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Princeton 69, Virginia 65

Cold Cavaliers Downed By Ivy Leaguers

By JOHN MARKON

CD/Saxon Holt

Guard Barry Parkhill Was Key Figure in Cavs' Futile Comeback Attempt

29 points by Princeton
guard Ted Manakas were the
difference last night in
Princeton, N. J. as the Tigers'
senior guard led his team to a
surprising 69-65 win over the
Cavaliers.

Manakas was unstoppable as
he foiled both man-to-man and
zone coverage by Virginia and
was able to wangle his 12
baskets and five foul shots off
A1 Drummond and Stevie
Morris, two Cavalier defensive
specialists charged with
controlling him.

"We want to pressure
Manakas and control the
tempo of the game," were
Wahoo coach Bill Gibson's
cryptic pre-game remarks with
the "Hooter" also stressing the
importance of making
Princeton rely on their rather
weak bench.

Nothing of the sort was to
happen, however, as Manakas,
with the exception of the
game's early stages, had ample
opportunity to take his shots
(hitting. 12 of 15) and the
Tigers both slowing down the
game and getting all their
scoring from the starting five.

Virginia shot only 43 per
cent to Princeton's 51 and no
Cavalier was colder than
All-American Barry Parkhill.
Before hitting a late-game hot
streak "Mr. BP" missed eleven
of his first twelve shots and
ended up five of 18 for 14
points.

Leading Wahoo scorer was
injured center Gus Gerard who,
noticeably effected by an ankle
problem acquired against Wake
Forest, was still able to score
16 points and single-handedly
account for Virginia's first ten
markers as a team.

Also in double figures for
the Cavaliers was guard
Drummond with six baskets
and a free throw for 13 points.
With the second period half
gone A1 sustained a leg cramp
and missed much of the
remainder of the game.

Other scoring for the Cavs
had Wally Walker picking up
nine points, Lanny Stahurski
and Bob McKeag four, Andy
Boninti three and Morris two.
Gerard had nine rebounds on a
night when team rebounding
was even at 32-32.

Most puzzling statistic of all
was fourth-year forward Jim
Hogood's failure to score even
a single point as the Cavalier
co-captain suffered through
what must have been his worst
night in memory.

Princeton was led, of
course, by the red-hot Manakas
and he was helped out by
forward Brian O'Niell with 17
points and center Andy Rimol
with 11. Guard Jim Sullivan,
confining his shooting to
long-range bombing, had eight
points with massive forward
Bill Kapler adding four points
and a game-high 16 rebounds.

Virginia had the lead for
much of the first half but
Princeton more or less took

over in the second period. With
the score tied at 30-30 early in
the half Manakas whipped
Drummond on a baseline
jumpe and the Princeton surge
was on.

The Tigers were able to run
up seven-point bulges twice in
the later going and, while the
Cavs cut it to 60-59 with 1:49
left, some clutch foul-shooting
by Manakas, Kapler and
O'Niell was enough to pound
the nails into Virginia's pine
box.

After the game Mr. Gibson
remarked that "We had two
good spurts in the second half
that were both ended by silly
turnovers. I wish you'd give
credit to Princeton– they
really have a good team."