Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-02

Plus an eXcepClonal floor game,
which pulled the team to an
1881 victory over Davidson.
The game opened the 42d
annual tournament at Rich
mond Arena, after which Vir-
ginia Tech disposed Of the
Citadel, 100-83; West Virginia
overpowered Richmond, GIFTS,
and Virginia Military surprised
Furman, 1851.
Tonight's semifinal pairings
match CIV and West Virginia
in the opener at 1880 and Vir-
ginia Tech and Virginia Mill
tary In the nightcap at 8.
The Colonials accept their
formidable assignment gladly.
They were trounced by West
Virginia twice this winter, by
So points in Washington and
Is at Morgantown, but the
Mountaineers now are lacking
two injured starters, Paul Mil
Ter and Jim McC ormick.
Bill Remnant, the CIV coach,
travelled to Morgantown last
Saturday to watch West Vir-
ginia's 100-86 victory over Fur
man. He reported home that
the Mountaineers are mot
nearly as strong" as before the
casualties. and the report was
confirmed last night.
| Richmond, the leagues eighth
place finisher, gave the No.
club all the trouble 1t cared for
despite an inability to cope
with Rod Thorn. the unani-
ImouS all-conference choice who
scored 80 points.
Reinhart Calls Stall
The Colonials' best effort to-
night might not be good enough
but they're eager to try it on
for size. Their refusal to be
overawed by West Virginia
probably is embodied most in
the person Of Feldman. Rein
hart said it best when asked by
a Richmond writer for an ex-
PLANTATION Of Feldman's ability
without height: 1.-THE thing
about Jon, he doesn't think he's
little"
CIV scored 81 per cent from
the fields for 54-as Jon
and his twin, Jeff, demolished
Davidson's zone press with
their ball handling. setting up
the cripple baskets. Jon stole
the ball three times in the
early going and Jeff twice as
the Colonials doomed into leads
of 40, 10-1 and 1927.
The count reached 10 points
twice again in the second half
and might have been even more
OF a difference than the other
first round games If Reinhart
hadn't called a stall at 1854
with 500 left. CIV tried only
a couple of shots in the re-
naming time and got its last
six points on the foul line as
the Wildcats pecked away with
Bill Jarman leading the charge
and finishing with Is points.
Jon Feldman clicked on II
Of 16 shots for his ~ points
and was credited with seven
assists. Joe Adamitis, who had
four personal fouls by halftime
and only four points, managed
to finish the game and score
16 as CIV changed into a zone
defense. jeff followed with is,
Mickey Checkan with IA and
Gar Schweickhardt with 10,
before fouling out with 8:24
to go.
Davidson hit "a per cent.
with Bill Beerman hottest with
nine for Is, totaling 81 points
VPI took the shooting cue
from CIV by scoring so per
cent from the floor and run
ming away from a 1926 tie with
The Citadel. Howard Pardue's
% points did the most damage
and Bucky Keller, who hurt his
right knee in practice Tuesday,
somehow managed 20 to help
offset Gary Daniels 81 for the
Cadets.
Thorn Gets Untracked
Richmond had West Virginia
down, 60, and still owned a
tie at 23-all before Thorn got
untracked and led the Noun
taineers to a 1927 advantage
Just before intermission. Never
less than Is ahead from then
on. they poured it on by sheer
rebounding superiority, more
than by finesse, getting 80
shots to Richmond's So.
The night crowd of 4,778.
about 1000 more than that for
the afternoon games, was
treated to the only upset as
VMI, No. 7 in the standings,
was in front of third-place Fur
man from the beginning, twice
by 18 points in the first half.
Gerald Glur and Leroy Pea
cock closed it to 54-49 with
1850 left, then Furman went
four minutes without a point.
Weldon EddinS, formerly of
Washington-Lee High, helped
open the gap to II points.