foot eight and reinforced

And girdled with muscle and as

Tomjanovic ran from backcourt

To break it up he ran full into the

Arm of Washington delivering a

Roundhouse. His motion was

Arrested completely and he fell
To the floor a dead weight and the

Report was heard ten rows up

In the stands drawing all into

The quiet wake of its concussion.

Jabbar said afterwards it was like a

Watermelon hit the floor and broke.

They stood Tomjanovic up and he

Tried to get at Washington and he

Swore but he fell back on them

Tasting his own spinal lubricant

Leak into his wrecked mouth and in

The locker room he blacked out.

They found his skull was detached,

The front all lapsed and slid away

In three places like facets of an egg,

And they called for an ambulance.