South Mountaineer Volume 12, Issue 17

              Published by the Alumni Student Grants Committee, Lehigh Universiiy Alumni Association
Vol. 12 -   No. 17
FEBRUARY   23, 1970
BETHLEHEM, PENNA.
Cagers Hope To  Share Crown
Wrestlers   Drop   18-15    Thriller
State Mat men
Post Triumphs
Undefeated Penn State (8-0)
protected its No. 1 eastern wrestling ranking Saturday with a hard-
earned triumph over Lehigh (7-3)
in Grace Hall, 18-15, winning four
bouts and getting draws in three
others.
Some 4,100 spectators, including 700 watching upstairs over
closed-circuit television, witnessed the clash.
It w?s the kind of touch-and-
go meet associated with the Engineers and the Nittany Lions,
undecided until the final buzzer.
Lehigh Coach Gerry Leeman,
confined to his bed because of
illness, turned the varsity over
to assistant Mike Caruso whose
Engineer freshmen dropped a 20-
15 decision in a preliminary
meet.
Lehigh's Big Four, consisting
of unbeaten heavyweight Gary
Leinberger, eastern champion
Jack Bentz, Herb Campbell and
Steve Shields, could win only one
bout and tie another. The victor
was Shields, at 177, as he romped to an 11-1 margin against
Jim Crowther, Leinberger had
the draw, 1-1, against Dave
Joyner.
Bentz dropped the first match
against an EIWA rival of his
career losing to sophomore Andy
Matter of the Lions, 14-5. Campbell was edged on time advantage by eastern champion Clyde
Frantz, 5-4,
Along with Shields, Engineer
winners were Dick Meyer and Jay
Leeman. Dave Icenhower and
Rick Bacastow,, like Leinberger,
had draws,
State's victors, in addition to
Frantz and Matter, were Dave
Weber and John High,
Weber, an undefeated
youngster, came from behind to
nip Ricky Mitzner at 118 pounds,
7-6, getting his winning margin
on a penalty point called against
him by Referee StanMousetisfor
stalling in the final half-minute.
Meyer had no trouble with
Bruce Balmat at 126, coasting to
a 10-5 margin which included a
near - fall, two takedowns, a
reverse and time.
At 134, Icenhower fought Dana
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Coach's Comment
" It was a close meet against
Penn State and a hard one to lose,
especially when just a couple of
points could've swung things our
way. We'll get another crack at
those guys in the Easterns and
maybe things will be a little
different," , . . Mike Caruso,
wrestling.
SHEL SIEGEL, left, and Larry Sheridan who
broadcast four of Lehigh's home wrestling
meets this season for WLVT-TV, Channel 39,
of the Bethlehem-Allentown area. Sheridan is a
former wrestler and wrestling official whose
father, the late Billy Sheridan, coached Lehigh
and established the Engineers as mat powersw
Siegel is V.'LVT general manager and vice
president.
Swimmers Rout Leopards
To Recapture Trophy Lead
Pete Harding's university and
pool record of 2;17.2 in the 200
breaststroke paced Lehigh swimmers to a 65-36 rout of
Lafayette on Saturday.
It was an important triumph
because it clinched Lehigh's first
winning swim season in 12 years
and it put the Engineers ahead of
Lafayette in the 1969-70 all-
sports trophy race, 3-2.
Also outstanding for the Engineers was the winning 400-
yard medley relay team of Mike
Morris, Bob Thomas, Tom Nagy
and Steve Van Sciver.
Lehigh's freshmen edged Lafayette  49-45,
The summary?
40n medley relay-1. Lehigh (Morris,
Thomas, Nagy, Van Sciver). Time:4:00.5
1,000 freestyle-1. De Sherbinin (LA); 2.
Straehle (Le); 3. Morgan (L3). Time:
11:48.0
200 Freestyle - 1. Sine (Le); 2. Rodde
(La); 3. Morris (Le). Time: 1:55.4.
50 freestyle--l Sultzer (Le); 2. Bogar-
dus   (La);   3.   Levy  (La).   Time:     :23.5.
200 individual medley - 1. Thomas (Le);
2. Katz   (La); 3. Drain (La). Time: 2:17.3.
Diving: ~ 1. Davidson (La); 2. Dillman
(Le);   Points   224.45.
200 Butterfly — 1. Nagy (Le); 2.
Schwartz   (La).   Time:   2:16.0
100 Freestyle - 1. Van Sciver (Le);
2. Rodde (La); 3. Bogardus (La). Time:
:51.5.
200 Backstroke - 1. Warner (Le); 2.
Drain   (La). Time: 2:09.1
500 Freestyle - 1. Sine (Le); 2. De-
Sherbinin (La); 3. Katz (La). Time: 5:23.0
200 Breaststroke - 1. Harding (Le);
2. Thomas (Le); 3. Weinstein (La). Time:
2:17.2.   University pool record.
400 Freestyle relay - 1. Lehigh (Van
Sciver, Sultzer, Warner, Morris).
Must Down Leopards In Last
Loop Game To Pull Into Tie
A late-season scoring slump,
which has led to five losses in
the last six games, must be shaken off tonight (Tuesday, Feb. 24)
if Lehigh University's basketball
forces hope to gain a berth in the
Middle Atlantic Conference playoffs.
The Engineers host Lafayette
in Grace Hall at 8 p.m. following
a 6:15 p.m. preliminary game between the rival freshman squads.
One of the largest crowds ever
to see a basketball game at Lehigh is expected.
Coach Roy Heckman*s squad
dropped an 84-65 verdict to Delaware Saturday and fell out of
first place in the western section of the MAC's university
division for the first time all
season.
Lehigh is 6-3 in the league and
11-12 overall. Lafayette won at
Gettysburg, 83-74, to take the
loop lead with a 7-2 mark. The
Leopards   are   12-12     overall.
Rider, which won its final loop
game at Bucknell last Friday, has
a 7-3 league record and is assured of a play off spot because
of two triumphs over Lafayette,
a split with Lehigh and a better
overall record than either of the
area teams.
If Lehigh can snap its slump
upon returning to Grace Hall, and
defeat Lafayette, the Engineers
will finish in a 3-way tie with the
Leopards and Rider for western
section laurels. All  will be 7-3.
The Engineers then would point
to a seasonal split with Lafayette
and a 12-12 overall mark against
a 12-13 record for the Leopards
and lay claim to the No. 2playoff
position behind Rider.
Lafayette , if able to down Lehigh for the second time, would
win sectional honors with an 8-2
mark and get the No. 1 playoff
position with Rider No. 2.
"We're still very much in the
picture," says   Heckman, "and a
victory  tonight would give us a
share     of the  sectional championship."
MAC Basketball,
Western Section
w
P.C.
Lafayette
7
2
.778
Rider
7
3
.700
Lehigh
6
3
.667
Delaware
5
4
.556
Bucknell
3
6
.333
Gettysburg
0
10
.000
Tuesday (Feb. 24)--Lafayette
at Lehigh, 8 p.m., Delaware at
BucknelL (End of league
schedule).
The Engineers have been two
different teams this season with
a 9-1 record at home and a 2-11
log on the road. Rutgers is the
only squad able to defeat them
in Grace Hall, 79-68, and they're
counting upon a return to the
home floor to once again sharpen
their shooting.
There are some interesting
"ifs" connected with tonight's
banner attraction.
If Lehigh wins, and moves
into the MAC playoffs, a Saturday afternoon game at home
against Drexel will be cancelled.
If the Engineers lose they'll
play that Saturday contest and
it'll be the final home appearance for seniors Bob Fortune,
Frank   Babic   and  Art  Schiel.
If victorious over Lafayette
and moving into playoff action,
the senior trio will be making
its   last   home   showing  tonight.
Fortune, a prime candidate for
all-league and all-East honors,
already  holds   a  Lehigh career
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Coach's Comment
"We just haven't been able to
put that ball in the hoop recently
during a long cold spell.
Naturally, it's hoped that a return
to our home floor will ignite the
spark again. We've played well
there all season." . . . Roy
Heckman, basketball.
Frosh Cagers
Stand 15-1
Victories over Lafayette and
Delaware last week hiked the
brilliant Lehigh frosh basketball
team's seasonal record to 15-1.
Coach Bob Kennedy's Little
Engineers came from behind to
rap Lafayette, 75-69, and walloped   Delaware, 73-59.
The victory at Lafayette found
Larry Lloyd of Reading, Pa., popping in three straight one-hand-
ers in the final moments to complete a strong uphill drive.
The lineups:
LEHIGH FR.
Wisniewski 3-2-7 — 8, D'Agosta 3-2-2—
8, Planker 8-6-9—22, Lloyd 8-0-1 — 16,
Zelickson 8-3-4--19, Carpenter 1-0-1 —
2, Corbett 9-9-0—0. Totals: 31-13-24—
75.
LAFAYETTE    FR.
Blass  7-5-7--19, Rookstool 4-4-6—12,
Guerra     5-6-7—16, Kocubinski 8-4-9—
20, Gonzalez   1-0-0—2, Carrick 0-0-1--
0. Totals:   25-19-30 — 69.
Halftime: Lafayette   41-36.
Officials: Zeppos and Diehm.