South Mountaineer Volume 19, Issue 07

              Booters Grab Lead In ECC West
Vol. 19 — No. 7
OCTOBER 26, 1976
BETHLEHEM, PA.
Gardner, Aprill Pace Romp At Maine
Keller Stars
In Draw,
1-0 Victory
Lehigh's soccer team took over
first place in the East Coast
Conference western division last
week with a tie and a victory in
league competition.
Goalie Larry Keller, of Penn-
del, Pa., once again demonstrated why he's ranked with the
best netminders in eastern
collegiate circles as he gave up
only one marker.
Coach Tom Fleck's Engineers,
after a disappointing 1-1 draw
against Rider, came back with a
ECC West Standings
W   L T
LEHIGH 2    0 1
Bucknell 2    1 0
Delaware 2    1 0
W.Chester 2    2 1
Lafayette 0    1 1
Rider 0    3 1
Wednesday—Lafayette at
Lehigh, 3 p.m.
1-0 triumph over West Chester to
keep their title hopes alive. They
are 2-0-1 in league play and 5-3-2
overall.
Rudy DiMassa, of Abington,
Pa., tallied in the Rider contest
and Henry Prati, of Cranbury,
N.J., scored the only goal of the
West Chester battle. Prati's
markers came on a direct kick in
the first half following a personal
foul. It was his first goal of the
season.
West Chester got off 22 shots on
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(B&W Photos)
HALFBACK Dave Aprill, left, and fullback Rod Gardner, in action
against Maine. Between them they ran for 288 yards and caught
passes for 60 yards.
Game At A Glance
LEHIGH 370 14—24
Maine    000   0—0
L—FG 30 Pierog.
L—Aprill 4 run. Pierog kick.
L—Gardner 3 run. Pierog kick.
L—Henshaw   3   pass   from
Rieker. Pierog kick.
Attendance—7,600
Leh. M
First downs 23 8
Net yds. rushing  360 58
Net yds. passing  60 110
Total yards 420 168
Passes attempted 15 25
Completed 7 7
Intercepted by 0 2
Punts 3 8
Avg. distance 34 36
Fumbles 2 3
Fumbles lost 1 3
Yds. penalized 65 31
The 50-Game Club
The Alumni Association is interested in identifying any
additional alumni, other than those listed below, who have
attended 50 or more Lehigh-Lafayette games.
If you are in this category, and have not advised us before,
of will be by virtue of attendance at this year's game, please
fill out the form below and mail it to the Alumni Office,
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pa., 18015.
—PRESENT CLUB MEMBERS—
Robert C Watson'13; A. W. Cherowcth '17; Roy R. Coffin '19; Lattirop Sevan '21;
George Stuti'22; William Davis'23; Oeorge Dash '23; Edwin Snyder '21; Thomas
Conley '24; John Shlgo '24; C M. White '24; Edward Curtis '25; Edward Oarra
'25; James Law '25; Larry Kingman '25; John Maxwell 'Ui Herbert Cresswell
'27; Robert Harrier '27; W. T. Jonas '27; Morgan Cramer '28; Harold Seward '30.
—Lehigh-Lafayette Game Attendance Certification—
(Counting this year I will have seen 50 or more games)
( ) Ii plan to attend this year's game.
(—) Sorryi can't make it this year.
NAME
CLASS
ADDRESS.
PHONE
!__.	
COHlca 1_
(Noma)
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing att   net   avg
Gardner.L 36   174    3.8
Aprill.L 18   114     6.3
Roberts.M 9    62    6.9
Passing att com int yds
Rieker,L 15   7   2   60
Cosgrove.M 17   4   0   50
Emerson.M 8   3   0   60
Receiving                        no yds
Gardner ,L 4 45
McCormick,M 3 23
Lapointe,M 2 37
Aprill,L 2 15
—LEHIGH PLAYERS-
OFFENSE: Split ends: Dutt, Weaver.
Tight ends: Henshaw, Justice. Tackles:
Orcutt, Vandergrift, Melone. Guards: Stlne,
Seasholtz, Zwaan, Matics. Centers; McKay,
Dondero. Quarterbacks: Rieker, Kershaw.
Halfbacks: Aprill, Daniels, Barth, Rogusky,
Pierog. Fullbacks: Gardner, Ford.
DEFENSE—Ends: Clark, Skola, Kaupp,
Allen. Tackles: Giordani, Merrill, Brougher,
O'Connor. Linebackers: McCormick, Healy,
Fredericks, Cassone, McClain, Bradley,
Reichert. Backs: Fenton, Glasbrenner,
Reese, Borden, Kelly, Dunn, Hefele.
JV Gridders,
Bucknell Tie
Bob Rizzi, a freshman from
Princeton, N.J., kicked a 40-yard
field goal with 1:30 remaining in
the fourth quarter to give Lehigh
a 3-3 stalemate with Bucknell in
junior varsity football at the
Saucon Valley "bowl."
Bill Schultz had kicked a 30-
yarder for the Baby Bisons in the
first period.
Lehigh, according to head
coach Joe Sterrett," played well
enough to win and dominated
much of the game" yet had to
settle for the draw. The Little
Engineers have a 2-1-1 record,
with one game left, at home
Friday (Oct. 29) against
Lafayette at 2:30 p.m.
Lehigh Routs Bears, 24-0,
With 360 Yards Rushing;
First Shutout Since 1974
Shaking off a 3-game losing
streak, Lehigh footballers
blasted Maine last Saturday, 24-0,
with an awesome display of hard
running, blocking and tackling.
The Engineers were in complete command from start to
finish before a disappointed
Homecoming Day audience of
7,600 chilled rooters at Orono,
Me.
Coach John Whitehead's squad
pounded out 23 first downs during
a performance in which they
slashed for 360 yards on the
ground and added 60 in the air.
Maine, of the Yankee Conference, could do little to stop the
onslaught which developed under
overcast skies with blustery
winds whipping a few snow
flurries across the field.
Lehigh's wing-T had the look of
an old-fashioned single wing
offense as linemen rolled up
Black Bear defenders on sweeps
or drove holes through the
middle.
It was an afternoon for students
of hard-rock, fundamental
football, offensively and
defensively.
With 6-4, 260-pound offensive
tackle Mark Orcutt, of Oneida,
N.Y., leading the way up front,
Lehigh fullback Rod Gardner of
Maplewood, N.J., and halfback
Dave   Aprill,   of  Fords,   N.J.,
pounded the Black Bears.
Gardner, apparently all the
way back from a knee injury
which sidelined him for the first
two games and delayed his return
to top form, carried the ball 36
times for 174 yards and also
topped the game's receivers with
four catches for 45 yards.
Aprill wasn't far behind,
grinding out 114 yards in 18 attempts and snagging a pair of
aerials for 15 yards.
Maine, its running attack
thoroughly choked off, netted
only 58 yards on the ground and
110 in the air. Much of that came
in the final minutes, with Lehigh
ahead 24-0 and reserves in the
game, as the Bears moved from
their 26 to the Engineer 15 before
running out of downs.
The Engineers scored on their
second possession, battling from
midfield to the Maine 12 before
stalling and getting a 30-yard
field goal from Greg Pierog of
Emmaus, Pa.
Midway through the second
period safetyman Roger
Glasbrenner of Pittsford, N.Y.,
recovered a Maine fumble on the
Lehigh 47 and the Engineers
increased their lead to 10-0.
Gardner, Aprill and quarterback Mike Rieker, of
Catasauqua, Pa., carried to the
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Alum Notes
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 3
Northeast Pa. Club luncheon
for Scranton and Wilkes-Barre
alumni at the Holiday Inn in
Wilkes-Barre at the intersection
of Rts. 115 and 315 just off 1-81.
Dennis Diehl, assistant executive
director of the Lehigh Alumni
Assn., will review the sports
scene and show a football film. H.
Merritt Hughes, 451 N. Main St.,
Wilkes-Barre, phone 717-823-4287,
handling reservations. Luncheon
$4 per person, starting at 12:15
p.m.
SATURDAY, NOV. 6
Virginia Lehigh Club tailgate in
the general parking area at
University Hall prior to the
Lehigh-Virginia football game.
Post-game reception and buffet
at Holiday Inn South (5th St. exit
off 1-64). Robb Sultzer, 6628
Jahnke Rd., Richmond, Va.,
23225, phone 804-326-2234, handling reservations. Buffet $7.25
per person.
Parking is extremely limited at
the stadium. Motels and hotels in
the area run shuttle bus service
to the stadium.
TUESDAY, NOV. 9
Lehigh Club of Allentown
"Beat Lafayette" luncheon at
noon in the Lehigh Valley Club,
1544 Hamilton St., Allentown.
John Steckbeck, associate
director for intramural athletics
and recreation at Lehigh, principal speaker. Bob Porter, 1882
Ridgelawn Ave., Bethlehem, Pa.
18018, phone 867-9005, handling
reservations. $3 per person.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 10
i Annual Middle Three Dinner at
the Washington Crossing Inn off
Rt. 202 featuring Lehigh, Rutgers
and Lafayette representatives.
Receptionat6:30p.m. and dinner
at 7:30 p.m. $10 per person. Fred
Gruninger, director of athletics
at Rutgers, principal speaker.
John Eler, phone 609-771-9298,
and Bill Kaszyski handling
reservations.
FRIDAY, NOV. 19
Lehigh  Home  Club's   annual
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