South Mountaineer Volume 15, Issue 11

              Published by the Lehigh University Alumni Association
Vol. 15 — No. 11
NOVEMBER 21, 1972
BETHLEHEM, PENNA.
Lehigh Dumps Lafayette
Engineer 11
Wins 108th
Game, 14-6
Lehigh's defensive unit shared
honors with ace quarterback Kim
McQuilken Saturday as the
Engineers battled to a 14-6
margin over Lafayette in the
108th game of football's most-
played series before a capacity
crowd of 15,000 at Easton.
It was Lehigh's ninth triumph,
along with a tie, against
Lafayette in the last 13 meetings.
The Leopards have won only
three times since 1959.
McQuilken, who played
brilliantly with 22 completions in
31 passing attempts for 248 yards
and a touchdown, was the
dominant individual figure in the
contest and received the Most
Outstanding Player award as
determined by press, radio and
television representatives
covering the duel.
Lehigh's defense, however,
deserves at least equal billing as
a unit.
There have been many times
during this losing (5-6) season
when the defenders took the
rap—unfairly according to coach
Fred Dunlap—for disappointing
afternoons.
Saturday they rose to the oc-
cassion magnificently at a time
when the offense sputtered under
a handicap of penalties (10 for 114
yards), an interception in the end
zone and a fumble lost deep in
Lafayette territory.
The penalties, in particular,
cost the Engineers any real show
of offensive consistency during
STAR RECEIVER Bill Schlegel (87) of Lehigh grabs one of the seven passes he caught against Lafayette.
This gave him 59 for the season and a new Engineer record.
the first half when Dunlap's
squad rolled over the Leopards
with a 9-2 advantage in first
downs and a 230-51 margin in
yards yet could only gain a 7-0
BASKETBALL
Tom Pugliese, new head
basketball coach at Lehigh, will
be honored Wednesday, Nov. 29,
at Grace Hall prior to his team's
seasonal home debut against
LaSalle.
The Engineer cagers open their
schedule two nights earlier, Nov.
27, at East Stroudsburg State.
edge on the scoreboard.
Lafayette came out swinging
after the intermission and put
together a drive to the Lehigh 2
where defensive halfback Mike
Bowers of Edgewood, Md.,
pounced upon a fumble.
The Engineer offense got un-
tracked halfway through this
period to put another TD on the
board, and lead 14-0, but that was
to be the extent of Lehigh's
scoring on a day most observers
looked for at least 28 points.
The most dramatic moments of
the afternoon came late in the
contest after Lafayette had sliced
the Lehigh lead to 14-6.
Lehigh's defenders fought off
the Leopards deep in Lafayette
territory, forcing a punt, but a
mixup on the return led to a
fumble   which   the   fired   -up
WRESTLING
Lehigh wrestlers are winding
up pre-season practice for the
start of their schedule Saturday,
Dec. 2, at Lock Haven State.
Wrestle-offs are being conducted this week at Taylor Gym
as coach Thad Turner gets ready
for his third season.
Goal-Line
Stand Saves
LU Victory
Leopards covered  at  midfield.
Lafayette, with Frank Campbell, Doug Elgin, Tim Grip and
Tony Giglio carrying the ball,
drove to a first down on the 2 with
about three minutes to play.
Campbell, a 215-pound
fullback, crashed to the 1 on first
down. Grip, a 200-pound quarterback, sneaked almost to the
goal line on second down. Har-
diman ran an option pitchout off
the left side on the third try, had
momentary daylight and appeared ready to knife into the end
zone when Bowers shot the gap
and spilled him at the 1.
On the crucial fourth down, as
Lafayette struggled to gain a 14-
14 tie, Grip mishandled the center
snap as linebacker Chuck Smith,
of Westfield, N.J., crashed into
him. The ball skidded back to the
7. Grip fell on it but the threat
was finished.
Lehigh battled its way out to
the 14 where Joe Alleva of Suf-
fern, N.Y., who did an excellent
punting job all day, got off a
pressure kick to midfield where
the ball was fumbled and tackle
Pete Ellis of Lewisburg, Pa., fell
upon it for the Engineers. Three
plays later, all time-consuming
line smashes, the 108th game was
history.
The goal-line stand, which
saved it, was topped this season
only at Delaware when the
Engineers turned back the Blue
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IC4A Title-Again-For Runners
Placing five men in the Top 25,
Lehigh's powerful cross country
team chalked up its fourth
straight IC4A college division
championship Nov. 13 and earned
a trip to Chicago for the 76th
annual National Senior AAU
meet Saturday, Nov. 25.
Coach John Covert's harriers,
who won boardwalk relay honors
at Atlantic City, N.J., the
Canisius Invitational at Buffalo
and the Middle Atlantic Conference title at Philadelphia
before the IC4A event, will leave
Friday for the Chicago tournament.
The Engineer squad will
consist of Tim Steele and Jim
Barnes of Denville, N.J., Wayne
Rogers of Poughkeepsie, N.Y.,
Mike Strockbine of Commack,
N.Y., Rick Bourie of Springfield,
Mass., Brian Faraci of Haver-
straw, N.Y., Dave Cope of
Fogelsville, Pa., and Karl Dieter
of Philadelphia, Pa.
Lehigh spreadeagled the field
in the Ic4As at Van Cortlandt
Park, New York City, being
charged only with 50 points
against runner-up Bucknell's 102.
Steele and Rogers tied for
second place in 24.51 behind Dan
Moynihan of Tufts who took individual laurels in 24.34. Barnes
placed 13th, Bourie 14th and
Strockbine 23rd.
This is the third time in the last
four years that Covert's teams
have pulled off the double,
finishing first in MAC and IC4A
meets.
The Chicago Lehigh Club will
host the squad at a dinner
Saturday night, Nov. 25, at 6
o'clock in the Stock Yard Inn
adjacent to the International
Amphitheatre.
Bob Hicks, 1257 Thomas St.,
Homewood, 111., phone 312-799-
7530, is in charge of reservations.
THE TOP 30
Daniel Moynihan—Tufts  24:34
Tim Steele—Lehigh 24:51
Wayne Rogers—Lehigh  24:51
Bill Showers—W.Chester 25:12
Charles Duggan—Springfield 25:23
John Haug—Williams 25:26
Jeff Bradley—Millersville 25:28
Gordon Oliver—Mt.St.Mary 25:35
Bill Dawson—W.Chester  25:38
Scott Bartram—Bucknell 25:40
Mike Butynes—C.W.Post .. 25:41
Steve Ellis—Central Conn 25:43
Jim Barnes—Lehigh  25:45
Rich Bourie—Lehigh 25:45
Jim Blackburn—Catholic U    25:46
Rich Jacovini—LaSalle  25:47
Vince Reda—Albany 25:48
Louis Calvano—Bucknell 25:51
Fall Sports Banquet Monday Night
Lehigh Home Club, in
conjunction with the
University's department of
athletics and the Alumni
Assn., will stage its annual
Fall Sports Banquet
Monday, Nov. 27, at
Windish     Hall     opposite
Taylor Stadium.
There will be a reception
at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7
p.m. honoring cross
country's IC4A and MAC
champions along with
football and soccer squads
and their coaches.
George Pitsilos, 608 W.
Broad St., Bethlehem,
phone 691-6500, is reservations chairman. Alumni
and guests are invited to
attend the affair, which
will be stag.
Rich DeSebastian—Drexel   25:52
Charles Marquette—W.Chester 25:53
Brett Dunkleman—Colgate 25:56
Jose Velazquez—C.W.Post  25:57
Mike Strockbine—Lehigh 25:59
Bruce Hyde—Bucknell 26:00
John Jeffery—Colgate 26:04
Joe Konarkowski—Montclair 26:05
Frank Carroll—Bucknell 26:06
Bill Ledgerwood—Bucknell 26:10
Brian Faraci—Lehigh 26:10
Mike Clark—C.W.Post  26:12
TOP 25 TEAMS
LEHIGH   50-
Bucknell 102
C.W.Post   126
West Chester 149
Colgate 218
Drexel 263
Central Conn 270
Lafayette 286
Springfield 295
LaSalle 339
Mt.St.Marys 345
Temple 352
St.Joseph's  368
Rochester   375
Millersville 408
Albany 4]0
Montclair State 421
M. I.T 441
Bowdoin 452
Bates 467
Catholic Univ 489
Delaware 505
Brandeis 540
Westfield  588
Williams 595