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Previously announced here on rcnj.org, the Rensselaer Club of New Jersey is planning to see the New York Philharmonic at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center on January 10th, 2003. The program consists of works by Sibelius, Stravinsky, and Tchaikovsky. The NJPAC listing of the event can be seen here.

If you are interested in attending this event, please contact John Cloninger '96 via email or by phone at (908) 578-3673. Total event cost (including dinner) is expected to be approximately $90 per person. For those wishing to attend the concert only, the cost will be $55 per person. Please reserve your seat(s) for the dinner and concert with us by Wednesday December 11th. Reservations after that time cannot be guaranteed.

See you at the NJPAC!

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Dave Aiello wrote, "On Monday, Howard Isermann '42 presented a a baseball signed by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig to the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in Little Falls. The baseball was signed by Ruth and Gehrig in 1933, and is in mint condition."

"This picture shows most of the Rensselaer people who were on hand for the presentation. From the left: Ken DeGhetto '50, Dave Aiello '89, Bud Baeslack '78, Dean of the School of Engineering, Yogi Berra, Howard Isermann '42, and Jonathan Dordick, the Howard P. Isermann Professor of Biochemical Engineering, and Phil Lurie '74."

"Howard's baseball and its original box can be seen in the picture in the glass case between Yogi and Howard."

Update on 12/12/2002: Bud Baeslack told us about the excellent story about this event published on the School of Engineering web site. It includes a number of additional photos.

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The RPI Men's hockey team beat Mercyhurst College 5-3 on Saturday night. The Times Union reports that Ben Barr led RPI with two goals and an assist. Scott Romfro, Mikael Hammarstrom, and Nick Economakos scored the other goals. Nathan Marsters had 20 saves for Rensselaer.

Mercyhurst is a member of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference, the newest of three Division I hockey leagues in the Northeast. Mercyhurst is coached by Rick Gotkin who was an RPI assistant coach until 1987.

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The Times Union has published an article profiling RPI freshman Kevin Croxton who is providing significant offensive production for the men's hockey team. According to the article:

Croxton, a 6-3 forward from Calgary, has been one of the few bright offensive lights over the last two weeks for the Engineers in a dull ECAC start that has them 1-3 in the league.

After a slow start, Croxton has scored four goals in the past three games for the Engineers....

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RPI Football capped another successful season with an impressive 55-29 victory over Worcester State in the ECAC Northeast Championship Game in Worcester. Dan Cole was named the game's Most Valuable Player, completing 22 of 33 passes for 293 yards and a touchdown, and rushing for 43 yards on 11 carries for two touchdowns.

RPI's offense was effective in the victory, while its defense took advantage of several Worcester State turnovers to put the offense in good field position.

RPI finishes the season with an 8-2 record, with losses coming to Hobart and Union.

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In the pivotal game of the 2002 football season in Upstate New York, Hobart beat Rensselaer 34-27 on their home field in Geneva, NY. Hobart led throughout the game, amassing a 21-6 lead midway through the third quarter and hanging on inspite of a late rally by the Engineers.

With the victory, Hobart clinches the UCAA title and is almost guaranteed a bid to the NCAA Division III football tournament. RPI may still get a bid to the ECAC regional championship which will take place on November 23.

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Dave Aiello wrote, "In spite of the collective effort of several hundred Rensselaer alumni cheering the team on, the Rensselaer men's hockey team lost to Princeton 4-3 at Baker Rink on Saturday night. This is Princeton's first victory of the season."

"RPI had many, many chances to score in this game, but never actually led. Scott Romfo, Kevin Croxton, and Danny Eberly scored the goals for the Engineers. Kevin Kurk had 25 saves."

"In Friday's game, Yale beat RPI 5-2, with Yale capitalizing on two shorthanded situations and one power play to jump out to a 3-0 lead. Mark Yurkewecz and Kevin Croxton scored for RPI. Kevin Kurk again had 25 saves."

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Ken DeGhetto told us that Howard Isermann '42 will donate a baseball signed by Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig to the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center in Little Falls. The baseball was signed by Ruth and Gehrig in 1933, and is in mint condition.

The presentation will take place on Monday, November 25 at 12:00 noon, and Rensselaer alumni are invited to attend. A number of Baseball Hall of Fame members are scheduled to attend the presentation, including Yogi Berra and Larry Doby.

Directions to the Yogi Berra Museum may be found on its website.

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Rensselaer "welcomed" Clarkson and St. Lawrence to the Fieldhouse over the weekend, and split the two game series. On Friday, Clarkson beat RPI 2-1, overcoming the suspension of their head coach, Mark Morris. To read the news accounts, the controversy over Morris' conduct at a team practice last week was the focus of Friday night's game.

Clarkson jumped out to a 2-0 lead early, and shut out RPI for the last 44 minutes of the game. Mikael Hammarstrom got the only goal for the Engineers, and Kevin Kurk made 27 saves.

In the Saturday night contest, Rensselaer came back from a 1-0 deficit after being shutout for 43 minutes and beat St. Lawrence 2-1. Freshman Kevin Croxton scored both goals and Nathan Marsters made 34 saves to lead RPI to victory.

With the split, RPI moves to 5-5 overall and 1-1 in the ECAC.

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In one of the more foregone conclusions in NCAA Division III football this season, UCAA powerhouse Rensselaer defeated UCAA doormat St. Lawrence 49-7. This RPI victory sets up a showdown with Hartwick next week for the UCAA title and a near-certain bid to the NCAA Division III Football Tournament.

Dan Cole was 16-20 for 372 yards and four touchdowns. Sophomore quarterback Jimmy Motzkin also threw a 49 yard touchdown pass.

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Junior quarterback Dan Cole set another school record by completing 33 passes en route to a 31-25 victory over St. John Fisher at '86 Field. Cole passed for 379 yards and four touchdowns. According to the article on D3football.com:

....Evan Cochran, a senior, {finished} with 12 catches for 155 yards and a touchdown while Flynn Cochran had nine receptions for 132 yards and a TD. {Pat} Hughes caught eight passes for 54 yards and a touchdown and he ran three times for 24 yards. Defensively, {Mike} Defilippi had a team-high seven tackles, including four solos, three interceptions and three passes defended. J.R. Williams (three solo) and Chris Pierz (one solo) also had seven tackles for the Engineers.

RPI improves to 6-1 on the season, while St. John Fisher falls to 4-4.

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Over the weekend, the Rensselaer Mens' Hockey Team split a two game series with St. Cloud State University out in Minnesota. On Friday night, the Huskies beat RPI 3-0 on the strength of goals by Joe Motzko, Matt Hendricks, and Tim Conboy. Kevin Kurk made 24 saves for the Engineers in defeat. RPI went 0-7 on the power play.

In the second game, the outcome was nearly reversed. RPI beat St. Cloud 3-1 with Nathan Marsters making 40 saves to seal the victory. Ben Barr, Carson Butterwick, and Keith McWilliams scored the goals for RPI. It was St. Cloud's turn to be frustrated on the power play-- Rensselaer killed off 8 penalties, while scoring two powerplay goals themselves.

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