{ol. 20 No. 25 Fairfield University, Fairfield, Connecticut May 14, 1969
World-tamed Life Magazine photo-journalist Gordon Parks,
whose pictures are currently ·on display in the Campus Center
Oak Room.
Photo
Opens
Fail'field University's Festival
of Black American Culture
opened Sunday with an exhibit
of photography by Gordon Parks
in the University's Campus Center
Oak Room Gallery.
Photo-Journalist
Mr. Parks has gained national
recognition for his work as
a photo-journalist, author, composer
and movie producer and
director. He is perhaps best
known for his famed picture
essays which have appeared in
the pages of Life magazine.
The photo exhibit, which will
include 8 of these essays as
well as 21 individual photos
prepared by Life, will be on
display in the gallery until May
29.
The highlight of the Black
Arts Festival will be the Arts
and Honors program on Sun·
day- May 25 featuring a dramat·
lc poetry reading by James Earl
Jones, star of the Pulitzer-prize
winning Broadway play "The
Great White Hope," the music
of the Billy Taylor Trio and an
address by Parks.
Other outstanding performers
at the Program will include:
Alantunji and his Drums of Pas-
The Rev. Fran c i s A.
Small, Director of Libraries,
has announced the suspension
of library fines duri·ng
the final examination period,
Monday, May 19, through
Thursday, May 29.
Books and other materials
may be •!eft at the circulation
desk during library
hours. For this period only,
books may also be returned
to the Mail R.oom in the
Campus Center during the
hours that the service window
is open.
Exhibit
Festival
sion with a company of dancers,
mus1c1ans and singers; Dan
Watts, publisher-editor of Lib·
erator magazine and founder of
the Afro-American Research Institute;
and the Southern Connect:
cut Youth Choir.
Coming from a background
which would have been hopeless
for a person who did not fight
for his dignity, Mr. Parks became
interested in photography
and after ten years of apprenticeship
he was appointed a Life
magazine staff photographer.
Since his appointment he has
become famous for his powerful
pictorial essays on the Black
Muslims, the Harlem gang lead,
er ·and the Brazilian slum boy
Flavio, as well as his lush, fresh
fashion pictures and his highly
imaginative work in theatres
and movies.
However, Mr. Parks is not
the type of person to limit himself
to one field. On the side he
composes serious music, publishes
poetry, writes novels and
recently signed a contract with
Warners Brothers-Seven Arts to
direct four motion pictures.
The first picture on Director
Parks' schedule is a screen versicn
of his novel The Learning
Tree, a novel based on his own
youth in a small Kansas town
which has had subsequent printings
in nine languages.
What is it that drives this
man to such great heights and
new horizons?
"I had some kind of innate
capability," Parks notes, "to
turn the violence and bitterness
inside me into work. Maybe
that's the reason I've done so
many things. When I felt I
couldn't say what was inside me
in photography, I turned to nmsic,
poetry or the novel and now
motion pictures. Maybe the
work gets it out of my system
without bashing someone on the
head."
Elections For Class Office
To · Be Conducted Today
By PATRICK K. LONG
Editor·in·Chlef
Elections for officers for the classes of 1970, 1971 and 1972 will be held today
between the hours of 9 a;m. and 3 p.m. in front of the Student Government bulletin
board opposite the mail room, 'it was announced by Elections Chairman Dennis Gal-lagher.
·
Class ot 19'70 ----.,.......,...--....... ------------------
Running for the office of
president for the class of 1970
are Robert Carpenter and Richard
Chiarappa, while the vicepresidential
post is .being contested
between Edward Smith,
Charles DeAngelis and Rober t
Maggi. Daniel Brannegan and
Jesse Jackson are seeking the
treasurer's _spot, while Michael
McVerry is running unopposed
for secretary.
Class of 1971
Thomas Gugliotti is running
for re-election as president of
the class of 1971, competing
against Michael Miceli and a
strong write-in campaign by
Joseph Valerio. A tight race is
developing between Timothy
Geoghegan, Steven Mikochik
and Joseph Fitzgerald for the
vice-presidential spot and Lawrence
Dunn and Richard Mele
for treasurer, while day-hop
Bruce Howard is running unopposed
for secretary.
Olass of 19'72
In the class of 1972, Joseph
Moore and Patrick Sullivan are
seeking the office of president
and J oseph Berardino is running
unopposed for vice-president.
Charles Frissora and Gerard
Kelly are competing for treasurer
as are Thomas Dunn and
William Tierney for secretary.
Concerning write-in candidates
Election Chalnnan Gallagher
stated, "Any person who is a
member of each respective class
(Continued on Page 2)
Father-Son
Father and Son Weekend
1969 will be held on October 18
and 19. This annual event sponsored
by the Father's Council
provides Fairfield fathers a
chance to sample first hand
his son's environment at school.
Student co-chairmen Joseph
R. Krajci, '70 and Thomas E. -.
Dybick, '70, have announced the
plans for the weekend. To make
the weekend more enjoyable,
some events of past weekends
will be ·combined with · inter esting
additions.
Starting off the weekend will
be registration for the fathers
in the Campus Center Mezzanine.
Immediately after, a business
meeting will be held with
speakers from the administration
and the student body. In-
Fr_. Varnerin To Join
Institute on Students
As representative of the
Fairfield University Chapter of
the American Association of
University Professors, Robert
E. Vamerin, S.J. applied for
and was chosen to be participant
in a six week Institute on
Student Involvement In Educational
Polley at Pitzer College,
in Claremont, California.
Educational Refonn
. Tlhe Institute is supported by
the U: S. Office of Education
through Tlitle V, Part E of the
Educational Professions Development
Act. Thirty participants
were chosen nationally on
the basis of an interest in student
rights and involvement in
educational reform.
The institute will examine in
depth and seek insights into the
militantly organized and rebellious
college student and seek
to understand his experiences
and commitments in the reformulation
of educational
pol:icy. The object of the six
weeks will be· to clarify the
position of the faculty as more
effective mediators betw.een
student groups and administrators.
Tri-Partite
Fr. Varnerin has been active
Weekend
formal discussions. with faculty
members r epresenting the different
departments will follow.
A buffet luncheon .served in
the Campus Center will begin
the afternoon's activities. Stag
sports will feature a football
game against St. Peter's College,
while the ruggers will provide
a contest on Lt. Grauert
Field. After the athletic battles,
there will be an intellectual one
in the Oak Room, placing fathers
aga·inst sons in a College
Bowl Game. This event has
proven to be very popular in
past weekends, and promises to
be even more exciting this year.
After a short break, a banquet
will be held in-the student
dining room. Various awards
as past president of the AAUP
and as chairman of the Academic
Council in the work of
completing the Faculty Handbook:
"However," Fr. Varnerin
said, "the Faculty Handbook
should be transformed into
a University Handbook which
is the basis of· a truly Tripartite
Government for the University.
The Fa,culty Handbook has
been delayed in its preparation
because of many obstacles and
because of the necessity of
education for both the faculty
and administration in many of
the new policies. The experience
of work on the Handbook
can and should be now applied
to the formulation of an effective
and efficient tripartite
system."
In addition, Fr. Varnerin who
is faculty liaison man in . the
construction of the Science
Center and chairman of the
Chemistry Department said that
he is taking this summer
"sabbatical" from Chemistry to
contribute to the growth and ·.
development of Fairfield University
in its effort to establish
an effective Tripartite system
of government.
Plans Set
will then be presented to the
outstanding athletes of the
aftenwon and to the fathers
who have traveled the greatest
distances. A variety show of
students and hopefully fathers
in Gonzaga ' Auditorium will
conclude the day's activities.
Following Sunday morning's
Mass will be a Communion
Breakfast, with Rev. William
. C. Mcinnes, S .J ., President, as
speaker.
The committee is looking for
any class, group, or individual
student interested in performing
at the variety show. Students
are also being sought for
the College Bowl panel. Anyone
interested should contact
eith·er Tom Dybick or Joe Krajci
in Regis 318 or at 259-6420.
P11ge Two
Campus
SEW OFFICERS
Recently the · Fraternity of
Delta Sigma Phi etected its new
offi cers for the 1969-1970 school
year . Taking otiice on the first
Monday of the month, the first
activity of the new officers was
the beer mixer co-sponsor ed by
the· fraternity and the sophomore
class at Marymount College,
the second such of the
year.
Dan Rogan took over from
Gary Dayan as president. Mr.
Dayan was elected to the vicepresidency,
and the other officers
who have just taken their
new positions are: Al Ronnermann,
recording secretary; Bill
Sheehan, corresponding secretary
; John O'Rourke, treasurer;
and Ed Salkoski, sergeant-atarms.
An interfraternity council
is now in the stage of initial
development on campus and no
officer for that post has been
elected. The new president made
his appointments to round out
the new leadership: Don Marshall
as pledgemaster; Tim
Geoghegan, director of rushing,
Elections
(Continued from Pa&"e 1) .
can be written ln. no prior
notice is necessary. Spare wUI
be provided on each ballot for
this purpose. If for example a.
person wishes to write-in a can·
didate for president of the class
of 1970 he should write his name
directly under the other ca.ndi·
dates for that office."
Fairfield, Conn.
Phone 259-6472
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assistant pledgemas ter; and
Chuck Dombeck, Engineered
Leadership director. Bob Murphy
as social chairman.
• • •
APL COURSE
The APL programming course
is now available for all students
who wish to take it. The course
is taught by computer and normally
takes four, 2-hour sessions
to complete. The schedule
may be arranged through Mrs.
Fox, Loyola Hall, Room lF.
• • ••
FRATERNITY SPEAKER
Tonight at 8 :00 p.m. in the
Campus Center, Phi Kappa
Theta Fraternity will sponsor a
lecture by Panayotis Foscolos.
The entire community is invited.
Mr. Foscolos will speak on
the History of Greece, Modern
Greece and Greek Art. Slides
will accompany the lecture. Mr.
Foscolos is a native of Greece
and is presently a Jesuit seminarian
at Boston College. He is
·interested in social work and
is .organizing a trip this summer
to the underprivielged areas of
Greece.
Mr. Foscolos was initiated
into Phi Kappa Theta as an
honorary Member from Fairfield
University.
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PIZZA WINNER
Mr. Jack Robison, Director
of the Fairfield U. Food Service,
announced earlier this week
the winner of the "Name our.
Pizza Place" contest. Lucky
contestant was Tom E. King '70,
who will now receive a free
pizza each night for 2 weeks.
King's entry was entitled ''The
Rogue Pit," which the newly
formed pizza service was christened.
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T H E STAG May 1-4, 1969
Drama
Revenge
By STEi :\.N KOBASA
Life as synonomous with theatre,
an equation that makes it
allowable to turn one·s back
upon the stage and regale the
audience. Parishioners. Unruly
mob. Held back from the chaos
of justice by messianic reason,
the ghost of Hamlet's father. It
seems that the struggle against
the eunuchs is over . . . or else
it really had no beginning. But
events which have occurred
within our community over the
past several weeks have had,
at least, the redeeming character
of essential absurdity . . .
thus, insanity has been preserved,
our one source of ability to
tolerate existence here. Your
one source. Some of us will
take our leave. Justifiable suicide.
For it has been several years
since we encamped upon this
acreage where a castrated wisdom
holds court. Here are the
stumps of education, left behind
after Birnam Wood moved to
Dunsinane. But reform is evolving
. . . in the intellectual conceit
of individual disciplines. All
is reducible to economics. The
virtue of competition in a divided
house is in its construction
of a whitened sepulchre.
Pastoral plantation in the midst
of spring; remember the legend
of the dogwood.
And let them tell you of the
role of history. If monastic
hours are reinstated, perhaps
Time might be persuaded to return
here. How strange that we
should build an ark when the
next ftood will be one of fire.
Return to the future, my
friends.
Or call for the invocation of
ecclesiastical censure. The single
just ground for expulsion, since
it gives impetus to creativity.
Dionysus is far more the god
of fertility than of the erotic.
Christian bacchantes. My final
attempt.
Who is our monarch? Regicide
once before foretold the
closing of the theatres.
But perhaps it would be
enough to say "Ia. commedia. ~
finlta.." And it would, except for
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the fact this whimsical drama
continues to extract its toll. One
Thursday evening in April and
countless hudreds, gazing into
the mirror of ignorance, found
the reflection pleasing. At least
Narcissus did not confuse ugliness
with beauty. But that is a
mere myth. There . are realities
enough to remind us of our fail-ure.
If only this baroque opera
house of ours had a prohibition
against the spilling of real blood.
For we have been witness to
so many early deaths.
Ehu fugaces, Postume, Postume
labuntur anni, nee pieas moran
rugis et instanti senectae
adferet indomitaeque morti . .
-Horace, Odes, II, xiv
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Dorm Reform Agreement
Signed By Both Parties
I DORMITORY COUNCIL
P"CRPOSE
Council is the executive and Chairman of the Dormitory
judicial power in its dormitory Affairs Department.
The purpose 0f the Dormi- s-ituation. II DRESS
tory Council system is to proYide
student jurisdiction over
their conduct in the dormitories.
As such, it will serve two
basic functions - executive and
judicial. The individual Dormitory
Councils will be under the
supervision of the Chairman of
the Dormitory Affairs Department
and the Assistant Dean of
Student Services.
~UMBER
Each dormitory on campus
will have its own Dormitory
Council.
FUNCTIONS
Under the· title of the executive
function, the Council Is
empowered to implement law
which is binding on all members
of the dormitory oin the
following areas:
1. Parietals
I: must be understood that
parietal hours are not mandatory;
any corridor or dormitory
can vote to hold no hours lt
the members so desire.
(a) Polls are to be taken on
each corridor each semester to
decide the hours of parietals
within the limits of the ma.Jcimum.
Any member of the corridor
who objects to the length
of the parietal hours may call
for a new voting (secret ballot),
by approaching the Dormitory
Council. This will be allowed
only once each semester
beyond the normal vote.
2. In conjuction with the Assistant
Dean .of Student Services,
the Council will review
the qualifications of applicants
for lay prefectures.
3. The Council will implement
according to the proposals
agreed upon by .the Student
Government, in conjunction
with the Administrati.on, all
regulations concerning alcohol.
4. Enforce all codes of conduct
in the dormitory in respect
to the fire and alarm
system, and the right of the
student to study and sleep
peacefully.
5. Enforce all codes of conduct
as regards destruction,
theft, or abuse of private and
University property.
Under the title of judicial
function, the Council will adjudicate
in the following areas:
1. All student vs. student
cases arising from the dormitory
situation.
2. All prefect vs. student
cases arising from the dormitory
situat ion, excluding those
cases which the Council considers
to be beyond its scope for
a final decision. In such cases,
the CounciL will recommend a
sanction to be adjudicated by
the Office of Student Services
with the right ·of review by the
Discip.linary Review Boa.rd.
3. The specific areas of adjudication
for the Council are:
(a) Tampering in any way
with the fire appartus.
(b) Destruction of private or
University property.
(c) All fireworks and other
noisemakers.
. In general, each Dormitory
SANCTION POWER
The Council possesses the
right of sanction enforcement
in the dormitory situation. The
sanctions may range from reprimand
to campuses and may
include social or disciplinary
probation, fines, or any other
manner of punishment that the
Council considers just in the
particular circumstances. The
Dormitory Council may also
recommend suspension or expulsion
to the Office of the
Dean of Student Services. The
individual has the right of appeal
to the Disciplinary Review
Board.
MEMBERSHIP
Those elected to the Council
will serve in the dual capacity
as .student senators and as
members of the Council in
which dormitories they reside.
One representative will be
chosen for every thirty-five (35)
students. There will be no exact
number per floor, but the members
will be elected from the
dormitory as a whole.
CHAIRMAN
A Jesuit prefect appointed
by the Assistant Dean of Student
Services will serve as
chairman of the Council .of the
dormitory in which he resides.
He shall also have voti-ng
power. One lay prefect shall
serve, with voting power only
-in the case of a tie, as the
representative of the lay prefects
in the dormitory.
REMOVAL
Any elected member can be
removed from office by a twothirds
vote of the students of
the dormitory. Any representative
absent from more than
three meetings loses his voting
power for the remainder of the
school year. A Council, which
to the considered opinion of the
Chairman of the Dormitory
Affairs Department and the
Assistant Dean of Student Services
is not fulfilling its responsibilities
will lose its jurisdiction,
and that jurisdiction
will be assumed by the prefects
of the dormitory until a
new Council is elected.
CASE OF IMPASS
In the case of the Council
recommending one course of
action, and the Office of Student
Services recommending another;
and a compromise is not
reached, the Disciplinary Review
Board shall settle the
controversy.
REGULATION
The Office of Student Services
retains the right to review
all prospective Council members.
COMPLAINT
Any complaint as to the
proper functioning of any .of the
Councils will be brought to the
attention of the Assistant Dean
of Student Services and to the
Dress regulations outside of
class will be ~odified to meet
the standards recommended by
the Faculty-Student Life Committee
- i.e. "Fairfield students
are expected to present
a neat and clean appearance
and to dress in a manner which
could be reasonably considered
appropriate to the occasion.
Athletic wear should be restricted
to pel'iods of recreation".
The l'ight of complaint
is to be channeled through the
Office of Student Services and
the chairman of the Dormitory
Affairs Committee with the
right of review by the Disciplinary
Review Board.
III SIGN-IN
There will be no obligatory
sign-in procedure. It is assumed
that the student will notify his
prefect in the event that he
will be leaving campus over
night.
IV ALCOHOL
Fairfield University expects
the members of its community
to uphold the liquor control
statutes .of the State of Connecticut.
l.Any conswnption of alcohol
Is to take place 1n the
privacy of the student's room,
and only In that area, from
Thursday midnight to Sunday
midnight. Anyone found conswning
alcohol 1n another place
will be held in dtsobedience to
the alcohol regulations.
2. All cont-ainers of alcohol
are t-o be kept off the property
around the dormitories and off
the window ledges. There are
to be no containers whether
full or empty .in sight of the
dormitories.
S.Abuses of alcohol are: unbecoming
public displays, disruptions
which infringe on the
rights of others to sleep or
study; and disorderly conduct.
ALCOHOL SANCTION
The Dormitory Council as the
judicial structure in the dormitories
shall adjudicate all cases
of alcohol abuse. Those abuses
may result with a loss of right
for the individual to use alcohol
in the dormitories or any
other sanction appropriate to
the infraction. Cases, whdch in
the consideration of the Council
go beyond its scope, will be
presented to the Office of Student
Services with the right of
appeal to the Disciplinary Review
Board.
V PARIETALS
The custom of enterta,ining
wom~n in the dormitories is to
be considered a legitimate
right of the student within the
context of these changes. This
right, however, requires the
student to fulfill the following
responsibilities.
HOURS
Parietal hours · are to be determined
by the Council of each
dormitory, with the maximum
hours as established by the stutlent
Government in conjunc-
New Cardinal Key Society officers are: John Fallon "71,
vice-president;. Manny .Bartolotta. '70, .president;. Joseph
K·rajci '70, secretary; and Thomas Dybick '70, treasurer.
CKS Elects New
Officers & Members
On May 6, Dominic Cusimano
performed his last function as
President of the Cardinal Key
Society by handing over the
Presidential gavel to Manny
Bartolotta. John Fallon assumed
Charlie Viviano's Vice-Presidential
offffice, while Tom Dybik
took over for Skip McGovern as
Treasurer with .foe Krajci following
Bill O'Malley as Secretary.
The election of new officers
coincided with Mr. Paul I.
Davis being unanimously elected
as the advisor for the organization.
This change over of officers
also marked the completion of
the Key's Spectus period and the
election of new members. The
activities during the Spectus
period included: Monte Carlo
Nite, the Blood Bank, and Campus
tours. Each applicant was
personally interviewed and vot-tion
with the Administration.
1rhese hours are:
FI'iday - 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
8 p.m. to 12 midnight
Saturday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.
8 p.m. to 12 midnight
Sunday - 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.
There will be no parietal
hours Monday through 1rhursday.
METHOD
A student will be present in
the main lounge of each dormitory,
and in his possession will
be a sign-in book. A student
wishing to entertain a female
in his room must sign in his
name and the time at the commencement
of the visit. The
female guest is to be escorted
to the .room by the student;
anyone not abiding by this
rule will be escorted from the
building. The student is to
sign out when his guest leaves.
The position of the door is
left up to the discretion of the
student.
IT IS TO BE UNDERSTOOD
THAT THE STUDENT INCURS
ALL RESPONSIBILITY
FOR HAVING THE
GUEST IN HIS ROOM.
ENFORCEl\fENT
Parietal hours will be enforced
when the hours may be
abused, or in the case of infringement
on the rights of
other students to sleep or
study. The members of the
Council •in each dormitory will
enforce in a responsible man-ed
upon by the members. Over.
seeing the period was Tom
Moylan, Tom Dybick and John
Fallon.
From the class of '70, the
new members are: Alan Karbousky,
James Loring, Joseph
McGrath, Donald Mcinerney
and William Provost.
From the class of '71, the
S o c i e t y includes: Frederic
Baker, Peter Dillon, David
Dzurec, Timothy Geoghegan,
Donald Marshall, Thomas Mitchell,
Anthony Napolitano and
Michael Ptaszynski.
The Freshmen members are:
George Dubay, Dennis Gilbert,
William Mezick, James Morrow,
John Nappi, Fran Neary,
Andrew Pacskowski, Joseph
Puzzo, Terence Sacchi, Christopher
Semele and William
Tierney.
ner the parietal hours in their
respective dormitories. A prefect
has the poWP.r to enforce
the hours, but it is to be understood
that the Council is the
original enf.orCJing body of t·he
parietal hours.
SANCTION
The Dormitory Council as the
judicial power in the dormitory
shall adjudicate all cases
of parietal infractions. Cases,
which to the consldera tion ot
the Council, go beyond its
scope will be presented to the
Office of Student Services with
the right of review by the Disciplinary
Review Board. Abuse
of parietal hours will result
in a loss of parietal rights or
any other sanction appropriate
to the infraction.
The experiment will be subject
to review at the end of the
semester by the.. Student Gove~
nment, the Office of Student
Services and the Faculty Student
· Life Committee ~n order
to develop final policy.
1rhe Student Government
recognizes that the University·
is a three segmented community,
and as such, the actions .ot
one affect the other.
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Nixon Letter
Dear Father Mcinnes:
I was very interested to Jearn through
a recent National Broadcasting Company
film report that some forty students from
Fairfield University had spent their
spring vacation working in Lewis County,
Kentucky. The activities undertaken
by these students represent an outstanding
demonstration of good citizenship
and I want you to know how greatly
I appreciate their generosity in giving of
themselves for the benefit of others.
As you know, governmental institutions
alone cannot achieve solutions for
our pressing social and economic problems.
It is the sympathetic participation
of our private citizens which will bring
lasting results, and your students by
their en•erprise and imagination in seeking
to help others have set a splendid
example of just this kind of personal involvement
in the accomplishment of our
national goals. I would like very much
to learn their names and to know how
they came to go to Kentucky, how they
paid for their trip and whether they
would be willing to lend their spirit and
their hands again in similar circumstances.
With my best wishes,
- Sincerely,
Richard Nixon
T H E
Letters
Bullying Editorial
To the Editor:
This week the Stag has published an
editorial insisting that the Academic
Council, which is the executive arm of
the faculty, consider and accept immediately
a student demand for certain '
University calendar changes. The editorial
requires that the Council itself
compel immediate acceptances of these
changes by the faculty.
When the Academic Council dete:-mines
that it should address itself to the
possibility of changing the academic calendar
at Fairfield, it will discuss the
merits and demerits of various proposals
and plans. If it should recommend some
sort of change, that recommendation
would go to the faculty as a whole for
its consideration and judgment. It would
be examined at a regularly scheduled
faculty meeting, due notice having been
given all faculty members of the inclusion
of the matter on the agenda for the
meeting. At such a meeting the faculty
might or might not accept the recommendation
of the Academic Council. Its
ultimate decision in the matter would be
reached only after considerable debate.
Debate is rational deliberation unhastened
and unhampered by efforts to destroy
the very conditions that make it possible.
The Stag editor ial proceeds from and
STAG May 14, 1969
to the Editor
plays upon childish whims. It is bullying
in intent and foolish in conception.
Donald Coleman
Julia M. Johnston
• • •
Valerio For President
To the Editor:
Permit us to explain why we are
late entri-es into the race for president
and vice president of the class of '71.
Previous to Chuck Dombeck's withdrawal
from the campaign, we were always
well intentioned, but considered Mr.
Dombeck's qualifications superior to our
own. At his urgings, and others, we have
decided to run for office.
Our platforms are our goals, not merely
our platforms. Each objective will be
given individual consideration with great
emphasis on the whole of the goals.
They are feasible, and with our combin':!
d efforts, they will be achieved. But
to do that, we need the power of office.
We appeal for your write-in vote and
p:-omise you our efforts will be sincere
ones.
Aspiringly yours,
Joseph Valerio
Candidate for President
Carl CricM
Candidate for V. P.
WVOF Editorial
To the Editor:
It is not the orthodox practice of
WVGF to editorially back candidates for
class officers, so allow us briefly to explain
the why of this letter. Times at
Fairfield have changed, and with this·
change, we must look for new leadership
in people of outstanding qualities. No
longer is Fairfield a school, it is now a
university. The new leaders should have
university qualities. Three such people
are Joseph Valerio, Carl Cricco, and William
Smith. The offices they are running
for respectively are: President, V. P .,
and Secretary. Mr. Valerio and Mr. Cricco
are not on the ballots. Their campaign
"is a write-in one, due to circumstances
which made a late entry into the
race necessary. These people are serious
candidates, and, as such, should be seriously
considered. Their past records have
indicated to us they are responsible and
will work for the unified class, the workable
government, the financial committee,
the improved lots, and the many
other worthwhile projects their platforms
put forth.
We urge all members of the class of
'71 to vote for these men, but above all
else we urge everyone to vote.
Sincerely,
The Editorial Board of WVOF
Law Day Forum Focuses on Student Rebellions
By GEORGE BRITTON
News Editor
On Tuesday May 8 an open
dialogue was held in the Campus
Center between two Fairfield
University students and the
Bridgeport Bar Ass.ociation. The
topic was "Student and Revolution".
Attorney-at-Law John
D. Brannelly moderated the
discussion which was led by
Mr. Riichard Otto, '69 and Mr.
Charles Fairfax, '69. Both will
enter law school next year.
can question that system."
Mr. Fadrfax then addressed
the audience by asserting, "My
rights begin with my substance
as a human being." Mr. Fairfax
continued the discussion of
student power, and the right
within the student facet of this
nation, or any nat!i.on, to declare
its intentions to reject the
preceding generation and their
hypocritical values. "The students
today are striking out
against an oppressive system,"
he added. He concluded his re-marks
by citing Frederick
Douglas, William Styron and
finally a Stag editorial: "We
will not be bought off by bread
and circuses on the installment
plan."
ed "that the style of life that
causes that very question to
arise is not a spontaneous one;
it is controlled," and he added
"Revolution does not know
what will happen in the future."
assured by counter-questioning
- "How you can tell me a
system which takes one of
man's basic desires, greed -and
elevates it t.o the status of a
virtue, builds an economic and
political system on it, and calls
it benevolent is beyond my
comprehension."
Mr. Otto spoke first and
elucidated the basis f.or the
new rise of student revolts on
campuses across the country.
"Students are trying to get te?
gether," he said, "and speak a
valid voice, a voice that represents
more than the minority."
"We have come to the advent
of the gun," Mr. Otto went on
"because 'the system' has failed,
and the power generation
does not understand how we
President's Academy
The President's Academy
seeks new members.
Students who wish to join
the President's Academy
next year are invited to submit
a written letter of application
to the Presiden't office,
Canisius 101, before
May 30.
The Pres:ident's Academy,
established in 1965 by the
President of the University,
is a twice-monthly meeting
of student with the President
to discuss matters of interest
to the entire University
community. The only quali- I
fications for membership are
a written letter of application
and an agreement to
attend meetings regularly.
Meeting dates are the first
and third Mondays of each
month. -
All students are eligible to
participate.
Mr. Otto and Mr . Fair fax
submitted to q u e s t i o n s of
those present. The first came
from a lawyer present who
queried, "What is the prop,osed
new structure?" Mr. Fairfax
answered that "the structure
will evolve from acti.on and imagination."
Mr. Otto comment-
In a further proposition about
majority rule dn the system of
the so-called "New Order",
Mr. Otto emphatically declared
"I can't prognosticate the future."
Mr. Fairfax complemented
this with "America is not
a democracy." Another lawyer
ventured "Do you propose to
destroy capitalism?" The question
ar.ose from a claim by
some present that capitalism is
not a totally dmmoral and useJess
political system. Mr. Otto
Tennis
Contlaued from Page 5
out the scoring.
The Stags next were pounded
by Villanova 6 lh-2lh in a home
contest. Fairfield singles winners
were Fitzgerald 6-2, 6-3
and Smith 7-5, 6-3, while Smith
and Carberry split in doubles
7-5, 4-6.
In the next tournament Fairfield
nipped U.B. by the score
of 5-4. Fitzgerald, Grimes, and
Lockwood came through with
singles victories in the hard
earned win. Doubles were won
by the combinations of Fitzgerald
and Donahue, and Carberry
and Lockwood.
The Fairfield racket squad
then beat New Paltz 5-4 before
locing to St. John's 7-2 and
Hofstra 5-4.
The Stags have improved
considerably since the beginning
of the season, especially among
the sophomore players. They
have been hurt by the loss of
Stan Smith, Hill, and McKenna
from last year's squad via graduation.
With three games left,
Fairfield can still end the season
above the .500 mark.
"The question is premature,
but we'll find out," replied Mr.
Otto when asked t.o comment
on how he expected to lead his
own generation into a type of
'promised land'. Mr. Fairfax
indica ted that Moses and the
Jews did not have a clear idea
of the future when he left
Egypt. He also added, "I don't
know, we won't build it," when
pursued further on the nature
of the •new order'.
The questioning ended on the
note by Mr. Fairfax that "We
don't have a systematic gene?
cide where you march people
.off to the oven and the gas
chambers. What we have is a
genocide .that comes from ratbites
and malnutrition. You
siphon off the youth and emasculate
them with long prison
records, that they cannot provide
f.or the children of today
and tomorrow". The final response
was in answer to a suggestion
that "new orders" such
as the Weimar Republic could
lead to subjugation, exploitation,
and genocide. The formal
lecture was then concluded in
favor of private discussion
among the student and the
lawyers.
Schedule
BASEBALL
May
15 New Haven Callege A
16 St. Pete's College H
19 Bridgeport H
TENNIS
May
14 Southern Connecticut H
viay 14, 1969 T H E S T A 6
r·~:ze !Jt ~aj'l ••• ~f News Analysis
L-~~~:;--;;~';~';~.;;;-~.;;;;;:;-- Nixon's First Hundred Days
One day about this t1me last year a priest, who usually lives
and a:>scciat 'S with only Thomas Merton, God, or Bridgeport WASHINGTON (CPS)
businessmen, came down from his home on the hill to visit the When Richard Nixon was camCampus
Cente:·. At that time a friend and myself were working p:Ligoing for the Presidency,
as waite··s for a prep dinner held in the Oak Room. He approached and later was elected, a wave
us as we \\'('" e preparing the room for that evening's festivities. of repression was predicted to
With his usual falsetto smile he asked us how we were doing. In befall the academic and liberal-
:·eply we a nswered what we were doing.
After triefly explaining our duties for that evening and rec.'
iving a kind of pa:ernally snide reply, we instantly decided to
taunt the old man. At that time there was some talk on campus
of organizing a chapter of SDS for the following fall. I told his
H.everend Father tha~ we were positively going to start a chapter
;-;ext fa ll. The priest's face turned red from perplexity. He said
· Do you know what that means?" I said no. He said, "That means
the destruction of the university, you know that's what SDS stands
fo:· . . . the destruction of the university."
The des:ruction of Fairfield University. Now one year later,
a lot of peop;e on this campus might not think that a bad idea.
But then my friend and I, and for that matter anyone interested
in forming an SDS chapter, didn't have the remotest idea that sole
and primary function of SDS was to destroy Jesuit universities.
True, the propcsed tactics fell somewhere between those of revolution
and reform, but destruction wasn't necessarily on our agenda,
even ! hough J. Edgar Hoover said so.
This fall no:1e of that priest's prophesies came true. Even
though that priest had given us a good idea, no SDS members
could muste!' enough enthusiasm or revolutionary fervor to act
on his advice. Fairfield still stands, one of the last bastions of solid
Christian virtue. But lately its walls have begun to crumble.
The walls of Fail'field are crumbling from the inside. The
booze and broads revolution of ·twO weeks ago plays· an instrumental
role in this decaying process. That is to say, the compromise
demands which the administration met could possibly have
far more far-reaching effect than was ever dreamed.
For one, the slight amendment in rules forces the university
to change its public relations pitch. At this point in Fairfield's existence,
everything hinges on how successfully Fairfield's propaganda
people can suck in money from the surrounding community.
If a suave public rela~ions department fails in its duty, there is a
large p::>ssibility that Fairf.eld might run out of fiscal health. So far ·
· during its short ex:stence, the pitch of Fairfield's public relations
department and fund raising campaigns has been that of a young
but solid Jesuit university that maintains and teaches the good,
basic, and idio ~ic code of St. Ignatius Loyola. It sends out magazines
with quotes like:
"We haven't allowed any liquor in the dormitories
yes, and w0 don't have any women except for mothers
and fathers and any other young girl that wants to visit
on Sunday afternoons. It does keep our rooms clean."
Or at least it used to. The last copy of "Fairfield University
in Motion" contains this quote. The problem arising now because
of the new change in rules is that the advertising people will no
longer be able to send out this mawkish nonsense without being
patiently dishonest. Thus the university administrati9n puts itself
in an even more tenuous position in terms of trying to please both
the studen•s and i's money lenders. They still have to sound
paternal and Catholic, yet at the same time they know the student
body will not surrender a middle position and please both parties,
the administration can very easily impale itself on something more
than just a beer bottle.
At this point the students are coming to the realization that
they no longer want to live as unacknowledged and unpaid promomen
for Fairfield University. They no longer want to dress nice to
impress th: G:-eenfield Hill canasta club. They no longer want to
remain horny on weekends or, for that matter, any time. At this
point in the university's life, most students have had it with the
rules.
Simultaneously and quite ludicrously, there stands a militant
group of S.J.'s who have had it with the students. These conservative
priests are enraged with the actions and attitudes of the
carnal beasts called Stags. Although it's hard to say whether this
attitude comes from Jesus or je;;tlousy, it nevertheless stands there
hard and intransigent. If the Stags are not returned to their previous
s tation of chastity, rumor has it that some of the militant
S .J.'s might leave. (Fr. John Bonn, S.J., does not belong to the
group as far as I'm concerned.)
This in itself wouldn't be altogether that bad. Academically,
few people if anyone would miss these frocked celebrities. It's
popular wisdom that they r eign among the worst teachers in the
school. Their exit, however, does create some problems.
Their departure could put a heavy strain on departments where
their presence in class as "gut courses" drain off disinterested or
preoccupied (possibly with more important things than the classroom)
s~udents. If these priests. leave, other good teachers might
be forced to take on a heavier teaching load. This can have all
sorts of consequences. Th= quality of teaching could fall due to
overworked instructors. Some teachers migtlt even get so fed up
as to do something drastic like leave or demand more assistance.
And so on and so on.
At th!s point the long range consequences of the booze and
broads rebellion at F a ir field loom distant and merely speculative.
There will, however, be real consequences. For, as some priest
once said, "we must shar~ in what is going on in our colleges and
our unive:-s ities," and sharing doesn't come very easy when the
parties involved are for different stakes.
left community, In its first hundred
days, the new administration
has managed, It not to fulfill
that prediction, at least to
show where its sympathies lie.
While President Nixon has
directly involved himself only a
few times, his lackeys and underlings
persist in carrying out
policies that fit his philosophy.
War Demon11traton
One of the most dangerous
manifestati.ons of Nixon's Oppressed
Society is the inidctments
against anti-war demonstrators
during the Chicago
Democratic Convention. For the
first time, federal anti-riot laws
were invaked to harass, prosecute
and possibly imprison eight
so-called leaders of the protest.
The Justice Department,
which prepared the indictments,
has also been keeping a watchful
eye on campus uprisings to
see if anyone can be pinned for
crossing state lines to foment
the "riots." Deputy · Atrorney
General Richard Kleindeinst
has been quoted as saying
demonstrators should be rounded
up and put in detention
camps, reviving black fears of
concentration camps made possible
under the old McCarran
Act.
Justice officials, too, have
intensified prosecution of draft
resisters, bringing a record
number of cases before the
courts. Selectiv Srvice Director
Lewis B. Hershey has promised
to continue reclassifying antiwar
protesters for induction despite
the Supreme Court's
plans to hear a challenge of the
punitive procedure.
ROTC Problems
The Defense Department has
not been left out of the actipn.
It announced last week that
only minor technical changes
will be made in the campus
Reserve Officer Training Corps
(ROTC) program, even though
o n - c a m p u s opposition has
mounted this year. Defense is
nlso uptight about antiwar dissent
within the armed forces,
and continues to push prosecution
of dissidents in the military's
kangeroo courts.
Draft
Concerning the draft, Nixon
has appointed a 15-member
commission to develop a comprehensive
plan for eliminating
conscription by moving toward
an all-volunteer army -one
of his campaign promises. The
Pz:esident expects a report by
early November.
Campus Disorders
Nixon has said he thinks
discipline of student protesters
sh.ould be left in the hands of
campus administrators. He has
spoken strongly to encourage
college officials ro act against
disruptive demonstrators, praising
(and misinterpreting) the
"15-minute rule" of Notre
Dame's Father Theodore Resburgh.
on' the hundredth day of his
administration, Nixon dropped
by the annual convention of the
U .. $. Cha,mQC'rs of Commerce to
warn the conservative businessmen
of th,e "new revolutionary
spirit and action" among college
and high school students.
He ctefended students' right
ro have "a place" "in college af- .
fairs, but said "under no circumstances
should they be
given complete control."
When students "terrorize"
the academic community, "when
they rifle files, engage in violent,
carry guns and knives into
the classroom, then I say it is
time for school oiffcials to
have the backbone to stand up
against this kind of situation,"
he said.
The remark was greeted
roundly by applause, which resumed
when Nixon add e d,
"There can be no compromise
with lawlessness and no surrender
to force if free education
is to survive in the United
States of Aemrica."
250 Signers
At the same time the President
was holding forth at the
C of C, a group of seven students
who represent 250 signers
of a "We Won't Go" state-ment
against the Vietnam war,
met at the White House with
key Presidential advisers. (Nix- ·
on couldn't see them because
of a "tight schedule" - the
C of C, a birthday party for
Duke Ellington, etc.)
The students emerged from
the session and delivered what
is perhaps the most telling indictment
of the Nixon Administration's
first 100 days. They
charged the government with
"trading a whole generation of
young Amerir.ans for an 'hono
r a b 1 e political settlement'
whloh is unachieveable because
of the immoral nature of the
war."
To Dr. Henry Kissinger's
plea for more patience and another
year, they replied that
time has run out, at le11st for
them; the draft threatens after
graduation in June.
Softball Begins
By GARY MARZOLLA
As the intramural softball
league entered its final week,
only five squads remained undefeated.
They are D.S.P., ND
3, RG, R-4 and L-2. All these
teams sport a 2-0 record, except
for ND 3, which is 3-0.
The boys from ND 3, paced
by their fine infield and the
pitching of Frank Mineo, have
knocked off, respectively, ND 1
by the score of 8-2, G-2 by 11-2,
and R-3 by 8-3. Their attack has
been led by the ba's of Tom
Bligh and Bob "Kahouna" Farinon.
So far, the crew from ND
3 would appear to be the team
to beat.
Right behind ND 3 is a strong
combine from the D.S.P. Fraternity.
Led by a strong defense,
which includes the pitching arm
of Bill "Geezer" McGee, and the
powerful •bat~ of Chuck Dombeck
and Bill "Porker" Smith,
the Delta Sigs rolled over thei~
arch-rivals, the P.K.T. Fratern·
ity (15-1), and the G-1 unit
(9-2). R-4, RG, and 12 clubs
make up the remainder of the
undefeated teams as the "Best"
from R-4 upended the B.A.K.
(5-3) and their perennial intramural
rivals from C-3 (17-11).
RG, the surprise squad of the
league, has upset both R-1 (5-2)
and GD-1 (5-3). The Groundhogs
are led by the strong arm
of Tom "Stork" Keegan. L-2,
on the other hand, is led by the
strong hitting attack of Tom Bukowski
as the "Farm" has defeated
R-2 (13-1) and L-3 (4-1).
As the double elimination
tournament comes to a close,
the following teams are still
alive, all having 2-1 records.
They are: G-1, ND-1, R-1, PKT,
G-2, C-3, and R-3. All other
teams have been eliminated
since they have already lost two
games. Both C-4 and Fairfield
Beach have forfeited out of the
league.
The tournament, barring any
inclement weather, should finish
either ·tomorrow or next Monday.
The final games should
prove very interesting as the
Cinderella teams of RG and L-2
attempt to overthrow the always
tough ND-3, the "Best" from
R-4, and the balanced D.S.P.
boys. Also, don't count out any
of the teams with one loss.
Netmen 3-5;
Lack Depth
By DAVID CAISSE
Coach Hugh Humphrey's tennis
team carries a 3-5 record
into its last three tournaments.
The Stags, led by Captain Brian
Fitzgerald, have • chalked up
wins over Central Connecticut,
U.B., and New Paltz.
Opening the season at home,
Fail'field suffered an 8-1 loss at
the hands of Holy Cross. The
only Stag victory in the tournament
was a 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 doubles
win by Mark Donahue and Ed
Smith. In their next outing the
Stags were trounced by St.
Joseph's 7 - 2 Jo!ln Canberry
stood out in this loss with a 6-1,
6-3 win.
Fairfield tasted victory for
the first time by defeating Central
Conn. 61/2-2% in an away
game. Singles winners were
Fitzgerald, Chris Grimes, Bob
Lockwood, and Smith. Doubles
were won by Fitzgerald and
Donahue, and Lockwood and
Don Mcinerney. Smith and Carberry
split a doubles to close
(Coatllluees' oa Pace t)
~~ge Six THE STAG May 14, 1969
Our Glorious Heritage, Part Three
For our last editorial this year, we felt that we ought to elevate
.urselves from the usual weekly battles and attempt an overview of
he year's events as a test of whether our eyes were really so jaun,
Jiced afterall. "Our Glorious Heritage, Part One" featured excerpts
from old Staga_ in an attempt to show this paper has progressed even
if Fairfield has not. "Part Two," released last December, showed the
side of our patron saint, Robert Bellarmine, that is never told here.
This is a collection of quotations from statements and news articles
we either printed or reported since September, with one specific exception.
You will find them by turn hideous, hysterical, or merely
hilarious. What is important is that they are all true, and taken as a
whole they tend to reveal where, for the past year, Fairfield "has
been at." ·
"We are starting out this year by giving everyone the benefit of
a doubt and not the 'If you're a good boy' attitude of the past." -
Mr. Robert Griffin, quoted, Sept. 18, 1968. ·
"The University does not want to fail in its responsibility of providing
an atmosphere of freedom for person~! development."- Mr.
Ronald Bianchi, quoted, Sept. 18, 1968. .
"Relevancy, that's the key word for this year ... Apathy sets in
when government is not relevant to the people." -. - Former Student
Government President Philip Howe, Sept. 18, 1968.
" 'Relevancy' has become the battlecry of the button wearing
intellectual." - Fr. Williams Mcinnes, "Community at the Gate,"
Sept. 25, 1968.
"The group holding the conference. Students for a Revision of
the Connecticut State Liquor Statutes, began as a grassroots movement
of Fairfield students last spring, and has blossomed into a statewide
effort ... In January and February there will be student lobbying,
climaxin~ with a march on Hartford the day of the public hearing
on the bill ... To be able to march you must wear a jacket and tie
and have your hair neatly cut ... Committee Chairman Robert Murphy
... stressed, 'This is a group of mature and responsible students
who are attempting to change a state statute in the right wav - bv
legislating instead of rioting, Our plan includes ... educating youth
about alcohol. and a more stringent enforcement of the new law."News
Article, Sept. 25, 1968.
"I would like to congratulate Robert Murphy '71 and his staff
for the excellent meeting on ... liquor revision . · .. People in the know
on the liquor issue have indicated that no · approach on revision has
even had as much chance to be approved as the one being implement~
d by these s~ud e nts." - Mr. Ronald Bianchi, letter, Oct. 2. 1968.
Lack of active support on the part of students and legislative
officials was given as the main cause for the. d~feat of the proposed
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revisions in the Connecticut Liquor Statutes." - News Article, March
3, 1969.
"There has been talk of a bar on campus for a long time but no
one has yet to concretize it. However, Bob Murphy, enterprising member
of the class of '71, got the idea that something could be done
about this. There are two obstacles preventing in the immediate opening
of the bar: approval by the zoning commission and the cleaning
out of the barn .. . " News, Sept. 25, 1968.
" 'We will have a bar on campus - the problem is just getting
the plans into effect.' This statement reflected the collfidence held by
Bob Murphy ... Until that time, plans are underway for making use
of the olq MANOR office ... This lounge will be opened 'immediately'
... Those of age 20 or less will be allowed to enter the outer area,
where there will be live entertainment, coke, and chips.'' - News
Article, Feb. 13, 1969.
"The remainder of the article (NEW DIRECTIONS, by Kevin
McAuliffe) gives thought to just what would the columnist and his
ilk do if the prefects or 'resident spies' were removed. Are there some
abnormal desires awaiting to be expressed?" - Dr. Martin Stader,
letter. Sept. 25, 1968.
·'In presenting his case for Government enforcement (or dress
regulations). Mr. (Robert) Maggi related the Administration's intent
to police the cafeteria either by means of Student Government collaboration
or a return to the prefect system. In c\ther case, Mr. Maggi
added. three violations would mean the violator 'would not be allowed
to eat there (in the cafeteria) any more." - News Article, Oct.
9, 1968.
"I do not believe we are human beings simply by birth ... I do
not want t o be constantly reminded of their (students') essential barbarity
... I see myself as a reality principle. In other words, I stand
for the Other Side in reference to anything.'' - Fr. John Mcint yre,
quoted, Oct. 23, 1968.
"In a one-handed unilateral rude fashion some students wish to
take control." - Philip Howe on his legislature, Oct. 30, 1968.
"The claim that the original contract (Student Government Constitution)
was made under duress is pure bunk.'' - Philip Howe,
Dec. 11, 1968.
"I find no fault with activism but the name SDS has the connotation
of an outside national o:vganization." - Mr. Robert Griffin,
quoted, Oct. 30, 1968.
"Until some change is made in or through the present system,
any action sponsored under the name of SDS will be considered a
violation of ·university regulations and will subject those involved to
disciplinary action." - Mr. Robert Griffin, Dec. 5, 1968. ·
"We must not allow ourselves to be used as merely a means to
an end by an organization which is unde:crnining all respect for law
and order.''- Thomas Schneider on SDS. letter, Nov. 13. 1968.
"What the students are asking us for is a place to entertain girls
in the evening .. . I don't think it is the school's duty to provide a
place to bring or entertain girls . .. If you want to shack up with
someone. you can find a place whether or not you are home or here.''
- Mr. Robert Griffin, quoted, Nov. 13, 1968.
"Maybe a member of the Jesuit Order should always occupy my
position as well as in the resident halls because a layman cannot view
or fully understand a. way of life so foreign to his as a husband and
a parent." - Mr. Robert Griffin, "Statement on University Life,"
April. 1969.
" 'I don't know what to do about it,' Mr. Robert K. Griffin, commented
concerning the recent rise of vandalism .. . and also added
that it is 'nobody's fault' (here) . .. and that he would 'keep pushing;
... Mr. Griffin admitted that he did not have the 'slightest id ea' as
to how to alleviate the problem." - News Article, Dec. 2, 1968.
"These jokers will finally realize the truth when their best friend
dies because a fire extinguisher that had been emptied the night be- ·
fore couldn't be used.'' - George Moloney, Maintenance quoted on
pranksters Nov. 6. 1968.
A student is going to steal if the prices are high or low.''- Mrs.
Brown of the bookstore, Nov. 20, 1968.
"Warning! Shoplifters Face Expulsion!" - Bookstore Sign, Feb.
1969.
"They're the best group of guys.'' - Mr. Robinson of the cafeteria
describing the students, Dec. 11, 1968.
"Fairfield was described in the article as 'one of the few colleges
in the state without a campus police force, because it felt no need for
one in the peaceful community with little troublesome incidents. If
there is ever any need, the University calls on the Fairfield Police
Department'.'' News Article on Connecticut Sunday Herald, Dec. 2,
1968.
"Marijuana is probably the most useci drug on this campus . ..
50 to 60 per cent of high school and college students in the area have
used or experimented with marijuana at one time or another." -
THE STAG
Sgt. Frederick Campbell, quoted Dec. 11, 1968.
"Intelligent, reliable kids ... are the users ... " - Dr. Ralph
Welsh, quoted Dec. 11, 1968.
"We welcome on the Fairfield campus this year our five new
classes - our freshmen, our sophomores, our juniors, our seniors, and
our demonstrators ... We haven't allowed any liquor in the dormitories
yet, and we don't have any women except for the mothers and
fathers and any other young girls who want to visit on Sunday afternoon.
It does help keep the rooms clean . . . I talked to a man the
other day, on the campus, who was dressed in a London Fog raincoat
and behind him was a young man in dirty overalls and a beard. I
asked, 'Does that belong to you'?" - Fr. William Mcinnes, "From
Dawn to Demonstration," Fairfield (Winter, 1969).
" 'It ... could serve as the first major step toward real communication
and reforms,' stated Mr. Chuck Dombeck '71 and Mr.
Robert Murphy '71 co-chairmen of the faculty evaluation committee
sponsored by the sophomore class ... News Article, Feb. 13, 1969.
"What occasions this letter is ... the annual satirical edition of
The Stag. The problem is ... There was no news present." -Robert
Johnson, letter, March 26, 1969.
"I'm not a flaming radical. There will be a lot of room for compromise.
However, if the Administration is so pigheaded that they
will not make any changes, then they may need some embarrassment."
- Albert Mariani, campaigning for Student Government
Presidency, March 3, 1969.
"Mr. Mariani has said that only minor changes must be made ...
and that the whole constitution should be ready to go before the
Legislature in a week or two." - News Analvsis, Feb. 19, 1969.
"Albert Mariani's first act as president was to approach ... Dean
... Griffin on ... the rear gym parking lot ... Mr. Griffin 'didn't
make any promises,' but said he would discuss the proposal with the
Maintenance Department."- News. March 12. 1969.
"I find the students' opinion eminently worthwhile concerning a
course he has already taken. However ... "-Dean Coughlin, quoted,
Feb. 19, 1969.
"I believe that the lines of communication· between students and
administration are f:rood. In my opinion the studentS tend to underestimate
their effectiveness in bring· about change ... One must remember
that in dealing with major cu-rriculum change, there is always
a certain amount of 'lag time' between the prooosal for change
and the actual enactment. An example of this would be the major
curriculum change in 1962 ... This change took four years ... " -
Dean Coughlin, quoted. Feb. 19, 1969.
"Fr. James Coughlin .. . found fault with the wording of the
demands. That 'changes in the past have been a fraud, a sham, and
a lie.' T don't believe it. That 'past proposals on the whole have been
ignored.' I don't believe it ... I think the Administration should not
only observe the State (liquor) law, but enforce the law to the full
extent of its power.' When it was brought out that similar situations
existed at Boston College and Holy Cross and those administrations
left enforcement to the state, Dean Coughlin reRponde<f 'I can only
look on those situations as unfortunate'." - News Article. March
26, 1!969. '
"The nature of the demands were changed to those of proposals
following Father Coughlin's statement of the University's willingness
to consider proposals.'' - Administration History of recent confrontation.
"On March 26 ... the students held a demonstration .. _ An undetermined
number of students participated ... from 250 to 500.'' -
Administration version.
"There is no crisis here, at least not yet." Mr. Griffin, March
24. 1969.
"Tremendous progress has been made with the student position
on social change. The Administration has reviewed all points and
there is mutual consensus ... We expect to set up parietals for the
coming weekend ... The alcohol question is now being decided and
a revision is expected ... I am more than optimistic. The Student
Services Office has worked very closely with the government. We
have had cooperation at every level ... Needless to say. gentlemen,
no displays of emotion are in order. The mutual cooperation .which we
have arrived at must be maintained at all costs." -Albert Mariani,
April 17, 1969.
"I again wish to indicate clearly that the statement issued on
Thursday afternoon is my decision.''- Mr. Robert Griffin, April 22,
1969.
"I put my name to it, That's all.'' - Mr. Griffin, quoted by Student
Government, April 17, 1969.
"We stuck our necks out on Mcinnes' conference table, not you,
so give us two more days."- James Ruane, April 22. 1969.
"Dennis Donavan '70 ... revealed a 'confidential' conversation
with Fr. Mcinnes ... He cited three proposals by Fr. Mcinnes for
solving the problems of reform: 1. expel the movement leaders from
the University, 2. remove all the supporters from the University, or
3. send home to all students a contract that must be signe<l by the
student affirming that he would obey all University regulations if he
wished to remain at Fairfield." -News Article, April 24. 1969.
"What's good for the student is good for the University." - Fr.
William Mcinnes March 24, 1969.
"Before we back down, we will dissolve." - Albert Mariani,
April 22. 1969.
"It's better to be half a man than no man at all." - Richard
Chiarappa '70, upholding compromise and discouraging a strike,
April 24, 1969.
"For God's sake - don't blow it now!" Thomas Josefiak '69,
arguing likewise, April 24, 1969.
"If it means police and lawsuits, we'll use police and lawsuits." .
- Dean Coughlin's views on the sit-in, expressed an<l quoted April
29, 1969. .
"Our goal is to make Fairfield a place that the students can be
proud of."- Robert Murphy, March 24, 1969.
Page Seven
New irectiODS
By IiEVIN McAULIFFE
The Love Song of K. Michael McAullfte, ''U
"Mea culpa".
Let us go then, you and I
While the campus is passed out along the bed
Like a student separated from his head;
Let us go, through certain half-deserted mixers,
The sputtering fixers
Ot restless Stags' one-night cheap kicks, sirs,
And sawdust snackbars reeking of elixirs:
These, that follow like a hideous argument
Of malevolent intent
To lead you to an overweaning question .
Oh, do not ask, 'Where is it?'
I've already tried to fix it.
In the room -tl1e teachers come and go
Toying with those who'll have to go.
And indeed there will be time
F')r th_e purplish haze to merely graze my brains
Rubbing its ba'~k upon the window-panes;
There will be time, there will be time
To concoct a line to match the egos you must meet;
There will be time to insult and berate,
And time for all my editorial hate,
To smash and gash potatoes on your plate;
And indeed there will be time
To wonder, 'Do I care?' and 'Will I dare?'
Time to reach back and restir my hair,
While amazed contempt registers their stare -
Do I dare
disturb their universe?
In a minute there is time
For incisions and revisions which this column will reverse.
And I have heard the phrase already, all year long -
The phrase that always strikes me as a monumental wrong,
And when I am emasculated, crawling on my ego,
When it is seen that I am straight and weak- Oh!
Then how should I begin
To work out all the hang-ups of my days encaged?
And when do I resume?
Should I, after tea and Scotch on ices,
Have the gall to plunge The Movement into crisis?
But though I have laughed and mocked, at times defrocked,
I am no Maoist - and it's no great matter;
In short, I am afraid.
And would it have been worth it, after all,
Would it have been worth while,
After the pamphlets, the petitions, and the almost-strike,
After the seminars, the puns, the cocktail novelty had
Worn off and frayed their psyche
All this, and too much more? -
To have jettisoned my lifestyle as a fraud,
To have curbed my latent passion to defraud,
To say: 'I am not Che, come from the dead;
Come back to tell you all, I shall tell you all' -
And then to say: 'This place is not where it's at at all.
This place is not it, at all.'
No! I am not Tom Hayden, nor was meant to be;
Nor for Student Government, one that will do
To start the progress, swell a mob or two,
And beg the prince; no doubt, an easy tool,
. Deferential, glad to be of use,
Politic, cautious, and meticulous;
Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse,
At times, indeed, almost ridiculous -
Aimost, at times, the FooL
I get stoned . . . I get drunk
It will help to get me used to the epithet of 'punk'.
Do I talk too loud at lunch ? Do they want me out of reach?
I shall wear white socks and brown shoes,
And move down to the beach.
I have heard the seniors singing, each to each.
I do not think the cops will bust j~ me.
Page Eight T H E STAG
Ill! SPORTS PERSONAL....i t'l SIDELINE VIEW
By JOSEPH VALERIO,
Sports Editor
The game was over. Fairfield's
undefeated rugby season
had just- been ripped apart by
an outstanding Manhattan Rugby
Football Club, 24-3. Billy
Connolly, Pres'ident of the Red
Ruggers, was lying face down
on the ground, away from
everyone else. It was not easy
to discern if he was tired or
disgusted, and/ or both. So it
was better to leave the lithe
athlete alone.
However, William Connolly
is not a loner. He likes people
and he himself is a very amiable
person. But last Saturday
Billy learned a lesson in humility
that he and his teammates
did not enjoy. Although Connolly
will graduate this June,
the ruggers from Connecticut
will be just as strong next fall
as they continue in their quest
of an unbeaten season.
"They'll be dynamite next
year," Billy speculated one
afternoon before the big Manhattan
game. "The w h o 1 e
serum played together and only
Bob Maney and I will be gone."
However, the Stag backfield
will be vastly different as Steve
Carre, Tom Crowley, and John
Langan graduate, but Connolly
notes, "Fatty Maher, Kevin
Regan, Dennis Barry, Chris
Galvin, and Bill Geraghty are
all ready to move in."
Comradeship
Constantly wearing saddle
shoes, Bill Connolly is as popular
as any person on this campus.
This was clearly evidenced
when he was greeted with a
loud ovation as he addressed
his fellow students at. the student
rights demonstration this
spring. "The guys are real nice
here," Billy explains, "I would
have gone to Boston College,
but the guys in the class of
1967 showed me! a real good
tlme and took me out to lunch
when I came h ~re for my interview."
In spring of his freshman
year Connolly came out for
rugby and played . wing center
in a few "B" games. ·The following
fall the 5-10'-h, 155
pounder began playing hooker
on the prestigious "A" team.
But, Billy is most proud of
throwing five touchdown passes
in one intramural game in his
second year as his Campion 2
team won 47-0. "I'm very proud
of that accomplishment," Billy
says.
:r.Vi ~~s ·· A ~~'J!:~ - ~.i· · :· 1:.1 "'
A resident of Montclair and
Spring Lake, New Jersey, the
black haired Connolly cites the
Lt. Hans Gauert Memorial
Field Dedication and the victory
over Georgetown t h i s
spring as the highlights of his
r ugby career. " Th ~ dcdica 'ion
was the nicest accomplishment.
Ed Lee, President of Eastern
Rugby Union said the affair
was highly spiirted and the
best run in 38 years that he
had seen," Connolly sta ted.
"But the w'in over Georgetown
was the one game that w'ill
stand out. It was the ·biggest
win. It had a number of personal
scores and grudges to
settle. There was such complete
hate for the team. They
ripped us last year, 14-5, but
Steve (Carre) ate up Mike Con;
oy, their big player.''
-~ ...
WILLIAM CONNOLLY
Upon graduation this June,
Bill will work for his father's
insurance company, William H.
Connolly and Company, in addition
to serving his time in the
National Guard. "I don't enjoy
the military," Connolly said,
"but I do think I should serve
the country."
Still one gets the idea Bill
·may pursue his novel interest
in public relations. This fascination
stems from his current
::ouJ:"tship with Faivfield's own
Miss Barbara Burnett, of the
public relations department, of
course.
But for the past four years,
Billy Connolly has given of
himself unselfishly for tne bet~
terment of this college. He has
served as treasurer and president
of the Rugby Club, been
on the freshman orientation
committee, and worked for the
campus radio station. It is only
right then that he calls the rugby
dedication weekend the
"greatest weekend of my life
because it was also my parents
25th wedding anniversary. The
only thing I now want is for
them to come up here for graduation.
They're the greatest
people I know." That's Billy
Connolly; always thinking of
others first. The Red Ruggers
and Fairfield University will
miss him.
By SHAUN D. HARRINGTON
It is very difficult to relegate Big Bill to obscurity. Just when
you think he has gone away somewhere maybe to stay, he pops
up in the winner's circle at Canisius 101, smelling like a blanket
of roses.
That is what happened April 24 in the Gymnasium, and what
it meant for Bill was another Fairdale Derby victory - without
a loss. This victory puts him ahead of all the other jockeys in his
field. And his victory was accomplished with little more than a
cool, calculated running plan to foil all comers. Big Bill and his
horse Annie Administration wPnt out on this stormy evening, right
in front of some 800 spectators and turned popular sentiment and
the three top colts of Administration's class - Compromise, Strike,
and Undecided - into runners-up over the classic stretch of track
that separates the horses from the mules.
What made Fairdale Week all the more remarkable was that
the surest bet won; the victims had no excuse in the world. In the
stretch run all of his rivals took their shot at Annie Administration,
and none could match. This was not only a head to head confrontation
among choice thoroughbreds, but a war of nerves, psychology,
and tactics among participants to whom a victory means
far more than a percentage of the winner's purse, a war won by
Big Bill over Smilin' Al, who rode Compromise, Dangerous Drew,
riding Strike, and Freddie Fairfield, who rode · Undecided.
' Race or war, it was a joy to watch. Predictions varied
some correct, most others wrong. While no one wanted to take
the lead, the cluster of three hung together with Administration
on the outside. Undecided, Compromise, and Strike were all between
Annie and the rail. That cost two or three lengths around
the turn and Big Bill agreed, ''I was concerned about position. My
horse was running in hand and I got the position I . wanted when
we straightened out on the backstretch."
The real battle began to become tense at the stretch, and it
was by far the best in all the runnings of this race. With Undecided
out of the way, and many spectators leaving at this point, the remaining
Big Three held the stage. Strike, counted out early, was
surprisingly a half a length ahead of Annie Administration. Compromise,
who may have gone unnecessarily wide turning for home,
was three lengths behind, but in perfect position for the kind of
final burst needed to win the race.
Annie Administration had never before been attacked like
this. In past years, Big Bill usually had his races won by midstretch
and was easing his colt up as he coasted to the wire. This
time he had challengers on both sides of him. For a while the
breathtaking duel continued, and then Administration pushed his
head in front.
Strike might have been excused for retiring at this point, but
he and Drew fought on. Compromise had cut the margin on the
pair to two lengths, and to some it began to look as if he might
be the eventual winner. But he hung just a little when it counted
most, and for the last fa :·~ ful furlong the two leaders kept at each
other's throats. With just a few yards to go, Strike seemed to be
coming on again, but Big Bill and Annie Administration carried
the day by a neck.
Strategists will argue for years that the result might have
b ~en different, but none of them will be Annie Administration fans.
The latter will claim that the Administration would have beateri
this field no matter how the race was run.
Linksmen Cop Connecticut
AndNewEnglandTourneys
By DAVE Di LEO
Last week the Fairfield University
Golf team, coached by
Rev. James Ring, captured
the Connecticut Intercollegiate
Tournament on Monday, and
went on to win the New England
Intercollegiate Tournament
Friday.
The Connecticut Intercollegiate
was played at the Cliffside
Country Club in Simsbury, Connecticut.
The Stags won the
tournament, which included a
14 team field, by 2 shots, with
a 5 man team total of 396, with
the University of Connecticut
finishing second. Fairneld was
led by Ted Coia, a former state
schoolboy champion, who had
a round of 75, which tied for
· medalist honors for the day.
Coia, however, lost in a playoff
for the individual title to
Doug Grabowski of New Haven
College, when Grabowski knock.
in a 5 foot birdie putt on the
third hole of the sudden death
playoff. The remaining scores in
the tournament for the Stags
were a pair of 78's by Captain
John McConachie and Dave Di
Leo, an 82 by Jim Andrews, and
an 83 by Kevin Kammerer.
On Friday the linksmen continued
their winning ways at the
Taconic Country Club in Williamstown,
Mass., as they tied
Wesleyan as co-champions in
the New England Intercollegiate
with a 4 man team total of 216.
John McConachie led the Fair-field
team with a score of 75,
and Ted Coia, who finished with
an 81, dropped a 20 foot birdie
putt on the 18th hole to give
Fairfield a share of the title
with Wesleyan. Jim Andrews
had fine round of 79, and Kevin
Kammerer finished with 81, despite
a big number on the lOth
hole.
McConachie and Andrews
both qualified for · the match
play individual title in the New
England Tournament. They both
won their first matches on Saturday
morning and ~ere paired
against each other in the afternoon,
where McConachie edged Andrews
3-2.
In the semi..ftnals McConachie
beat Dave Le Mastre o! North-eastern
one up. Jack advanced
to the 'finals with the win and
was paired against Dana Quigley
of the University of Rhode
Island, the co-medalist in the
qualifying round. McConachie
was defeated by QuiglPy 2-1
in the 18 hole final to finish runner-
up in the individual competition.
A record 38 teams competed
in the New England event which
had been won last year by the
University of Rhode Island.
This week the golf team will
be seeking its third straight
tournament victory in the Metropolitan
Tournament on Thursday,
at the Sands Point Country
Club, in Port Washington, Long
Island.
'viay 14, 1969 THE STAG Page Nine
Basketball Play Nea·rs Completion
By BILL WARNKEN
The seemingly endless intramural
basketball season will be
concluded this week as Regis 4,
Campion 3, or Beach A will
emerge with the championship.
Since Regis 4 and Beach A
shared first place points in football
and Ca~pion 3 also placed
in the pigskin playoffs, there is
the added incentive of this
year's intramural trophy which
the winner is more than likely
to capture.
To add confusion to the already
complicated douple-elimination
tournament, both the A
and B Leagues finished the regular
season with three teams
in playoff position sporting identical
records.
In the A Division, the B.A.K.,
Regis 4 and Campion 3 all had
9-2 marks, necessitating a coin
toss to align them for the playoffs
behind the regular season
champs, Fairfield Beach A
(11-0). The ensuing toss placed
B.A.K. second, Regis 4 third,
and Campion 3 fourth. Beaeh A
was forced to stop Beach B (7-3
in the B League) to fulfill a
pre-season agreement stipulating
that only one Beach squad could
enter the playoffs.
In that game Beach A spurted
to a 31-18 half-time advantage
and coasted home a 68-37
winner. Big guns for th~ BAach
were Doug Asper (17), Tom
Crowley (16) and Bob Pavia
(15). Ed Breaudreault scored 10
for Beach B.
In the B League an even
Rugby
(Continued from Page 12)
pound star of the Manhatta11
serum, scored on a five ya ur
making the score 16-0. T .1a~
again converted and tr
trailed, 18-0.
Then senior ,,, o lVl
scored Fairfield's final try
the exciting season. Maney
try cut the deficit to 15, bu
there was no doubt about the
game's outcome. Buckingham
and 34 year old Tom Frawley
scored the game's final six
points making the verdict 24-3.
The Stags seemed flat-footed
and passed poorly, whereas
Manhattan passed brilliantly
and repeatedly out-manuvered
the slower Fairfield backfield.
The ruggers from New England
were a dejected bunch of
tired athletes after the game.
Many seniors played their last
game, but none played finer
than Steve Carre. The stocky
speedster was completely winded
and downcast; he wanted
terribly to finish his career with
a victory and an undefeated
season.
Co-captain Q. Murphy, a
junior serum star, called the
defeat the "biggest disappointment"
of his life. "Our defense
fell apart after Feeley's injury,"
Murphy explained. Co-captain
Tom Crowley, also playing his
final game, cited Feeley's injury
as the turning point in the
game. "Feeley's is a key positiO!),"
Crowley said, "but they
are very good. They particularly
handled the ball well."
In the preliminary game, the
"B" team downed Manhattan,
16-3, as Mike Kenefick scored
two tries and Fatty Maher
added a brace of extra-point
kicks.
more unique deadolck arose. Regis
3 at 9-1 and New Dorm 4
at 7-3 were assured of playoff
berths. The third and fourth
spots ru-.~abcd to b::: ~;E . d by
Regis 1, Campion 4, and New
Dorm 2, all boasting 6-4 marks.
Campion 4 won a preliminary
coin toss and elected to finish
fourth rather than gamble in an
"ali-or-nothing" battle for third
place. That left New Dorm 2
and Regis 1 to fight for third
place, the loser finishing fifth.
Regis 1 repeated an earlier regular
season two point victory
over ND 2 in defeating them
46-44.
ND2 Bad Luck
Besides the two-point losses
to Regis 1, New Dorm 2 had
suffered two one-point defeats,
which had to make them the
hard-luck team of the league.
Regis 1 was led by Phil "$1.40"
Stahlman with 19. Ken Hojnowski
had 11 as he combined with
Jim "Celtic" Cimina to shoulder
the burden of the rebounding
chores. Bob "Maur" Gallop:l
saved the game with an interception
following a Regis 1
turnover with :06 to play. Ozzie
Pisarri had 19 for ND 2, while
Tom Kickham had 10.
The first round of the interdivisional
playoffs produced the
upset of the year, as Campion 4
(the fourth place B finisher)
defeated unbeaten Beach A,
48-39. Tom and Rich Thielebeule
did a tremendous job off
both boards and scored 12 and
10 respectively. Ray Cristofoletti
broke the Beach press and
also scored 11 points in directing
the offense.
It was a bad night for first
place teams as Regis 3, the B
League champ was_ trounced by
Campion 3, 54-33. The balanced
C 3 scoring found Bob Doss
with 15, Mike Harris 14 and
te Yaros 12. Regis 3 failed
place a man in double fig$.
the third ·first round game,
Track
( Oontinued from Page 12)
in the high jump. Purcell, a 6-3
high jumper last year had not
been close to that mark this
year. However, in this meet and
the Post meet he cleared six
feet with no trouble at all.
Landmesser, running the 440
hurdles for the first time this
season, has been dmpressive in
his debut. He finished second
here, and second in his heat at
Post.
However, these efforts were
wasted. While Faiflfield dominated
the running events, Hofstra's
strength in the weight
events overshadowed this.
Thus Coaeh Nick Giaquinto's
team ends a respectable season.
The small force awaits word on
the proposal of a new track.
The price of the track is $55,000,
ce!'tainly no small sum. However,
if Fairfield track is to
emerge from the depths of small
time competition a decent track
is necessary. Otherwise year
after year Nick Giaquinto is going
to be out there with a handful
of boys representing the entire
University.
Now that the team has established
its winning ways the athletic
department and administration
should decide in which di~
rection Fairfield track should
head.
Regis 4 crushed New Dorm 4,
81-41. Bill Barrett scored 20 as
did Bob Turner, Mark Alexander
netted 14. George Wrobel
managed 18 for the losers.
The first round ·was completed
when the B.A.K. nipped Regis
1, 56-52 in overtime. The
game was decided from the foulline,
where the Baggers notched
14 of 20 to the losers' 6 ot 7.
Ed Wargo and Mark Govoni
had 17 apiece for B.A.K. Stahlman
again led Regis 1, with 18
and Gallopo added 10.
In the second round Regis 4
edged Campion 4, 40-39 in the
winners' bracket. Drew Soltys
provided the heroics with a steal
with 12 seconds to play and then
scored the winning basket five
seconds later on a 15 foot jumpe;:.
Tom D::-r>ning kd Reg1s 4
with 12, Soltys had 11, and Bob
Turner 11. Campion 4 was led
by the backcourt duo ot Ray
Cristofoletti (12) and Joe Maher
(11), but fell short despite a
brilliant defense that held Bill
Barrett to just two points.
C3 Rolls
In the other second-round winners'
bracket contest, Campion
3 continued to roll, drubbing the
B.A.K. 96-49. Bob Doss topped
a list of six double-figure scorers
with 24. Mike Harris had
23. Mark Govoni scored 20 for
the B.A.K.
In the losers' bracket, New
Dorm 4 forfeited to Beach A,
thereby incurring their second
and eliminating loss. Regis 3
then took an early departure
for the playoffs, suffering their
second consecutive loss as Regis
1 registered a 56-53 upset.
Ken Hojnowski led all scorers
with 28, in dominating the gamP
for Regis 1. Jim Cimina had 10.
Regis 1 reversed their loss to
B.A.K., winning this one from
the foul line with a scorching
13 for_ 14 night (including eight
straight by Hoi.) as opposed to
a poor 7 of 13 for Regis 3. Pete
Schuessier (19) 11nil Bob Weingartner
(11) led Regis 3.
Six teams advanced to round
three. The B.A.K. joined ND 4
----------------
!~~~~~! inninb and gave up 5 hits and
7 ruls, only 2 earned. D'Amore
relie~ed him in the fifth and
couldP.'t get the side out giving
up 6 . runs, all unearned.
Wilcox then came in to end
the inning and piteh two more
before giving way 1:o a pinch
hitter in the bottom of the
seventh. Dougherty finished up
and gave up 3 runs in the last
two frames.
The bright spot for the Stags·
was Granata who went 3 for 4
including a 1:wo-run homer in
the first. The drive carried over
400 feet down left-center.
The other runs came on
doubles by Bob Castrignano and
Wargo, each driving in two
runs, and a run scoring single
by Ed Viola.
As the season comes to a
close Granata leads Fairfield
with 20 RBI's and 16 runs while
showing a .347 BA. Bob Giusti
who is out for the season leads
the team in batting average at
. .424. Tom Finch, also out for
the season, was injured while
hitting .346. Norman has been
red hot in the last few games
and is now second with a .368
BA.
as they ·forfeited, against to
Beach A (who found themselves
with 2 wins off the courtl .
Regis 4 and Campion 3 met
in the winners' bracket (both
2-0) and C-3 grabed a 50-48
verdict. Gene Carty led C-3 with
16, mostly on outside jumpers.
Pete Yaros had 10, as C-3 hit
on their last eight shots without ·
a miss to overcome a 24-12 half.
time deficit, scoring' 38 in the
second half in which Carty got
all of his points. Bob Turner
had 18 for Regis 4, and Bill
Barrett scored 13.
R1 Victorious
In the losers' bracket of 'the
third round, the surprising Regis
1 squad eliminated Campion
4, 62-58~ Bill Warnken hit a
layup with :40 to play and Ken
Hojnowski and Bob Gallopo added
free throws in the closing
seconds to gain the win. Regis
1 was again sensational from
the line, converting 16 of 21 attempts,
to bring their payoff
mark to Ian unbelievable 35 of
42 (83%). Hoj had 22 points
and "Satch" Cimina had 16.
Rich Thielebeule netted 21 for
C-4.
Campion 3 and Regis 4, waited
in the winners' bracket while
Beach A and Regis 1 met to
narrow the field to three. The
bubble burst for Regis 1 as they
failed from the line (10 of 20)
in losing 57-30 to the Beach.
With 7:00 to play in the first
half Regis 1 led 16-15 but missed
five consecutive one-and-one
free throw opportunities. Beach
A capitalized on this eold stretch
to run 1:o a 28-16 half-time lead.
Doug Asper was high with 16.
Bob Pavia had 15 and Tom
Crowley 11.
The Beach will now meet Re-gis
4, the winner advancing to
meet undefeated Campi.pn 3 i:-~
the finals. It would then take
two wins over this squad, which
number three of last year's
freshmen stars, Bob Doss, Mike
Harris, and Pete Yaros, to gar-
. ncr the flag. Campion 3 appears
to be the logical favorite; so did
the Lakers.
The following players were
picked to The Stag's All-Star
team:
' FIRST TEAM
League A
F Tom Crowley
F Dennis Donovan
C Bill Barrett
G
G
Doug Asper
Ed Wargo
League B
F Ken Hojnowski
F Bob Weingartner
C Tom Kickham
G
G
Ozzie Pisarri
Jim McAnally
Second Team
League A
F Rich Baldwin
Beach A
PKT
Regis 4
Beach A
BAK
Regis 1
Regis 3
ND 2
ND 2
Regis 3
Beach A
F BAK
c
G
G
Woodie Long
Bob Doss
Mike Harris
Pete Yaros
Campion 3
Campion 3
Campion 3
F
F
League
Ed Beaudreault
Jam Smith
B
Beach B
ND 4
C Jim Harriston Loyola 2
G George Wrobel ND 4
G Jim Fitzpatrick ND 3
The top ten seorers were:
Ed Wargo, BAK . . . . . . . 20.5
D<>rmi!; Donovan. PKT . . 18.6
Bill Barrett, Regis 4 . . . . 17.8
Mike Harris, Campion 3 . 15.9
Woodie Long, BAK . . . . 15.7
Bob D0ss, Campion 3 . . 15.5
Tom Kickham, ND 2 . . . . 15.4
Tom Crowley, Beach A . . 15.0
Ozzie Pisarri, ND 2 ·. . . . 14.8
George Wrobel, ND 4 . . . 14.8
·Sports· Review '68- '69
(Continued from Pa:;c 10)
JUDO-KARATE
This past winter, the Fairfield
University Judo-Karate Club
participated in the National Intercollegiate
Karate Championship
Tournament where they
won the Outstanding Sportsman.
ship award, in addition to placing
sixth out of a field of 12.
Next year, however, the club
will have to function without
the services of its founder, ,John
Gagnon, who will graduate this
June. Gagnon founded the club
in September of 1967 for the
"mental and physical well being
of. its members." Gagnon also
was the chief student instructor
of the organization.
President Thomas Lenzo, Secre'ary
Joseph Destefano, and
Michael Garrett, publicity chairman,
are the trio of guiding
sophomores who will continue
in their capacities next year.
Treasurer John Strauch, a junior,
will also be back next season.
Destefano will be the captain
and chief student instructor of
Karate at Fairfield next year,
while Lenzo will assume the
chief instructor's duties in the
judo club.
The Stags are members of
the Connecticut Judo A-ssociation
and, if they ean ra'ise the
needed finances, will join the
East College Karate League.
FENCING
The fencing team .!it Faiflfield
University functions under the
most adverse of circumstances.
The foilmen do not have a coach
and possess no depth. Hence,
the fact that they were able to
produce a 3-4 record is somewhat
amazing.
The Stags were led by senior
Captain Russ Panczenko who
was the backbone of the epee
team. Panczenko's partner on
the epee team was Jim sumvan,
a junior. Another junior,
Derry Chuga established himself
as the squad's premier
sabre athlete.
Fencing at this college began
in 1967 when Ken Shailer founded
the club and started instructing
the students who came out
for the team. However, Shailer
d 'd not r ~ turn to school this
·year and this placed a heavy
burden on Panczenko.
By sponsoring the New England
Invitational Tournament,
the fencers afforded area fencing
buffs the opportunity of
watching the East's premier
teams compete in the Stag gym.
Such outstanding clubs as Dartmouth,
M.I.T., S.M.T.I., and
Trinity participated in this outstanding
tournament. In fact,
the Stags posted their greatest
victory when they upset S.M.T.I.
_14-13.
However, with Panezenko
graduating in June, the Stags
must look to the incoming class
of '73 for talent. If next years'
freshman class fails to provide
a number of interested foilers,
the club may fold because it
will not have the minimum number
of fencers needed to compete
in a meet.
Page Ten THE S T A 6 May 14, 1969
1968 -69 Athletic Year Reviewed
By JOSEPH VALERIO,
Sports Editor
F airfield University athletic
teams recorDed an admirable
composite mark of 84-63-1 this
year. (Eight athle tic contests arc
yet to be played. l The 1968-69
athletic year was a very exciting
.one at the Jesuit instituion as
the cross country, track, hockey
and soccer teams recorded their
first winning season in the
young school's history.
It seems odd that Athletic
Director George Bisacca's department
should enjoy so much
success when one realizes that
the basketball team finished
10-16 and the football club
dropped six of seven. But, as
Mr. Bisacca desires, the atheltic
department at Fairfield is
more diversified than ever before
as the student body truly
clammored to the talents of
the Red Ruggers and the championship
hockey club. There is
now a very real possibility that
F airfield may even build a
r ink on its campus and make
the sport an intercollegia te organization
and not a club run
by students.
A wrap-up of the exciting
athletic year follows.
FALL RUGBY
This sports year belonged to
the Fairfield Rugby Football
Club. The Red Ruggers displayed
tremendous spirit and outstanding
team play - the two
earmarks of champions. For
their efffforts they earned recogniti:
on throughout the East and
won the respect and admiration
of the college's student body.
The ruggers, led by their C(}hesive
serum and smooth backfield,
handed the Villanova Wildcats
their only loss of the season,
6-3. On Homecoming Day,
the Stags shocked the na ti.onally
third r anked Columbia Old
Blues, 14-5. Undoub.tedly, the
Old Blue contest was the highlight
of the season. Such stars
as Steve Ryan, Steve Carre, Q.
Murphy, and Curt Schlicting
contribut ed points to· the cherished
victory.
The ruggers lost only two of
their nine games and one of the
defeats was suffered by a weakened
Stag squad which was
playing without the services of
Carre, Bill Connolly, and Tom
Crowley who were serving in
the National Guar d.
The junior class served as the
nucleus of the rugby team. With
such standouts from the class of
'70 as Murphy, Tom Krenn,
F rank Santulli, Bruce Klastow,
Ryan, and J ack Zo!"ski return ..
ing next fall, the Stags should
again prove to be a very powerfur
combine.
SOCCER
On a cold, dreary Saturday in
mid-November, Jack Monahan
slammed the ball past the Patter
son State College goalie giving
Fairfield a 2-1 victory. The
victory enabled the Stag hooters
to notch their first winning
season in the J esuit school's history,
as they closed with a 7-6
record.
Led by their fine senior defensive
star, Tom Moylan, and
sophomore goalie, Gary Dayon,
the Stags were very difficult to
score against. This is readily
seen by the fact that Dayon
recorded three shutouts.
On offense Monahan was superb.
The soph forward led the
Stags in goals scored and many
of Monahan's goals were assisted
by Tim Roach. Dan Wilcox,
the other sophomore forward,
scored many crucial goals for
the spirited hooters.
With a bumper crop of soph(}mores
· returning next year,
there is tremendous optimism
for continued soccer success.
Next autumn, Buzz Kowaluk
and Don Mcinnerney will replace
Moylan and Roach as the
c(}-Captains.
FOOTBALL
The Fairfield University Club
Football team recorded a dismal
1-6 mark last fall, but they lost
four games by one touchdown.
The gridders' only victory was
registered on Father and Son
Day at the expense of New Haven,
28-8. Although the Stags
had . great hopes for the 1968
season, they were rudely ro\Ued
by Manhattan in the opener,
31-7, and by Fordham, 41-0
After the Ram contest, which
took place in a sea of mud, the
Stags never untracked themselves.
Still, Fra:nk Schultz will
return as quarterback next year
and it is hoped that he can run
the offense at a high-scoring
clip. The frosh field general
suffered a painful hand injury
which cr ippled the Stag offense,
but he continued to play.
There is very little that can
be said about the football team
in a positive manner. But it
would be an injustice to place
the blame for this sorry season
on the shoulders of the Stag defense.
These eleven gridders
played gallantly as they repeatedly
had their backs to the wall
due to their weak offensive
teammates. Bill Granata, a senior
linebacker, was the backbone
of this spirited squad
which was ranked as the eighth
best club football defensive
crew in the nation. For his truly
outstanding play, Granata was
chosen to the Club Football All·
American first. team.
CROSS COUNTRY
The harriers were quite a
rags-t(}-riches story last fall.
Coming off a disastrous 2-6
mark which they posted in 1967,
Coach Nick Giaquinto's troops
posted an outstanding 11-2 slate.
Led by Captain George Train,
the long distance runners pr(}duced
the greatest cross country
team in the school's history. Although
Train was the only senior
on the squad, he was not
"the" best runner on the team.
Sophomore John O'Rourke pushed
Train throughout the season
and often defeated him.
But, cross country is a team
sport and the Stags had good
depth. Freshmen Kurt Rasch1,
Brian Keefe, and Dennis Gallagher
formed a respectable trio
of runners. Sophomore Mark
O'Donoghue and junior Jack
Lauter were always near the
head of the pack.
It is difficult to pinpoint one
highlight of the memorable 1968
season, but, perhaps, it was the
Assumptior :neet when Raschi,
O'Rourke, . ;d Train held hands
as they crossed the finish .line
in a virtual three way tie. It
was this classic finish that truly
illustrated the team spirit the
harriers possessed which enabled
them to enjoy their greatest
season.
BASKETBALL
The 1968-69 basketball season
saw two Stag cagers return to
.school after a one and two year
layoff, while a new coach arrived
on the Connecticut campus.
However, this vital trio
could not mold the Stags into a
winning combine and the Stags
won only 10 of 26 games.
James Lynam replaced George
. Bisacca, the athletic director, as
head coach. The rookie mentor
was greeted by two talented
basketball players who had to
leave school due to academic
difficulty. The two players were
James Brown, who served as
an able team captain, and Richard
Sanabria. With Frank Magaletta
returning at forward,
there was great optimism for a ·
highly respectable ball club -
.one that might even make the
N.I.T.
However, the Stags could not
rebound adequately and they
seemed to crumble under pressure,
losing several cl~se games.
The turning point of the season
occurred when the Stags dropped
an 88-87 decision to lowly
Fairleigh Dickinson Univf,!rsity,
a team they never should have
lost to. Still, the Stags carried
N.I.T. bound St. Peter's into
overtime before losing, 82-80, in
Madison Square Garden. Perhaps
the highlight of the season
was beating St. Joe's in the
Palestra, 77-69.
The Stag five did find a competent
playmaker last winter in
Wayne Gibbons. Also, Jim Hessel
found the range consistently
and excited Stag followers with
his long range jumpers. The
reliable Magaletta scored at a
20 point-per-game clip while
the amiable Sanabria excited
the fans with his hook shots
and rebounding ability. The individual
highlight of the winter
occurred when Captain Brown
scored his 1,000th career point
in the gym against St. Leo's.
With juniors Gibbons, Hessel,
Magaletta, and Sanabria returning
next year, optimism for a
winning 1969-1970 cage season
seems warranted.
HOCKEY
This past winter saw the ·Fairfield
Hockey Club capture the
Western D i v i s i o n title in
the Metropolitan Intercollegiate
Hockey League. The Stags were
beaten by powerful St. Francis
of Brooklyn, 5-f, in the third
and deciding game of the championship
playoff.
The Stag sextet posted a dismal
0-4-1 mark in the 1967-1968
campaign, but this past winter,
1ed by their senior Captain
Tony Hartigan and freshman
flashes Jimmy Monahan and
Teddy Sybertz, the icemen com·
piled an enviable 18-8 log.
The Stag defense was anchored
by goalie Steve Daur, a soph,
who led the league in shutouts
with threP. and in fewest goals
scored against him per game,
1.76. Hartigan's rugged defensive
work will be sorely missed
next year.
On offense, Monahan, Sybertz.
and Tony Ducomb, another
sophomore, placed first, second,
and third in league scoring, respectively.
With such a strong
corps of underclassmen returning
for the upcoming season,
Fairfield should be a much improved
team in 1969-1970.
Tennl•
The tennis team carries a 3-5
record into its final three outings.
It is difficult to pin-point
the cause for the disappointing
spring the netmen are experi•
encing, but a great deal of the
team's frustration must fall an
the shoulders of the team's inexperience.
With the loss of Stan Smith
through graduation, the Stags
lacked a prime player.
The Stags were led by seni.or
captain, Brian Fitzgerald, as
they defeated Central Connecticut,
Ridgeport, and New Paltz.
Coach Hugh Humphrey cited
this season as a rebuilding one,
so the tennis team should be a
much stronger combine in 1970
~s juniors Don Mcinerney, Ed
Smith, and sophomore Bob
Lockwood return.
TRACK
The track season opened in
usual fashion this year. The
thinclads were annihilated in
their opening meet with Southern
Connecticut State College,
110-40. Therefore, it was taken
for granted that the harriers
would go winless in 1969, just
as they had the previous spring
when they dropped all seven encounters.
Miraculously, though,
the track team posted seven victories
in 10 outings.
The team was led by senior,
J . C. Dennis who set the school
record for the broad (long)
jump with a leap of 22-11. The
versatile Dennis, who was a
three year basketball veter an,
also set the triple jump record
of 45-1H~ feet.
Another instrumental member
of this remarkable comeback
story was junior Bill Martens.
Competing in only his second
season of track, he repeatedly
copped victories in the 220 and
440 yard spr ints. At the Bran·
deis Invitational Meet, Martens
won the quarter mile event.
Sophomore distance runners
John O'Rourke and M a r k
O'Donoghue frequently sacrificed
their personal glory for the
sake of the team by participating
in the half-mile, mile, and
tw(}-mile in one meet. It was
their team spirit that greatly
contributed to the Stags seven
triumphs.
Sophomore Bob Landmesser
learned how to run the hurdles
midway through the season, and
garnered four first place finishes.
With such a strong group of
underclassmen returning next
spring (only Dennis and weightroan
John Mezzanotte will graduate
in June) the track pr(}gram
at Fairfield University
seems to be very promising.
Bueball
The 1969 Stag nine has made
a determined effort to garner
the first winning baseb;;tll season
in the school's history.
Fairfield is 8-10 with five ~:ames
left on its schedule.
Originally, the Stags were
tabbed to play a 26 game slate,
but inclement weather forced
cancellation of three contests.
Hence, the diamondmen are
forced with the difficult challenge
of having to win four ot
the final games to achieve thejr
goal.
The Stags are blessed with
good hitters, but are sorely in
need of pitching depth. Only
junior hurler Bob Gibson and
sophomore Jim Tully pitched
consistently well. The former
was out with an illness for the
early part of the campaign.
Still, slugger Bill Granata is
batting near the .350 mark as
the Stags near the homestretch.
Stan Norman is belting the ball
at a .368 pace through the
team's first 18 games.
Injuries forced senior Bob
Giusti and sophomore Tom
F inch to the sidelines. Giusti
separated his shoulder while
F i·nch tore ligaments in his leg.
Hence, the two athletes were
lost for the season batting .424
and .346, respectively.
Spring Rugby
The Fairfield Rugby Football
Club played fine ball this past
Spring and recorded a respectable
5-1-1 mark. The Red Ruggers
suffered their only defeat
in the season's finale against
powerful Manhattan, 24-3.
The Stags displayed remarkable
team play and spirit as
they ruined Villanova's undefeated
season, 11-3, and blanked
arch-rival Georgetown, 8-0, in
an early season encounter.
With the dedica tion of the
Lt. Hans Grauer t Memorial
Field, the rugby club achieved
the pinnacle of their season.
President William Connolly
said, "Jhe dedication was the
nicest accomplishment in rugby
for me."
Senior stars Steve Carre,
Connolly, Tom Crowley, Mark
Feeley, and Bob Maney will
graduate in June, but a strong
group of juniors are expected
to lead the Red Ruggers to the
glory it reached this Spring in
1970.
Golf
. This spring proved to be a
very rewa rding one for the
Fairfield University linksman.
The Stag golfers finished with
a respectable 4-1 slate and
shared the co-championship in
the New England Tournament
with Wesleyan University.
Rev. Ring's golfers suffered
their only loss to New Haven
College, 4 1/2 to 2 1/2. It was
this upset which prevented the
Stags from garnering the undefea
ted season they set as
their pre-season goal.
But the linksmen have little
to be sad about. They playeQ
excellent golf throughout the
campaign as they were led by
J ohn McConachie, Dan Tartaglia,
Dave DiLeo, Jim Andrews,
and Ted Coia.
(ContlDued OD Page 9)
vlay 14, 1969 THE STAG Page Eleven
Sports '68- '69
Photos By Jim Reme
Manhattan Rips Ruggers In s
T
A
G
Battle Of Unbeatens, 24-3
Stags 5-l-l
F~eley ·
In juresLeg.
By JOSEPH VALERIO,
Sports Editor
The Fairfield University Rugby
Football Club learned n
lesson in humility last Saturday
afternoon . as they bowed
to the Manhattan ruggers, 24-3.
in a battle of undefeated teams.
For the Stags, who closed at
5-1-1, the defeat ruined their
unbeaten season and left their
players heartbroken. The New
York team is now 8-0 and
seems assured of a perfect record
in their final enc<1unters.
The Red Ruggers entered the
game with high hopes of copping
their first unbeaten season.
However, from the game's
outset it was apparent that
Manhattan had too much class
and skill for the Connecticut
squad. Manhattan's players
have been weaned on rugby.
Over half of their superb squad
are foreign. Led by their captain,
Ray Combill, and second
row star, Ted Last, Manhattan's
players vary in age from
22 to 43 and average 28. It was
their polished experience which
was to lead to their thorough
rout of Fairfield.
Buckingham Scotes
Brian Buckingham started
the rout by picking up the loose
ball and racing 20 yards for a
try in the contest's first five
minutes, Tra'iling 3-0, · the Red
Ruggers re-grouped and battled
their rivals evenly for the next
ten minutes of the game. During
this period Fairfield unleashed
its only serious scoring
threat of the first half as Tom
Crowley, Mark Feeley, and
Steve Ryan moved the ball 30
yards before Ryan was knocked
out of bounds on the Manhattan
20.
Shortly thereafter, standoff
Mark Feeley broke his left
ankle, tore ligaments in his leg,
and dislocated his leg, and this
proved to be the game's· turn·
ing point. Without ·their dependable
senior in the game,
Fairfield played a man short
and Manhattan dominated evPry
aspect of the contest.
Issue Settled
The New Yorkers then broke
the contest wide open as Charley
Hodgson and Jack O'Mahoney
scored tries while Rod
Thomas converted both extrapoint
attempts raising the score
to 13-0, at the half. It was
O'Mahoney's 80 yard dash down
the left side-line which completely
silenced the partisan
Fairfield fans and demoralized
the Stag ruggers.
In the final 30 minutes of
action, the green, blue, . and
white shirted club scored 11
points, holding Fairfield to a
mere try. Last, the 6-3, 225
(Continued on Page 9)
CONTACT: Steve Carre rams into Ma,nh:~,tta::l· o B~·ian Buckingham during Stags ft ;·s ~ loss,
24·3. Billy Connolly (left) and Frank Santulli :·us'! in. It was the final game for seniors Connolly
a::.d Carre. Stags finished 5-1-1 as Mark Feely broke hi~ left ankle. Photo By Jim Reme
SPORTS
Page 12 May 14, 1969
Krenn Elected
Rugby President
Last Wednesday, the Fairfield
Rugby Football Club elected its
officers and co-captains for the
1969-1970 athletic year. Junior
Thomas Krenn was unanimously
chosen to succeed William Connolly
as the club's president.
Sophomores Charles Dombeck
and Robert Murphy were elected
vice-president and treasurer,
respectively. Junior rugger William
Schmeising was voted secretary
by his teammates.
John Q. Murphy will return
as the serum captain next year,
while Robert "Fatty" Maher,
another junior, will captain the
backfield.
Dennis Sets Two Track Records In CTC
By COLIN KILEY
Fairfield's track team did not
go unnoticed in the Collegiate
Track Championships held at
C. W. Post last Saturday. Jim
Dennis, Bill Martens and John
O'Rourke combined their talents
to give Fairfield a place in the
top ten teams. The meet, consisting
of twenty schools, featured
strong small college teams
such as Fairleigh Dickinson,
C. W. Post, Adelphi and Kings
Point.
J. C. Dennis, who graduates
this year leaving several school
records, not only broke them
again in this meet, but astonished
the competition by taking
both the long jump at 22-11 and
the triple jump at 45-11 3/4.
He was undefeated in both
events the entire season.
Bill Mart~ns. holder of the
school record in the quartermile,
was not able to place in
his speciality in the meet. However,
after placing in two trial
heats in the 220 he was able to
squeeze to a third place in this
event in a 22.5 clocking. It was
hoped Martens who had been
flirting with a 50 second quarter
all season would slip under that
time but there was more than
a handful of 48 second 440 men
at the meet.
John O'Rourke placed fifth in
the seeded heat of the mile. The
mile was won by Ron Stonitch
of Post who was timed In 4:14.
O'Rourke, a .sophomore who
holds the school records in the
mile, half-mile and two mile,
was able to place fifth in this
race which fielded a number of
other milers on scholarships.
O'Rourke's 4:24 is a school record.
The team finished its season
with a respectable 7-3 record,
defeating rival Bridgeport and
losing to Hofstra in its last two
meets. John Mezzanotte, Jim ·
Dennis, Bill Martens and John
O'Rourke each won two events
in edging arch rival Bridgeport.
Mezzar.ot!l Dr:mim:.res
Mezzanotte dominated the
weight events winning the shot
put and discus, while O'Rourke
registered his victories in the
880 and mile run. Dennis won
the jumping events with Mar-tens
winning the 440 dash and
tying Bridgeport's 220 man.
Others scoring for Fairfield
were Frank D'Amato, shot put,
Tom Purcell, high jump, Bill
Moriarity and Bob Landmesser,
javelin, Tim Geoghegan, discus,
Colin Kiley, 440, Mark O'Donaghue,
880 and mile, and Pat
Long and Bob Landmesser, 120
yard high nurdles.
Sacrifice Meet
The last meet with Hofstra
was a s a c r i f i c e meet. If
O'Rourke had run the mile in
addition to the 880 and two mile
it would have been possible to
take the meet. H o w e v e r,
O'Rourke had run a 2 :02 880
setting a school record in that
event and the two mile (tying
for first with teammate Mark
O'Donoghue) and the mile probably
would have taken the edge
off Saturday's performance.
The other highlight of the
meet was Tom Purcell's 6-2 leap
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Granata Hits Grand Slam;
Sacred Heart Routed, 17-7
By FRANK ARMADA
The Stags, behind Jim Tully,
beat Sacred Heart University,
17-7 to avenge an earlier 4-1
loss to this same team.
Fairfield opened the first with
a run on singles by Jim Hock
and Ed Wargo and an error.
They scored agui!'1 in ~ he second
when Stan Norman tripled and
raced home on Rick D' Amore's
single to left.
In the third, the Stags picked
up another run on singles by
Wargo and Bill Granata. With
one out in the fourth Tully was
hit by a pitch. He moved to
third when Wargo and Skip
Bolger walked. Then with the
bases loaded Captain Granata
hit the ball over the left-centerfield
fence for a grand slam
home run, the second of the
year for the Stags.
Norman led off Fairfield's
fifth with a single and after
D'Amore reached on an error,
Tully doubled to score two. An
error scored Tully and put Hock
on the bases as Bolger followed
with a run scoring single. In
the seventh, Hock singled, was
sacr~ficed to second, moved to
third on a wild pitch and crossed
the plate on Bolger's sacrifice
fly.
Dougherty Spadrs R:1.!ly
The Stags scored their last
four runs in the ninth. Mike
Dougherty sparked the rally
with a double. Hock drove him
in with a single, stole second
and scored himself Whe~. after
Wargo singled, Granata drove
a two-run base hit to left. Norman
wrapped up the : scoring
with another single. .
Tully, who started, got the
win. He pitched seven innings.
allowing 6 runs on 8 hits. He
also fanned 5. Mike · Dougherty
got the save.
Next, Jeff Reinen made an
unsuccessful debut as a starter
losing 4-0 to Central Connecticut.
Reinen pitched 6 innings in
which he gave up 6 hits and all
four Central runs. Dave Wilcox
and D' Amore came in relief for
the Stags to stop the scoring.
Only Norman and Wargo
were able to connect safely off
Gary Van Etten, the Central
Connecticut hurler. Both got two
base hits.
CC scored first in the second
frame on a triple and a sacrifice
fly. A walk, stolen base
and single produced another run
in the fourth. Then in the 6th,
Tom Protens capped the scoring
with a two-run homer.
Fairfield dropped its second
in a row to Stonehill, 17 to 7,
as the Stag defense faltered and
committed 7 errors.
·Tully was the starting pitcher
for the Stags. He hurled 4
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