South Mountaineer Volume 22, Issue 02

              Vol. 22 — No. 2
SEPTEMBER 18, 1979
BETHLEHEM, PA.
LU Flattens The Rock, 44-9,
With 23-Point Second Perind
MAYORS Frank Monteleone (second from left) of Slippery Rock, Pa., and Paul Marcincin (third
from left) of Bethlehem, Pa., as they exchanged gifts Saturday (Sept. 15) in Taylor Stadium at
halftime of football game between Lehigh University and Slippery Rock State College. Ceremony
was arranged by Lehigh alumnus Sam Macri (left), president of the Bethlehem Chamber of Commerce. Also participating was James Davis (right), executive director of the Chamber. Lehigh won
the game, 44-9.
John Steckbeck To Be Honored
At Banquet In Stabler Center
The Lehigh Alumni Association and the Lehigh
Home Club are planning a
recognition dinner
honoring John Steckbeck, a
longtime member of the
faculty who retired June
30.
Steckbeck, who served as
associate director for intramural athletics and
recreation, will be feted in
the new Stabler Athletic
and Convocation Center
Sept. 28. There will be a
reception at 6:30 p.m. and
dinner at 7:15 p.m.
Mike Caruso, 3-time
NCAA wrestling champion
at Lehigh, will serve as
dinner chairman. Keith
Rust is president of the
Alumni Association and
Paul Wagner is president
of the Lehigh Home Club.
The dinner committee includes Michael Bolton,
associate director of
development; James
Harper, director of community relations, and
James Niemeyer,
executive director of the
Alumni    Assn.,    all    of
JOHN STECKBECK
Lehigh; and fellow alumni
Randy Biggs;, Cass
Camarda and Daniel
Wetzel, along with Rust,
Wagner and Caruso.
The general public is
invited to join members of
the Lehigh community in
honoring Steckbeck.
Tickets, priced at $15, may
be   obtained   from   Mrs.
Barbara Tallarico of the
Lehigh Community
Relations office, phone 861-
3884, or Wetzel, 1535
Bayberry Lane,
Bethlehem, Pa. 18017,
phone 868-5418.
Additional information,
concerning the event, may
be obtained from Mrs.
Tallarico.
Highest Total For Engineers
Since Championship Season;
Jim McCormick Outstanding
Lehigh's football squad
grabbed a piece of The Rock last
Saturday afternoon in Taylor
Stadium... then another.. .and
another.. .and another...
When the blasting was finished
the Engineers had a 44-9 triumph
over Slippery Rock State College.
The western Pennsylvanians,
who battled Lehigh even last year
for three quarters before dropping a 17-0 decision, never were a
serious threat this time.
Coach John Whitehead's forces, making their seasonal home
debut following a 12-7 victory one
week earlier at West Chester
State College, put the game
safely out of the Rockets' reach
with a 23-point outburst in the
second period.
This gave Lehigh a 30-9 half-
time margin and Whitehead was
able to clear his bench following a
third stanza in which the
Engineers added 14 more
markers to complete the scoring.
It was Lehigh's most
productive scoring effort since
late in the 1977 Div. II NCAA title-
winning season when the
Engineers racked up a 47-0
margin over Gettysburg.
The winners spread the wealth
in their touchdown distribution.
Only one player, fullback Bob
Romeo of New Providence, N.J.,
tallied twice and he did it with 3-
yard and 2-yard pickups into the
end zone.
Halfback Jeff Bernstein, of
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Special Events
At Colgate
The Central and Southern New
York clubs invite fans to a pre-
game tailgate next Saturday
before the Lehigh-Colgate
football game at Hamilton, N.Y.
There will be reserved parking in
an area just south of the stadium
and there is a public bar-b-que at
10 a.m. on nearby Whitnall Field.
Alumni and guests also are invited to a post-game cash bar
"tunk" in the main lobby of Reid
Athletic Center.
The Western New York Club is
car-pooling to the game and
Jerry Nuernberger of 8617
Sheridan Hill Drive, Williams-
ville, N.Y. 14221. phone 632-5626,
is in charge.
Gome At A Glance
LEHIGH	
Slippery Rock
.7 23 14 0—14
.6   3   0 0—9
L—Bernstein 5 run. Iobst kick.
S—Grimm 82 pass from Sachire.
Kick blocked.
L—Romeo 3 run. Iobst kick.
I^Plucinsky 29 pass from Andres. Iobst kick.
S—FG 32 Sutton.
L—Ricketson 1 run. Iobst kick.
L—Sadety. Sachire tackled in end
zone by McCormick.
L—Romeo 2 run. Iobst kick.
L—Andres 26 run. Iobst kick.
Attendance: 10,000
Team                               Leh SR
First downs i 23 9
Net yds. rushing  258 35
Net yds. passing  147 141
Total yards 405 176
Passes attempted 26 16
Completed io 7
Had intercepted 0 2
Punts 5 8
Avg. distance 30 41
Fumbles 4 4
Fumbles lost l i
Penalties 7 8
Yds. penalized 71 71
is
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing att net avg td
Rabuck.L 9   70 7.8 0
Evanko.L 7   44 6.3 0
Bernstein.L 8   43 5.4 1
Romeo,L 12   42 3.5 2
Andres.L 6   19 3.2 l
R.Porter,SR  7   16 2.3 0
Passing
Sachire,SR
Andres,L ..
att comp int yds td
.13     6       2   132   1
.16     7       0    126    1
Receiving cgt   yds   td
Nikles.L 4     38    0
R.Porter,SR 2    30    0
LEHIGH PLAYERS
Offense: Split ends—Lewis, Yeager,
Whalen, Tight ends—D.Rarig, Nikles,
Anastasio Tackles—Garibaldi, Melone,
Greene, Scheuer. Guards—Miksiewicz,
Mahlbacher, Rubino, Manning. Centers—
Sitar, Fath. Quarterbacks—Andres, Glenn,
Rambo. Halfbacks—Bernstein, Rabuck,
Evanko, Plucinsky, Rogusky. Fullbacks-
Romeo,  Ricketson,  Ford.  Kicker—Penske.
Defense: Ends—Butkus, Crowe, Becker,
Kowalonek, Nielsen. Tackles—Titus,
Yaszemski, Szablowski, Morgan, Petkus,
Sturn. Linebackers—McCormick, B.Rarig,
Dorrow, Witte, Iobst, Mercuri, Rosen. Halfbacks—D'Annibale, Marck, Tuohey, Verost,
Mills. Safety—Dunn, Conley, O'Sullivan,
Macellara, Ryan, Allwood.