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Cavaliers Whip Middies

By Tom Sansonetti
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Eyes Skyward, Tony Kinn Prepares To Fire Long Bomb

Kinn's Assists Played A Larger Factor Against Middies

Virginia took the court last
night in Annapolis, Maryland
without the services of Buddy.
Reams (retired) and Chip Case
(injury). The team's leading scorer
John Gidding had not been able to
play in the Cavaliers' last outing
because of a knee injury, and was
listed as a doubtful starter. So what
happened? Virginia won big, 84-68.

The game was a poor one to
spectate. It was plagued with poor
passing and two whistle-tooting
referees that prolonged the debacle
for what seemed an eternity. The
last two minutes alone were three
times as long in actual duration.

But the good guys won and
that's all that really matters. The
Cavaliers did it by, strangely
enough, outclassing their
opponents. They started fast and a
carried a safe lead into the dressing
room at the half. Then finished
Navy's raunchy evening by
completely running away in the
opening minutes of the second half.

Virginia's big men, Gidding and
Carmichael, did the big damage.
Gidding swept the boards and
contributed seven points, while
Carmichael poured through 21
points. The latter accomplishment
being the more noteworthy, in that
he fouled out of the game with
a little more than ten minutes to
go. If he had been able to stay
around awhile longer he probably
would have broken the team's
season high of 29 points; for the
easy buckets were plentiful as the
game dragged on.

Navy's John Tolmie scored 21
points, grabbed rebounds, and stole
the ball on numerous occasions; but
he could not make up for his
teammates' atrocious ball-handling
errors.

With ten minutes left the
Virginia lead was 25 and expanding.
Coach Gibson then decided to let
the first stringers still playing
enjoy the rest of the contest with
him from the bench. Navy was able
to stem the tide and reduce their
deficit to the game-ending sixteen
points from this stage on.

Mike Wilkes edged out
Carmichael for scoring honors with
22 markers. Many of these came on
breakaway layups in the late going,
after he had stolen the ball from
Navy's butter-fingered players. The
only other Cavalier in double
figures was Tony Kinn with 12.

Soon after Carmichael fouled
out, John Gidding picked up his
fourth no-no and Mr. Gibson
relegated "Birdman's" duties for
the rest of the evening to Bill
Gerry. Gerry did an admirable job
in relief scoring nine points. Bill
Fulton, who has been playing a lot
of late, scored 7 points and grabbed
a few rebounds for good measure.

It was sad to note that Tony
Kinn's outside shooting is still off.
But he seemingly realizes this fact
and has been concentrating on
passing off more often. He is to be
commended for a number of fine
assists he uncorked in last night's
contest.

As far as the team's physical
status is concerned, Gidding saw
over 15 minutes of action that
proved beyond a doubt that his
injured knee has healed. Chip Case
dressed but did not play. Yet just
the fact that he is back in uniform
again is encouraging.

Mike Wilkes Throws Wicked Elbow In Scuffle For Rebound

Wilkes' Boardwork Provided Key Factor To Defeat Of Middies

The futility of the Middies is
exemplified by the fact that they
could manage but six points over a
seven minute stretch in the second
half, when they should have been
closing their 25 point gap. Besides
Tonie, two other Midshipmen hit
double figures, Chuck Provini with
13 and Gary Meyer with 10.

The Cavayearlings beat Navy's
Plebes by the almost identical score
of 84-67, as Scott McCandlish
poured through 21 points.

Virginia will return to the more
homey confines of University Hall
for the first time in nine games this
Saturday, when they face the
Clemson Tigers in an important
ACC battle.