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Newspaper

Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 20, 1966

Page

21

Cavaliers Coast On Big First Half Win Over VMI

Virginia built a 13-3 run in the first half and led 32-19 at intermission, then cooled to beat Virginia Military Institute 73-65. Charlie Sehmaus scored 30 and Robin Porter 22 for Virginia. Jim Connelly added 21 as VMI finished 5-17. Virginia improved to 6-12 and tied its State Big Five record at 2-2. VMI shot 34 percent, Virginia 41 percent, and Virginia outrebounded 47-29.

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Wildcats Win Thriller 83-82 At Indiana

Northwestern edged Indiana 83-82 as Jim Cummins stole a tie breaking layup and Hartung and Schmaus added key points. Indiana led at halves but Northwestern rallied with late free throws and field goals to seal the come from behind victory in Bloomington.

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John Ralston To Coach West All-Stars Again

John Ralston of Stanford will return as head coach of the West in the Shrine game on December 31. Bert Jacobs said Ben Martin of the Air Force and J T King of Texas Tech will be his assistants. Martin led Air Force to bowls. King coached stars like Dave Parks and Donnie Anderson at Texas Tech.

SAN Francisco John Ralston Stanford University Bert Jacobs Ben Martin Air Force Academy J.T. King Texas Tech Ralston Martin Air Force Falcons King 49Ers Dave Parks Donnie Anderson Green Bay Packers

Vanderbilt Stalls Florida, 89-86 in Gainesville

Fifth-ranked Vanderbilt with a late-second-half stall held off an Florida surge to win 89-86 in Gainesville. Keith Thomas led Vanderbilt with 30 points while Gary Keller led Florida with 26 as the Commodores built an early lead and kept it despite the Gators’ late push. Attendance was 5,500.

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Tigers Sell Roman To Jacksonville

First baseman Bill Roman, who contended for Detroit's 1965 starting job and refused a minor league assignment, was sold to Jacksonville of the International League. He is promised a spring trial by the Mets, parent club of Jacksonville.

Lakeland Fla Bill Roman Norm Cash Detroit Tigers Jacksonville Roman New York Mets Tigers Syracuse Detroit Toledo Mudbens

Freeman nets career high as Illini beat Minnesota 100-89

Don Freeman scores a career best 37 points to pace Illinois to a 100-89 victory over Minnesota. Five Illini starters reach double figures led by Jim Dawson with 19, Rich Jones 18, Ron Dunlap 15, and Bob Brown 11. Archie Clark tops Minnesota with 26. Illinois improves in conference play while Minnesota drops from third place.

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Brosville Eyes Title With One Win After Schoolfield Victory

Brosville kept its flawless 5-0 league record with a 49 to 20 win over Schoolfield at the Schoolfield Recreation Center. Jackie White and Johnnie White led Brosville with 16 and 12 points respectively, while Eddie Riley paced Schoolfield with 7. Westover rolled to a 46 to 21 win over Cedarbrook to stay one game back. Mickey Weadon scored 18 for Westover, followed by 12 from Smith, as Cedarbrook’s Kenny Earles led with 5. Brosville meets Westover Monday at 6 pm. a Brosville win clinches the title, a Westover win forces a playoff.

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Michigan Defeats Purdue 128-94 Sets Big Ten Scoring Record

Michigan crushed Purdue 128-94 to set a Big Ten single-game scoring record as Cazzie Russell led the Wolverines with 28 points and John Clawson added 27 before fouling out. Purdue's Dave Schellhase scored 57, breaking the conference mark, while Michigan’s 52 field goals and 223 combined points tied a conference record. Attendance not specified.

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Bowsher Favored To Win 250 Mile ARCA Race

Jack Bowsher holds the pole for the ARCA 250 at Daytona in a 1966 Ford after setting a one-lap ARCA speed record of 173.678 mph in qualifying. Louisville’s Andy Hampton and Iowa’s Ramo Stott are his top challengers as 33 starters race for $35,000 in prize money with Legend Richard Petty leading Daytona 500 pole efforts during Speed Weeks.

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Iowa Beats Ohio State 86 80 On Road In Big Ten Battle

Iowa travels to Columbus and edges Ohio State 86 80 to improve to 5-4 in Big Ten and 13-6 overall. Denny Pauling nets 6 key points in final 9 seconds as George Peeples scores 21 before fouling out, while Peters and Bob Dove each notch 23 for Iowa.

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