South Mountaineer Volume 11, Issue 01

              Published by the Alumni Student Grants Committee, Lehigh University Alumni Association
ity Alumni
Vol. 11 - No. 1
SEPTEMBER 23, 1968
BETHLEHEM, PENNA.
Gridders Romp In Qp#t%f, 59-21
X-Country
Team Debuts
September28
John Covert, in his second
season as coach of Lehigh University's cross-country squad,
hopes for the Engineers' best
record since 1957.
He has some highly-talented
runners practicing, topped by
holders of University varsity and
and freshman distance records.
The Engineers face a pair of
formidable foes in their opening
test Sept. 28, going against
Temple and Pennsylvania on the
Owls'   course   in   Philadelphia.
Co-captain Steve Haas, a
letterman from Massillon, O.,
boasts the varsity five-mile standard of 26:02. Bob Detrick of
Bethel Park, Pa., unbeaten last
year in frosh competition, set the
freshman three-mile record of
14:31.3.
Other lettermen on the squad
are co-captain Bill Succop of
Renfrew, Pa., Ed Carney of White
Plains, N.Y., Tim Kleiner of
Dunellen, N.J., and Tom Wise
of Wallingford, Pa.
In 1957, coached by John
Steckbeck, the Lehigh harriers
were 7-0-0. Last year, as Covert
made his debut, they were 8-3-0
for the University's first winning
cross-country campaign in
10 years.
" We have some excellent
first-line runners," says Covert.
"Our main task is building up
strength behind them in case of an
emergency."
The schedule:
Sept. 28--Temple and Pennsylvania at Temple;
Oct. 4—Muhlenberg, home;
11—Rutgers, home; 16—West
Chester, away; 19—Albright,
away; 23~Rider, home;
26—Canisius Invitati onal at
Buffalo; 30—Gettysburg and
Elizabeth, home;
Nov. 2—Dickinson and Haver-
ford at Dickinson; 5—Columbia,
away; 14--Lafayette, away; 17—
IC4A Tournament at New York;
22—MAC Tournament at
Philadelphia.
Co-Captains
Attackman Tim Turner of
Fairfield, Conn., and midfielder
Tom Zink of Baltimore, Md., have
been elected co-captains of Lehigh University's 1969 varsity
lacrosse squad.
The announcement was made
by Jim Scible, former University of Maryland stickman who
coached the Engineers to a 6-
and-6 mark last season.
Turner, and defenseman Steve
Kelban of Oceanside, N.Y., represent Lehigh on the 1968 all-
star team as selected by Middle
Atlantic Conference mentors.
Zink, and midfielder Dave
Bramble of Chestertown, Md.,
were named to the second team.
Plummer, Petrillo Spearhead Attack
Against Drexel In Taylor Stadium
JUSTIN PLUMMER
Lehigh, Lafayette
Ticket Applications
Mailed Sept. 16th
Lehigh -La fa- y-o 11 c --g-a-m-e--
applications  were mailed to all
alumni of known address by third
class   mail   on   September   16.
If you have not received your
application and want one, write to
William T. Christian, Ticket
Manager, Athletic Department,
Lehigh University. The deadline
for applications is Friday,
October 25. The game will be
played at Easton on
November 23.
Twenty-one points in the first
quarter catapulted Lehigh's
football forces to a 59-21 rout of
Drexel last Saturday as the
Engineers made their 1968 debut
in Taylor Stadium before 8,500
sun-drenched spectators.
It was the team's highest total
since 1959 when a 63-0 victory
was achieved over a visiting Tufts
aggregation.
Coach Fred Dunlap's squad
took charge immediately, ran up
28-0 and 38-7 leads, and never let
the Dragons entertain any ideas
about repeating an upset triumph
they registered on the same field
two years ago.
Three of Lehigh's highly-
touted sophomore runners, Justin
Plummer, Jim Petrillo and Jack
Paget, were ring-leaders in the
walkaway.
Coach's Comment
"Generally we put forth a
pretty solid effort although some
of our men made mistakes which
we'll work on during the week. We
saw signs of a sustained ground
attack. We're working hard on
this phase of the game and it
looks like we're getting some
results." Fred Dunlap, head
football coach.
Season Football Statistics
TEAM LEH. OPP.
First downs 27 15
Net Yds. Rushing 311 126
Net Yds. Passing 177 236
Total Yards 488 362
Passes Attempted 27 38
Completed 13 20
Intercepted by           2 1
Punts                           6 9
Avg. Distance 43 33
Fumbles Lost             1 1
Yards Penalized 59 56
RECEIVING   CAUGHT   YDS   TD
Berger
3
41
0
Leib
2
39
1
Matalavage
2
32
1
Harrington
2
27
0
Hull
1
22
0
Tootell
2
21
0
Plummer
1
—5
0
INDIVIDUAL
RUSHING
ATT.
YARDS
Petrillo
19
103
Plummer
13
99
Paget
16
66
Tootell
3
17
Hull
3
8
Laubach
2
7
Oehlke
2
6
Baxter
1
5
Berger
1
0
PUNTING     NO.     YDS. AVG.
Laubach          6        256 43
SCORING TD   K P      FG PTS
Plummer    3   0 0        0 18
Petrillo      2   0 0        0 12
Layton        0   8 0         1 11
■ Paget           10 0         0 6
Matalavage 1   0 0        0 6
Leib            10 0        0 6
8    8   0
1
59
PASSING Att Comp    Yds Int   TD
Baxter        9 5         68 0   1
Laubach   12 5        55 0   0
Berger         6 3         54 1    1
TOTAL OFFENSE  PLAYS   YDS.
Petrillo 19 103
Plummer 13 99
Baxter 10 73
Paget 16 66
Laubach 14 62
Berger 7 54
Tootell 3 17
Hull 3 8
Oehlke 2 6
INTERCEPTIONS   NO.YDS.RET.
E His 1 37
Lieb 1 12
PUNT RETURNS NO. YDS. RET.
Bergdoll 5 20
KICKOFF RETURNS NO. YARDS
Petrillo 2 46
Ferketic 1 14
Plummer 1 12
Quarterback Rick Laubach,
of Pottsville, Pa., and guard,
John Miller, of New City, N. Y.,
are co-captains of Lehigh University's 1968 varsity football
squad.
Plummer, a 6-foot-2, 205-
pound fullback, tallied on runs of
2, 19 and 51 yards. Petrillo
scored on plays covering 3 and
31 yards while leading all ground-
gainers with 19 carries for 103
yards. Paget gained 66 yards in
16 tries and tallied on a 5-yard
pickup.
Mike Leib tallied on a 29-yard
The Citadel
Next For
Footballers
Lehigh initiates a new inter-
sectional gridiron rivalry Saturday night (Sept. 28) when the
Engineers invade Charleston,
S.C., for a battle against The
Citadel at S-^clock.
Coach Fred Dunlap's squad will
fly to Charleston Friday evening
(Sept. 27) and return to Bethlehem,
Pa., Sunday morning (Sept. 29).
Lehigh, although not meeting
The Citadel before, has played
either Davidson or Furmanof the
Southern Conference regularly
since 1963. Last year the Engineers were at Greenville,S.C.,
for a contest against Furman
which the Purple Paladins won,
38-15.
The Engineers expect to take
41 players to Charleston including 21 lettermen. Dunlap's
squad is a young one including
only five seniors, all of whom
are starters. Chief among these
is quarterback Rick Laubach,
6-1 and 200 pounds, of Pottsville,
Pa., who holds eight Lehigh passing marks.
JIM PETRILLO
pass from Jim Baxter, Ron
Matalavage scored on a 17-yard
toss from Jerry Berger and Bill
Layton kicked eight extra points
in eight tries and made a 34-yard
field goal, all soccer-style.
Drexel, out of the game almost
before the opening whistle died
away, picked up two touchdowns
in the second period and one in
the third.
Plummer   found   daylight  the
second time he carried the ball,
swung into high gear and dashed
51 yards down the middle to the
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Booters Face
Muhlenberg
In Opener
Thirty candidates, including
seven lettermen, are battling for
starting berths as Lehigh prepares for its 1968 soccer opener
Oct. 2 against Muhlenberg in
Allentown, Pa.
Gerry Leeman, after many
years directing the freshman
booters, is in charge of the
varsity as the successor to Bill
Christian who resigned to become
ticket manager for the University's athletic department.
Christian produced 11 winning
seasons in 16 years. Leeman,
head coachofwrestlingatLehigh,
asked for the varsity soccer post
in addition to his winter duties
with the grapplers.
His letter-winners include
captain Brooks Heller of
Springfield, Pa., an honorable
mention fullback selection on last
year's Middle Atlantic Conference all-star squad; Don Ferrell,
also of Springfield; Vincent
Odotei of Ghana, Larry Gustavson
of Cresskill, N.Y., Pete Hall of
Malvern, Pa., Mike Juengst of
Rochester, N.Y., and Dick
Langborgh of Chatham, N.J.
Leeman will send his varsity
into action at home for the first
time Oct. 4 when Gettysburg
College invades Bethlehem.
The schedule:
Oct. 2 —Muhlenberg, away;
4—Gettysburg, home; 8—
Ursinus, home; 11—Delaware,
home; 16—Rutgers, away;
23—Stevens, away;
Nov. 2—Fairleigh-Dickinson,
home; 9—Haverford, home;
13—Lafayette, home; 16—
Swarthmore, home.
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