South Mountaineer Volume 16, Issue 04

              Vol. 16 — No. 4
OCTOBER 2, 1973
BETHLEHEM, PA.
Delaware Comeback Tops
Stubborn Engineers, 21-9
^ONE^OF SEVEN young women marches to the front as Lehigh's
famed band goes co-ed for the first time since its organization in 1906.
New Look
For Band
Lehigh's famed marching band
whipped up a surprise for
Saturday's football fans in Taylor
Stadium, going co-ed for the first
time since its organization in
1906. Seven young ladies were on
the field, unknown until the end of
the halftime show when they
were introduced, as members of
the Marching 97.
Upon doffing their headgear as
the band spelled out DAMES, and
marching to a spot on the sideline
in front of the other musicians,
the girls received a standing
ovation.
Lehigh University hosted the
NCAA wrestling championships
five times.
Tennis Team
Impressive
Lehigh's doubles tennis team of
Allen Wroe and Jerry McClune
placed second to St. Joseph's in
the finals Saturday of the annual
ECAC fall tournament at Rider
College.
Wroe and McClune defeated
teams from St. Peter's 6-2, 6-0;
Temple 6-1, 3-6, 6-3; Delaware 3-
6, 6-3, 6-1 and F. & M. 6-3, 2-6, 6-4
before bowing to reigning MAC
champs Carlton Clark and Jack
McDevitt 6-3, 6-1.
Lehigh's No. 1 singles player,
Bruce Smith, lost to Bob Ulrich of
Connecticut 6-7, 6-3, 6-2 and No. 2
singles man Pete Moss defeated
Tim Schartle of St. Joe's 6-1, 7-1,
before losing to Andy Pogoni of
West Chester 7-5, 6-4.
i
Booters Split 1-0 Games
As Frosh Goalie Stars
Undefeated Hartwick, ranked
11th in the nation in intercollegiate soccer, squeezed
out a goal in the second half
Saturday to edge stubborn
Lehigh on the Saucon Valley
Fields, 1-0. Dave D'Errico notched the only marker on a
deflection from 10 yards out.
Wednesday the Engineers had
opened their season with a
similar win, 1-0, over visiting
Muhlenberg on a goal by freshman Gene Parris.
Star freshman goalie Larry
Keller of Penndel, Pa., had 16
saves against Muhlenberg and 22
against Hartwick.
Lehigh could get only six shots
on goal against Hartwick.
Muhlenberg goalie Dave Slider
turned in nine saves.
Soccer, at Hartwick, is like
wrestling at Lehigh. Radio
station WDOS, of Oneonta, N.Y.,
broadcast Saturday's game from
the Saucon Valley athletic
complex.
The summaries:
LEHIGH 1   0—1
MUHLENBERG 0   0—0
Goal—Parris.
LEHIGH 0   0—0
HARTWICK 0   1—1
Goal—D'Errico.
Blue Hens, No.
1 In Nation,
Hand Lehigh Second Loss
Delaware extended the nation's
longest football winning streak to
18 games Saturday with a hard-
earned victory over Lehigh in
Taylor Stadium, 21-9, before a
Freshman Parents Day crowd of
14,500.
It was the fourth triumph of the
season for the Blue Hens, rated
No. 1 nationally in the college
division, and the second loss in
four starts for the Engineers.
Delaware finished ahead of a
scrapping, hard-hitting Lehigh
club because it didn't make
mistakes. There wasn't a lost
fumble. There were no interceptions. The Engineers gave
up the ball four times on turnovers and were victimized nine
times by penalties. The Hens
drew four penalties.
Against a powerhouse eleven
which went into the game leading
the national college division in
points per game (51.3) and yards
rushing per game (359), and
ranked second in total offense
with 470 yards each contest,
Lehigh's defensive platoon
generally played impressively
and at times brilliantly.
Offensive breakdowns (fumbles, interceptions and penalties)
swung the game in Delaware's
direction. Lehigh could produce
only a single touchdown and a
field goal despite 17 first downs
and 338 total yards. Delaware
had 19 first downs and 449 yards.
Each team ran 67 plays.
Lehigh took the opening kickoff
and marched 71 yards to a 6-0
advantage, tailback Jim Farrell
diving across from the one. The
Engineers shocked the Hens on
this assault as punter Joe Alleva
ran the ball 16 yards around left
end on a fourth down play from
the Lehigh 35.
Quarterback Kim McQuilken
threw twice to tailback Mike
Chieco, for nine and four yards,
to split end Norm Liedtke for 13
and to wingback Bob Handschue
for four. Fullback Bob Stewart
and Chieco picked us some yardage on the ground and the
Engineers had a first down on the
5.
Chieco gained only two yards in
two carries and three straight
illegal procedure penalties
pushed Lehigh all the way back to
the 18 where it was third down. A
pass     interference     infraction
against the Hens gave the
Engineers a second chance from
the 3 and Chieco drove to the one
in two tries before Farrell scored.
Bruce Crystal's conversion kick
missed the target.
Lehigh kicked off, forced a
return punt, was hit with two
major penalties and had to give
the ball back at midfield as Tim
McDonough get off a 43-yard
quick kick. The Hens smashed
their way to the 19 and Blair
Caviness burst through right
tackle and went all the way for a
7-6 lead.
With 5:30 left in the half, and
the teams battling on even terms,
quarterback Scotty Reihm
connected with split end Bill
Cubit on a scoring pass covering
76 yards. Cubit got behind the
defense on a third down and long
yardage situation, made his
catch and outran the Engineer
secondary. The Hens increased
Cornell Next
Cornell, expected to be a strong
contender for the Ivy League title
this season, is Lehigh's football
foe Saturday, Oct. 6, at Ithaca,
N.Y., with the kickoff at 2 p.m.
The Big Red whipped Colgate
last weekend in its opener, 35-21.
their lead to 14-6.
Late in the half, after another
punt exchange, Lehigh marched
from its 17 to a first down at the
Delaware 17 largely on a
McQuilken pass to tight end Bill
Schlegel for 41 yards. The attack
stalled after reaching the 15 and
Dave Mancosh booted a fourth-
down field goal from the 21 with
three seconds remaining before
the intermission. Delaware's
lead had been reduced to 14-9.
The Hens took the second half
kickoff and went into their
student body left, student body
right, sweep offense to march
from their own 19 to the Lehigh 6
in just eight plays, all on the
ground. Caviness, fullback Theo
Gregory and Reihm made big
gains in this assault which
seemed unstoppable until
Lehigh's goal-line defense turned
in a remarkable stand. Halfback
Herky Billings drove for five
yards on first down, to the
Engineer 1, only to have three
following line smashes piled up
short of the goal line. Lyle Hogg,
Bob Von Bergen, Roger McFillin
and Bruce Pohlot had key
defensive plays.
Then it was Lehigh's turn.
The Engineers dug their way
from the 1 to the 11 on the ground
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Game At A Glance
Leh Del
First downs 17 19
Net yds. rushing  83 304
Net yds. passing  255 145
Passes attempted 38 9
Completed 23 4
Intercepted by 0 2
Punts 6 7
Avg. distance 46 32
Fumbles lost 2 0
Yds. penalized 54 40
IND. LEADERS
Rushing                  att   yds avg
Caviness.D 21   128 6.0
Gregory,D 12    74 6.1
Reihm.D 12    53 4.4
Billings,D 13    49 3.7
StewartL 7    30 4.2
Passing               att   comp yds
McQuilken.L.... .29 ,    17}  ■ 196
Reihm,D 9       4 145
Alleva.L 8       6 59
Receiving                 caught yds
Handschue.L  9 112
Sterrett.L 4 31
Leidtke.L 3 32
Gregory ,D 2 63
Schlegel,L 2 46
Chieco.L 2 13
DELAWARE ... .0   14   0   7—21
LEHIGH 6   3   0   0—9
L—Farrell 1 run. Kick failed.
D— Caviness 19 run. Samonisky
kick.
D—Cubit 76 pass from Reihm.
Samonisky kick.
L—FG 31 Mancosh.
D—Gregory 6 pass from Reihm,
Samonisky kick.
Lehigh's next home football
game, Oct. 27 against Gettysburg, is on Upperclassman
Parents Day.