The Cavalier daily :: Wednesday, February 16, 1972 :: University of Virginia Library

"They'll be hanging from
the rafters," was the way a
Penn State official described
the anticipated crowd at
Recreation Hall for tonight's
encounter between the Nittany
Lions and the visiting Virginia
Cavaliers.

"Our team knows we're
playing a sixth-ranked club and
we're pointing for the game"
said Penn State Coach John
Bach. Bach was hardly talking
up his sleeve as the latest
edition of the Associated Press
poll shows the Wahoos holding
down the sixth spot with
Virginia presently ranked
seventh by UPI.

In Penn State the Wahoos
will be facing a team that even
their own coach has described
as "streaky." They went great
guns at the beginning of the
year, rolling to four straight
wins including an upset over
Princeton, and then lost five of
their next six. As of now they
claim a 12-7 record.

"Mr. Everything" for the
Lions this year has been one
Ron Brown, a 6-4 forward from
New York City who leads the
team in scoring (16.5 points
per game), rebounds, and assists.
Brown is an excellent leaper,
was a high school
All-American, and is presently
enrolled in good standing in
the Olympic development
program.

The Lions' backcourt
consists of senior captain
Chuck Crist and junior Jim
Dashield, chipping in 10.3 per
outing. Top guard reserve is
Andy Popelas, a 5-11 senior.

In contrasts to their football
teams, perennial title contenders
never caught short in the size
department, the basketball
Lions are built rather close to
the ground. The center will be
6-7 Ed Chubb, owner of a 23
point game in a recent win over
Navy but carrying only an 8.9
average.

The other forward will be
Dan Tarr, like Chubb a 6-7
junior. Tarr averages 6.3 points
per game but is spelled
frequently by Bob Fittin, a 6-8
senior with a 7.3 average
coming off the bench. Last
year's starting pivotman, 6-9
Raul Neumayer, backs up
Chubb and averages 2 points
per game with limited playing
time.

Tickets sellers at the 27,000
student University Park
campus report that demand for
Virginia game tickets far
exceed Ree Hall's smallish
capacity. There seems little
doubt that the return of star
Wahoo guard Barry Parkhill to
his hometown has a little to do
with it.

Cavalier Coach Bill Gibson,
who's been known to worry a
bit before ballgames, probably
shouldn't mess his mind much
over Parkhill's performance
tonight. "I feel psyched
enough to go out and dunk the
ball twenty times" said the
team's leading scorer and, if
being "up" for a game really
means anything, he should be
near top form.

Despite the presence of the
talented Mr. Brown, the Lions'
general lack of height and
depth almost has to prove to
Virginia's advantage. Center
Scott McCandlish, who will be
the tallest man on the court at
6-10, could snap a prolonged
offensive slump against Chubb,
who's not exactly All-America
material.

Forwards Frank DeWitt and
Jim Hobgood have also
demonstrated an affinity for
playing against smaller
ball clubs and, if DeWitt can
turn in his usual excellent
defensive performance against
Brown, the game could be
great fun.

ACC-type pressure will not
be a factor here but, with the
stands jammed with most of
his old friends, Parkhill will be
under the gun. If he can just
relax a little and show the form
he displayed against Wake
Forest he won't have to worry
about embarrassing himself, or
losing, for that matter. Game
time is at 8 p.m.

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