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Danville Register

Location

Danville, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1966

Page

9

William Campbell Defeats Gretna In District Tilt 58-38

In the District IV Group IV Southern Division tournament William Campbell defeated Gretna 58 to 38 to reach the final at Hargrave Military Academy. Altavista upset top-ranked Chatham 59-57 in the opener, with Altavista and William Campbell set for tonight's title clash.

Altavista Chatham William Campbell Gretna Bend Hargrave Military Academy Cavaliers Colonels Hawks Randy Minix Carroll Clark Keith Pendergrass Doug Dalton Chatham Prilaatt

GW Cagers At Jefferson In Playoffs

George Washington High and Jefferson Sr. High clash in Western District playoff action after Jefferson swept both regular season meetings. Patrick Henry leads at 12-0 but hosts the semifinals as the playoff field begins with three first round games. Coach Ben Kendall plans to start Willeford Gaddy Cook Hamlin and Price or Siddle, with Taylor Griffiths and Johnson among key subs.

George Washington High Roanoke Jefferson Sr. High Jefferson Cardinals Jefferson Sr Patrick Henry ELC Glass Lynchburg William Fleming Andrew, Lewis Salem Halifax County Ben Kendall Bobby Willeford Steve Gaddy Wayne Cook Steve ‘Hamlin Gene Price Paul Siddle Reid Taylor Don Griffiths Guy Johnson

Rematch Promised At City Armory Pro Mat Card

Promoters set a no holds barred rematch for tonight at 8 30 p m in Danville City Armory pitting Tex McKenzie Nelson Royal against Rip Hawk and Swede Hansen The last bout ended in near chaos with disqualifications and post rope shenanigans This four match program also features Ike Eakins against Rudy Kay and bouts Steve Bolus versus Hans Schmidt Jim Grab Mire against Angelo Martinelli Avance tickets available at Johnson Brothers Store and fans urged to arrive early for hot seats

Danville City Armory Tex McKenzie Nelson Royal Rip Hawk Swede Hansen McKenzie Royal Hawk Hansen Ike Eakins Rudy Kay Steve Bolus Hans Schmidt Jim Grabmire Angelo Martinelli Avance Johnson Brothers

Drahowsky Ends Holdout Signs With Orioles

Moe Drahowsky ended his brief holdout Thursday and signed with the Baltimore Orioles for an estimated 14 000. The 30 year old was drafted by Baltimore last fall for 25 000 and split the 1995 season between Kansas City Athletics and Vancouver, posting a 15 record with the American League club and 8 2 in the Pacific Coast League. Six Orioles remain unsigned including Frank Robinson Brooks Robinson Jerry Adair Curt Blefary Bob Johnson and Frank Peters. None are due in camp until Tuesday.

Miamt Drahowsky Baltimore Orioles Orioles Kansas City Athletics Vancouver Frank Robinson Brooks Robinson Jerry Adair Curt Biefary Bob Johnson Frank Peters

Celtics Rout Hawks in 134 106 Blowout

Boston led 43 20 after one period and pulled away to defeat the St. Louis Hawks 124 108 as Bill Russell posted 23 points and 20 rebounds and Mel Counts added 21 points and 12 boards. Sam Jones and John Mavlicek had 17 each. Zelmo Beaty led Hawks with 21.

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Ivy League Sticks To Guns And NCAA Relaxes Demands

The Ivy League and NCAA reached a resolution over athletic certification rules. Ivy schools refused to sign forms claiming academic standing, while the NCAA accepted a letter outlining standards, enabling Ivy teams to compete in the NCAA basketball championship.

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