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Eight-year-old Amy Deysher may have been dampened by Saturday's rain, but her spirits weren't. Amy ,
daughter of Robert Deysher, '72, and his wife Ann, cheered on the Engineers at the historic 1,000th football
game against Massachusetts. Despite the game's magic number, Lehigh lost, 42-23.photo by YOUNG HONG.
Memories Prevail
Over Dreary Skies
At 1,000th Game
By Adam Fenton
Years from now, the festivities surrounding Saturday's 1,000th Lehigh football game will be just a
memory, clouded only by a 42-23 loss at the hands of
Massachusetts.
During those milestone game, however, many fans
recalled fond or special memories from games they may
have witnessed during the first 1,000.
Only three teams had played 1,000 football games
before Lehigh and Lafayette simultaneously joined that
club Saturday. Those schools were Pennsylvania (1,095
eames), Yale (1,028) and Harvard (1,023).
Across 105 years of Lehigh football, fans of all ages
have generated some special memory.
For Bob Muir, '40, there is the Engineers' 7-6 victory
over Penn State during his freshman year. That would be
the last time Lehigh would ever downed the Nittany
Lions, although the teams would play six more times.
More recently, Muir mentions the first game at
Murray H. Goodman Stadium, a 27-14 victory over
Cornell last season, as one of his fondest moments.
Memories, however, are not limited to the older
alumni.
Ken Holdsman, a recent Lehigh grad, said he holds
many fond memories—mainly the Lehigh-Lafayette tilts—
and returned to Lehigh for the 1,000th game.
"The 1,000th game is a continuing of a very strong
and proud tradition," Holdsman said. "It's a milestone
for the Engineers."
Lehigh football has reached the young and old, the
student body and players, and the university staff and
local residents. Most remember a special play, a certain
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New Arts Deans, Chairs 2
Festivities Fete Volunteers 3
Jewish Studies Center
Renamed For Bermans 4
South Side Alive '89 6
In The South
Mountaineer:
U. Mass Plays The Spoiler
Complete Coverage Of Fall
Slates and Scores
Kane
September 19,1989
Scholarship Fund Honors
Memory Of George Kane
George E. Kane Sr.. associate dean of the College of"
Engineering and Applied Science at Lehigh University, died
Wednesday while attending a conference at the University of
Cincinatti. Ohio.
Kane, who had been a member of the Lehigh industrial
engineering department since 1950 and
who served as chairman of that department for more than 10 years, was in
Cincinatti Ohio to give a workshop at a
conference of the American Society of
Metals.
"This is a tremendous loss to the
university," said Alan W. Pense. dean of
Lehigh's engineering college.  "George,
as associate dean, worked very closely
with students and really cared for them.
We will all feel the loss, especially the
students."
The family has requested that all memorials be sent to
the George E. Kane Sr. Memorial Scholarship Fund, c/o
Development Office. Lehigh University Alumni Memorial
Building 29, Bethlehem. PA  18015
A native of York, Pa.. Kane in 1986 was recognized by
the university for his dedicated teaching when he was
presented the college's teaching service award.
Kane, who resided at 3586 Browning Lane, was also
honored for outstanding teaching three other times by faculty
and student groups. He received the R.R. and E.C. Hillman
Award in 1980 as the faculty member "who has done the
most toward advancing the interests of the university." In
addition, he received the Lindback Foundation Award and
the Albert Noble Robinson Award from the university in
1970 and 1959 respectively.
He also was recipient of the Distinguished Service'
Award from the Lehigh Valley Chapter of" Professional
Engineers; Outstanding Educator Award from the Lehigh
Valley chapter of the American Institute of" Industrial
Engineers in 1977; Mack Trucks Distinguished Professorship
in Engineering in 1976; and was honored by the Lehigh
Valley Chapter of the Society of M anufacturing Engineers.
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United Way Kicks Off!
Former Philadelphia Eagles star Pete Retzlaff spoke at
the Northampton County United Way Kickoff at
Goodman Stadium Sept. 13. President Peter Likins
(right) is chairman of the county campaign.