Lehigh University - Epitome Yearbook (Bethlehem, PA)

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CHEERLEADERS Top to Bottom: Robert Cornelius, Captain; Laird Daubenspeck and Richard Lockwood; Kyle Gross, Jerome Wiener, and Dick Oliver; Jack Pettisani, Michael Schwartz. Robert Gredys, and Ren Bookman. James Wilson James Minnich Walt King Michael Cooley Fduard Winchester Patrick Clark 149

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We will not lose to Lafayette! said backfield coach and Lehigh grad George Halfacre. Co-captains Pat Clark and Hoot Gibson repeated the phrase. The team looked ready. The students were ready. But for three numbing periods, the cold and wet Lehigh partisans who journeyed to Lafayette ' s Fisher Field suspected otherwise. The Engineers blew several scoring oppor- tunities while the Leopards pushed over a score. And then the tide turned. For the third year in a row, the Engineers stole the show as they rolled to two fourth period touchdowns and a 13-6 victory. They converted an almost disastrous season into a successful one for first year coach Mike Cooley. This victory in the 98th meeting of the two clubs elevated the senior members of the squad into a select circle. They became only the fifth senior group never to lose a varsity encounter with Lafayette. Preseason favorites for MAC honors, the squad opened the campaign against a strong Delaware unit. The Blue Hens effectively dispelled any Engineer title hopes, rolling to an impressive 27-0 victory. Two Le- high fumbles and five intercepted passes kept the visi- tors in control all the way. The following weekend, the Brown and White jour- neyed to Cambridge to tackle Harvard, co-holders of the Ivy League crown. The Engineers drew first blood as Pat Clark dove over from the one. Passes of 13 and 18 yards from Walt King to Clark had set up the score. At this point, the Hessians from the Yard toughened. Re- covering a Lehigh fumble on their own 7, the Crimson moved 93 yards to take the lead 8-7 and were never threatened again on their way to a 27-7 decision. Senior halfback Pat Clark is trapped for a loss by three Haa-vad line- Victory over Lafayette saves season for Engineer ' S Andrew Larko William Rezak Charles Gibson Henry Castle 148

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Walt King snares a wayward pass from Lafa- yette ' s George Hossenlopp while Howard Hop- son assists. THE RECORD Opponent Lehigh Delaware 27 Lehigh 7 Harvard 27 Lehigh 20 Gettysburg 3 Lehigh 6 Bucknell 32 Lehigh 13 Rutgers 29 Lehigh 15 Columbia 22 Lehigh Colgate 13 Lehigh 18 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Lehigh 13 Lafayette 6 Colgate tackle Joe Laputka foils King ' s roll-out attempt. Leading Engineer ground gainer Mike Noel skirts two Gettysburg tackles on his way to a long gain. Long ball threat John DeNoia gets set to fire the bomb against Delaware. 150