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Friday, October 26, 1973

The Ace-Greencastle’s senior cross country harrier. Jay Franklin enjoys the sport because, according to runner, “I feel 1 can get more pleasure from the rewards in cross country than in the other sports ”

Franklin’s Saga Unfolds

This is the sage of a crooked politician, born in Princeton, Indiana, bred in Greencastle, Indiana, and now, well, we don’t know too much more about him, except for the fact that he enjoys the luxurious life, and oh yes, eating expensive food. Name: Jay Franklin; alma mater; Greencastle High School; two brothers; parents who are both high school teachers at Greencastle; and enjoyment, playing golf, basketball and cross country. This could be the opening paragraphs to a new book similar to “All The Kings Men,” a book dealing with the life of a southern politician named Huey Long. But, we find in escaping the cobwebs of history, a story of a rather quiet, but opionated high school student from a small community west of Indianapolis. Jay has a very impressive background; freshmen class president, National Honor Society president, and senior class president. But, after discarding the studious look, he is one of the most feared cross country runners in the county. Ask any opponnent and he will most likely bring up jay s name as the man to beat on Greencaslte’s cross country team. He’s a most dedicated young man, a runner who will give anything for his team and coach, and a person who only takes one race at a time. Despite placing first in almost every race for the Tiger Cubs in his final season at Greencastle, it was only to be expected. “My natural instinct is to be the best in anything I do,” Franklin said earlier this week. “I try to attain my set goals, no matter how hard I have to work.” Jay’s interest in cross coutry was instilled in a rather

unique way. It all started in elementary school during recess, when a friend of his teamed up with Jay in running around the playground. “We use to see how many laps we could do before it was time to go back in,” Jay said. But, the sport never really clung on until he went to summer school at Culver Miliatry Academy. During the summer, the academy held track meets every week and cross country meets every two weeks. “We were divided up into divisions which competed against one another. That’s where I really became interested in the sport,” Jay said reminiscing. He returned to Greencastle where he entered the high school level and another experience to which he attributes his success. “My first two years we had Dave McCraken as our cross country coach, and he made the sport enjoyable before he' left for Ivy Tech two years ago. “He tried to get a good program started at Greencastle before he left, and I think if it wasn’t for him I may not have gained so much interest in the sport,” Jay concluded. According to the harrier, after two years of the sport becoming serious at Greencastle, the new cross country coach, Kevin Vana, will rejuvenate the program. Before he came (Vana) the sport was becoming to serious and not enjoyable, but 1 think the new coach will do a good job.” Besides cross country, Jay enjoys golf and basketball. Golf is my escape from all that running in cross country and basketball,” Jay said. Despite his 5’7” height, he still enjoys playing basketball.

“I suppose being a Hoosier has something to do with it, but I just enjoy playing the sport, and it’s kind of a challenge for me against those taller players.” But sports aren’t his entire life. Jay has devoted a lot of time to school and his offices while at Greencastle. “Cross country has helped me alot in school too,’ Jay said, “It has taught me how to discipline my time, set goals and schedules to achieve them." He recently received an honor that will remain in his memory for a long time to come. Jay was chosen by Lloyd Cooper, Greencastle’s principal, as their entry in the William Randolph Hearst Award for Student Government. He made it to the finals Wednesday at the State House in Indianapolis, and after several tests, essays, and discussion, Jay finished as the number seven high school student in the state. According to his mother, there was over 225 nominees at themeeting Wednesday and only two would end up getting the $ 1,000 scholarship and a trip to Washington for a week. The three hour test was finalized only after writing an essay: “Describe the events and situations of the 1972 presidential elections from both points of view, Democrat and Republican, from the viewpoint of a British newspaper reporter.” “That’s where I think I bombed out,” Jay said. If given the opportunity to get into politics Jay thinks he would, but right now he wants to satisy an expensive taste in cars, food, and homes before he goes to Washington. Hence comes the beginning, or ending, of the saga of the crooked policitican from Greencastle, Indiana.

Clovers, Cougars Psyched

“We finally played a team game last week,” Cloverdale’s football coach, Doug Garrard, said yesterday, “and that’s why we won.” The Clovers gained a big win over Avon last Friday, 60, on a Phil Mugg touchdown, and Garrard thinks the victory could be the beginning of something big. “Our spirit has been good all year, in fact that’s what kept us in the game and finally won it for us,” the first year mentor said while watching his Clovers go through final preparation for tonight’s clash against Cascade. The Clovers play the host role for the final time tonight when Cascade invades the small town for a 7:30 game. Cascade, according to the former Indiana State football player, is expected to be a quick running team who either runs out of the wishbone or eye formation.

“When they’re in the “I” they usually go to their isolation plays. These are their basic two or three yards plays,” Garrard said. In return, the Clovers plan on keeping the ball on the ground, using their basic plays they’ve used all year. “We’ll make them stop our regular attack before we do anything else.” Garrard has had his team working on stopping trap and isolation plays, along with, scoring within the 10 yard line. “That’s what our problem was last week. We had them deep in their territory several times, and because of mistakes in our backfield, and the fact that Avon’s defense toughened up, we only could score once.” Garrard feels that last week’s win may have helped the team overcome it’s biggest problem all year. “We had to make the kids believe they could win, and hopefully

now they believe in themselves. The Clovers badly want tonight’s game since it’s their last home game of the year. They’ve won both of their games on the road. South Putnam and Avon, and they want a win at home. We’ve stressed that all week, and I think they can do it,” Garrard said. Meanwhile, just down the road, Owen Valley will be challenging North Putnam on South Putnam’s field. The game was originally scheduled to be played on the Cougar’s ground, but due to some problems the game earlier this week was transferred to the South Putnam field. According to Bill Bays, North Putnam’s coach, Owen Valley has a weak team, because of the loss of several key players. “They lost their allconference quarterback and

several other players last year because of graduation, so I think they’ll be considerably weaker,” Bays said. The Cougars expect a ball possession game from their foes which means they’ll probably keep the ball on the ground. The only problem Bays expects with the switch in fields is South Putnam’s lighting. “Their lights are low which makes it difficult at times to pick up the ball.” The Cougars, according to Bays, have finally reached a point where they can come with a wide open type of offense. “Our blocking has improved tremendously and the backs are now able to run for light. Our offense in tact, has finally come around,” Bays said. Despite the field shift, and the fact that the Cougars haven’t seen Owen Valley this year, Bays expects his squad to be ready.

Indiana, Ball State Favored In Big State Meet

BLOOMINGTON Ind. (AP) — Defending champion Indiana University and Ball State are expected to dominate Friday’s running of the 18th Big State cross country meet. The meet, originally scheduled at Purdue, will be run over a five-mile course, laid out on Indiana’s par-three golf course. The site was changed

when Purdue’s coach, Roger Kerr, moved to Illinois State. Indiana has won this meet more times than any other team, taking four of the last five crowns and winning an overall total of eight times. Notre Dame is next with seven victories and a tie, with Ball State winning one and sharing another with the Irish.

Other teams entered include Anderson, Butler, DePauw, Earlham, Hanover, Huntington! Indiana Central, Manchester, Marion Northwood, Rose-Hul-man, Taylor, Tri-State, Valparaiso, Vincennes and Wabash. All but Purdue, Indiana, Ball State and Indiana State will also be competing, simultaneously, for the Little State

title. Defending individual champion Steve Heidenreich of IU who set a record of 23.45 last year at Purdue, will miss the competition because of a muscle pull. But IU will still have Pat Mandera, who finished fifth last year. Ball State will counter with Bob Bowman and Bill Cavaghan, who were third and fourth, respectively, last year. Other top individuals entered include Tom Burleson of Butler and Gary Mumaw of Indiana State, who finished eighth in 1972.

Mmich Honored

NEW YORK (AP) — Fiery Gene Mauch, the only field boss the Montreal Expos have had since joining the National League in 1969, was named Thursday as Manager of the Year in the National League for the third time. The 47-year-old Mauch, considered a clever tactician, received 121 votes in an Associated Press poll of sports writers and broadcasters and easily topped Yogi Berra of the league champion New York Mets for the honor. Berra collected 94 votes in the balloting based solely on regular-season performances. Sparky Anderson, the 1972 NL Manager of the Year who guided the Cincinnati Reds to their third West Division title in four years, finished third in this year’s poll with 77 votes. He was followed by Walt Alston of the Los Angeles Dodgers with 16 votes; Red Schoendienst of the St. Louis Cardinals, 11; Danny Ozark of the Philadelphia Phillies, 2, and Pittsburgh’s Bill Virdon, dismissed late in the season, and San Francisco’s Charlie Fox, 1 each.

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Final Preparation—Cloverdale’s football coach, Doug Garrard, reviews this past week’s work with his Clovers as they bead into their final home game of the season against Cascade. Game time is 7:30.

Globetrotters Visit Brazil

Brazil’s YMCA is sponsoring the Harlem Globetrotters, Friday, November 9, at 8 p.m., in the Brazil High School Gymnasium. The well-known basketball comedy team will be making their first appearance in Brazil since 1951, when another local group promoted the game. The Golbetrotters will be led by Marques Haynes, one of the origional ‘trotters. Haynes is know world-wide fo his outstanding dribbling and ball control techniques. According to Ken McClellan, Haynes will put on his own exhibition during halftime of the game pitting the Globetrotters against the

New York Nationals. Haynes played with the team when they last appeared in Brazil. “The people, especially the younger kids, are extremely excited about the exhibition,” McClellan said earlier this week, “I expect to have a real big crowd.” The proceeds from the game will go to the general operating fund for Brazi’s YMCA. Tickets are on sale locally at the Greencastle Sports and Recreation store on S. Bloomington. McClellan urged that people attain their tickets as soon as possible, because the school can only hold about 3,000 people. Tickets are $4 for all seats.

Padres Buy Veteran Alou, Reversal Of Law-Budget Policy

SAN DIEGO AP - Veteran outfielder Matty Alou, a former National League batting champion with a .309 lifetime average, has been sold to the San Diego Padres in a reversal of the club’s low-budget policy. The Padres have always run a tight-money operation. The team cut corners even closer last year after the announcement of their move to Washington, D.C., now apparently inoperative. They

traded off the relatively highsalaried Fred Norman, who helped Cincinnati win a pennant, and didn’t bring up any minor leaguers at the end of the season. But in Alou they obtained a 13year verteran believed to have earned about $70,000 last year with the Cardinals and New York Yankees. “The word is out that we’re after name players, regardless of their salaries," said Padres’ General Manager Peter Bavasi.

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