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Lehigh was in a pickle.
Catholic (DC) had cancelled their game with Lehigh scheduled for October 7th, 1922, and the football team needed a replacement, fast.
Though it’s not immediately clear if Charles M. Schwab, then-CEO of Bethlehem Steel, put in a call to the Saint Francis College and Ecclesiastical Seminary in Loretto, PA to fill in on Lehigh’s football schedule, it is a distinct possibility. After all, right hand man (and functioning chief operations officer) Eugene Grace was a Lehigh graduate and athlete, and little happened at Bethlehem Steel or Lehigh University that escaped the notice of both men.
St. Francis (PA), which only had 165 students enrolled at the school, had just restarted football for the first time under new head coach John J. “Speedo” Laughran, a former football star at Pitt.
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If it’s our first game of the season, it’s time for our first weather and tailgate report for the season!
All season I do posts on the specific happenings happening around the football game, which includes tailgating, special promotions, and other fun stuff like “Drink of the Week” and “Burger of the Week”.
This week’s weather report is a good one.
Despite the current heat in this area, thankfully for football fans this Saturday the forecast currently calls for much cooler temperatures in the low 80s and partly cloudy. In fact, there are supposed to be passing showers the night before, so the natural grass at Murray Goodman should be in pristine condition, not all dried out.
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If it’s our first game of the season, it’s time for our first weather and tailgate report for the season!
All season I do posts on the specific happenings happening around the football game, which includes tailgating, special promotions, and other fun stuff like “Drink of the Week” and “Burger of the Week”.
This week’s weather report is a good one.
Despite the current heat in this area, thankfully for football fans this Saturday the forecast currently calls for much cooler temperatures in the low 80s and partly cloudy. In fact, there are supposed to be passing showers the night before, so the natural grass at Murray Goodman should be in pristine condition, not all dried out.
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LehighSports.com released the game notes for the first Lehigh football game of the season between Lehigh and St. Francis (PA).Below the flip are my thoughts and analysis about the depth chart for the season opener.Read more ยป
It’s that time of the week where I share with you your weekly Lehigh fan viewing guide for Week 5of the college football season. Why go to website after website when all the information you need is right here?
This week’s FCS Top 20 Clash at Murray Goodman will by broadcast on Service Electric 2 with Mike Zambelli, Mike Yadush and Al DiCarlo as the announcers. For those not in the Lehigh Valley it will also be streamed for free on the Patriot League Network.
And I’ll be listenting to the pregame on ESPN 1230 and 1320 of the Lehigh Valley, too, with Tom Fallon, Matt Kerr and Matt Markus. That will also be live streamed here.
