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Tony Franklin-59 - yard kick
Harding picked as preseason team to beat
Bv STEVE HERMAN AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Fort Wayne Harding, returning a veteran squad headed by 6-foot--4 gunner Jim Master, was voted No. 1 today, a slim six rating points ahead of last year’s state runnerup Anderson, in the Associated Press preseason high school basketball poll. Harding, which finished 19-6 after losing to Argos by two points in the Fort Wayne semistate last spring, received four of 13 first-place votes and 185 of a possible 260 rating points in the balanced voting by the statewide panel of sports writers and broadcasters. Anderson’s Indians, 22-7 after losing in the championship game to Muncie Central, were picked second with two firstplace votes and 179 rating points. Close behind, with 172 points, was Michigan City Rogers, which closed at 23-3 after losing Jo Marion in the semistate tourney. Muncie Central’s Bearcats, returning only one starter, still received three first-place votes and enough support for fourth place in the rankings with 162 points. Rounding out the preseason Top 10 are Terre Haute South, fifth; Fort Wayne South, sixth; Gary Roosevelt, seventh; Argos, eighth; South Bend Clay, ninth, and South Bend Washington, 10th. “I’m a little suprised (by the No. 1 ranking),” said Harding coach Harlan Frick, “because I hadn’t given it that much thought. We have good overall size, but we don’t have that real big man -4 is our biggest. Usually it’s difficult unless you have a man 6-7 or 6-8.” Frick said Master’s statewide recognition may have had a lot to do with the early ranking. “I think he has a lot of charisma, and the fact we have a good nucleus back; seven kids back from the semistate team, and five of our top seven overall, and Master did have a lot to
do with our success of last year.” Frick said Master “will have to lead the team, even though we do have some others that can do the job. That’s where we’re going to surprise some people.” Terre Haute South, which lost to Muncie Central in overtime in the state semifinals, was 25-3 last year, although 12 of the victories had to be forfeited for using two ineligible players. The Braves reached the Final Four each of the past three years. The second 10 is headed by South Spencer, which finished 25-1 after losing to Terre Haute South in the semistate. South Bend Adams, which was unbeaten and ranked No. 1 before falling to Rogers in the regional, lost All-Stater Leroy Sutton and dropped to 12th in this year’s preseason voting. New Albany was picked 13th, followed by Carmel, 14th; Richmond, 15th; Columbus East, 16th; Kokomo, 17th; East Chicago Washington, 18th; Gary Mann, 19th, and Marion and Indianapolis Broad Ripple, tied for 20th. Twenty-three other teams received at least one vote. By The Associated Press The Associated Press preseason Indiana high school basketball poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, last year’s records and rating points (260 possible): I. Ft. Wayne Harding (4), 19-6, 185 2 Anderson (2), 22-7, 179 3. Mich. City Rogers. 23-3, 172 4 Muncie Central (3), 24-5, 162 5 Terre Haute South, 25-3, 133 6 Ft. Wayne South (2), 14-9, 103 7 Gary Roosevelt (1), 16-8, 97 8. Argos, 28-1, 77 9. S Bend Clay, 16-6, 76 10. S Bend Washington. 16-7, 56 11. South Spencer. 25-1, 53 12. S Bend Adams, 24-1, 48 13. New Albany (1), 16-6, 42 14 Carmel. 21-3. 41 15. Richmond, 18-5, 38 16 Columbus East, 23-2, 36 17 Kokomo, 16-8, 35 18 E Chicago Washington, 16-5, 20 19. Gary Mann. 10-11, 18 20 (Tie) Marion, 20-7, 16 Indpls Broad Ripple, 14-9, 16 Others receiving votes, listed alphabetically: Anderson Highland. Anderson Madison Heights, Boonville, Elkhart Memorial, Evansville Central, Evansville North, Fort Wayne Dwenger, Fort Wayne North, Fort Wayne Northrop, Gary West, Hammond Morton, Hammond Noll, Indpls Chatard, Indpls Pike, Indpls Scecina, Jeffersonville, Loogootee. Michigan City Elston, Munster, South Bend LaSalle, Tipton, Valparaiso, West Lafayette
Cowboys as disappointed as Franklin
IRVING, Texas (AP) Looking at Tony Franklin, you wouldn’t think he and his Philadelphia Eagle teammates had just beaten Dallas for the first time since 1974. And you sure wouldn’t think Franklin had booted a monster field goal of 59 yards, second longest in National Football League history, on the way to the 31-21 victory. His head hanging amid the hand-slapping, shouting jubilation of the locker room, Franklin said: “Poor. That’s all I can say. I made one I wasn’t supposed to and missed two that I was.” While Franklin was being sullen, Philadelphia Coach Dick Vermeil was enjoying his first victory over Cowboy Coach Tom Landry and the game ball his players awarded him. “This (the game ball) is the most meaningful thing that ever happened to me, ” Vermeil said. “You see, this didn’t just happen overnight.” Holding court from a perch on top of an equipment box, Vermeil said his team ‘ ‘realistically is going for a wild-card spot. ” The Eagles and the Washington Redskins trail Dallas in the National Football Conference Eastern Division by one game with 7-4 records. Vermeil said Franklin’s towering 59-yarder was the product of a committee. “Tony told me he could make it, so I told him okay, so go doit.”
Only Alabama standing between Ohio State and national title
By The Associated Press Ohio State’s freshman football coach, Earle Bruce, won’t admit he is eyeing No.l, but the national title loomed closer for the Buckeyes today. Bruce and his Buckeyes have moved from third to a close second behind Alabama in The Associated Press college football poll, with Nebraska dropping to third from the runnerup spot. “I can’t say I ever thought about being N 0.1,” said Bruce, whose Buckeyes clobbered lowa 34-7 last Saturday and face a tough Big Ten Cinference test next weekend against Michigan. “I have thought about being 10-0. I never thought about being 0-10.
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Headed For The IHSAA state swimming meet, Greencastle sophomore Lisa Allen continues practicing. Allen won the 100-yard freestyle in the unofficial time of 58-37 seconds. It is not her best time of the season, as she did clock a 56 plus against South Putnam earlier this season.
Bowl bid next?
Fans' pocketbooks are question, not Seminole worthiness
By GORDONS. WHITE Jr. c. 1979 N.Y. Times News Service TALLAHASSEE, FLA. Starting Monday morning, Nov. 5, when a local radio station first played a new recording, “The Ballad of Bobby Bowden,” the week became a succession of happy events for the head football coach at Florida State University and his team. In chronological order, they were: Monday afternoon, Bowden signed a five-year, $640,000 contract with Florida State, making him one of the half-dozen highest-paid college coaches in the nation. This contract has a self-perpetuating clause by which the pact will automatically be extended to five more years every January unless either the university or Bowden wishes to limit it to what is left at the time. Tuesday, Florida State continued to be ranked among the top seven football teams in the nation. Thursday, Bowden, a native of Birmingham, Ala., and father of six, celebrated his 50th birthday in excellent health and very high spirits. Saturday night, the Seminoles remained undefeated and untied by beating a strong South Carolina team, 27-7. But everyone at Florida State is waiting for one other thing to make the string of events complete: The university’s first invitation from one of the three available major postseason bowl games. This may arrive Saturday from either the Sugar Bowl or the Orange Bowl. Bowden said Louisiana State University talked to him as a replacement for Charlie McClendon, who is being forced out at the end of this season. Knowing about the LSU offer and some others, Florida State put together a contract that few rival universities will try to better. A clause states that if Bowden leaves before the agreement expires, he or his next employer must pay Florida State the remaining value of Bowden’s salary at the rate of $128,000 a year.
“I am going to have to let those things (rankings and bowls) concern themselves after we play our 11 th game.” In balloting by a national panel of sports writers and broadcasters announced Monday, the 10-0 Buckeyes received 14 first-place votes for 1,218 points. Alabama, which eked out a 3-0 victory over Louisiana State Saturday night, had 34 top votes and 1,262 points. Nebraska, which beat Kansas State 21-12 Saturday to remain unbeaten in nine games, attracted five first-place votes for 1,209 points. The Cornhuskers were followed in the poll by Southern California, 9-0-1, with 12 first-place votes and 1,164 points, and Florida State, 9-0,
Stunned by a Dallas touchdown in the opening 61 seconds, the Eagles didn’t play favorites in coming back to win. Dallas stunned the Eagles, using just three plays to get on the scoreboard with the payoff coming on a 48-yard Roger Staubach pass to Tony Hill. Philadelphia quarterback Ron Jaworski evened things up after Tony Dorsett fumbled the ball away to the Eagles. Jaworski spotted giant tight end Harold Carmichael in the end zone for a 32-yard touchdown that tied the score. A few plays before, Carmichael had gathered in a thirddown pass to mark the 107th straight game in which he has caught a pass, extending his own record. “I was happy about breaking the record,” Carmichael said. “I guess it will end when I quit football.” The Jaworski-Carmichael combination was a familiar one to Eagle watchers, but it wasn’t the only game in town. Jaworski departed late in the second period with a wrist sprain but was to return in the second half. In the meantime, backup John Walton managed to stretch the Philadelphia lead with a 29-yard touchdown pass to Charlie Smith, who recorded his first TD reception of the year. Franklin’s club record 59-yarder followed to make the score 17-7 at halftime.
with 983 points. Florida State had been seventh the previous week. The remaining first-place ballot was split three ways among N 0.6 Texas, No.B Arkansas and N 0.9 Houston. Texas, 7-1, had 981 points, Oklahoma was seventh with 960, Arkansas had 859 and Houston 788. Brigham Young, 9-0, rounded out the Top Ten with 705 points. Texas was eighth, Oklahoma sixth, Arkansas ninth, Houston fifth and Brigham Young 11th last week. The Second Ten this time was No.ll Pittsburgh, N 0.12 Purdue, 13th-ranked Michigan, N 0.14 Clemson, Isth-rated Auburn, N 0.16 Washington, No. 17 Wake Forest, 18th-ranked
Allen was the only Putnam County swimmer advancing from the Terre Haute South sectional and competes Friday night at Indianapolis in the first round of the state meet. (Banner-Graphic photo by Steve Fields).
Although some major bowl officials have expressed doubts about Florida State as a “worthy bowl team,” the Seminole players have virtually forced their way into a major game. But the problem is not whether Florida State is a solid team, but whether Florida State fans will go to the bowl city and go on a spending spree for a few days prior to the game. Mickey Holmes, executive director of the Sugar Bowl, said two weeks ago: “It is not a case of selling tickets. Bowl games now sell out without the team fans. It is a matter of the business interests in our cities who want folks to come in and spend money. Florida State fans haven’t been tested or proven there. We want them in town for more than just the day before the game.” James Smith, the Florida attorney general and an enthusiastic Florida State alumnus, said: “One thing the bowls don’t evaluate is that when we get our first major bowl we’ll have people selling the family jewels to go. Leon County here is one of the highest, if not the highest, per-family-income counties in the State of Florida. And they all love the Seminoles.” Prior to World War 11, this institution was the Florida State College for Women. It became coeducational in 1946, as did many other women’s colleges, in order to accommodate the returning veterans who attended under the GI Bill of Rights. The name was then changed to Florida State University, and the first football team was put on the field in 1947, losing all five games to other small college teams. This was turned around quickly. The Seminoles won seven of eight games in 1948, nine of 10 in 1949 and were unbeaten in 1950. But it was not until 1951 that Florida State began to move up in status by playing its first major college opponent the University of Miami. The next year North Carolina State, Georgia Tech, and Mississippi Southern were major opponents. After political pressure was exerted in the state legislature, the University of Florida was forced to play the Seminoles in
Temple, No. 19 Tennessee, and Baylor and Tulane, tied for 20th. Temple has lost only one of nine games this season, a onepoint decision to Pitt, while 8-2 Tulane moved into the poll after crushing Mississippi 49-15. I.Alabama (34) 9-0-0 1,262 2 Ohio State (14) 10-0-0 1,218 3.Nebraska (5) 9-0-0 1.209 4.50. California (12) 9-0-1 1,164 5 Florida State 900 983 6,Texas (1-3) 7-10 981 7.Oklahoma 8-10 960 8. (1-3 ) 8-10 859 9. Houston (1-3) 8-10 788 lOßrigham Young 900 705 11 Pittsburgh 8-10 661 12. 8-20 614 13. 8-20 464 H.Clemson 7-20 359 15. Auburn 7-20 338 16. Washington 7-30 295 17. Wake Forest 8-20 214 18. 8-10 162 19. 5-30 123 20. Baylor 6-30 99 (tie)Tulane 8-20 99
November 13,1979, The Putnam County Banner Graphic
Dallas Coach Tom Landry said the field goal took a lot out of his team. “That took the juice out right before the half,” Landry said. “Franklin just made a super kick. ” In the third quarter, Philadelphia open up its ground game behind Wilbert Montgomery, who became the first Eagle runner to record consecutive 1,000-yard seasons. Montgomery finished the night with 127 yards and one touchdown on 25 carries. Montgomery’s rushing led the Eagles to a 13-yard TD from Jaworski to Carmichael. The Cowboys closed the gap as Staubach again hooked up with Hill, this time for a 75-yard touchdown. Fighting the clock as well as the Eagles, Staubach managed to strike for another score on a 5-yard pass to Billy Joe Dupree that brought the Cowboys to within three points at 24-21. An onside kick failed and the Eagles faced a third-and-two situation at the Dallas 37. Montgomery slid along the jammed center of the line and broke off the left side for a touchdown, sealing the win for Philadelphia. Jaworski summed up the victory: “We play as a team and we win asa team.”
Street & Smith picks three from Indiana INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Jim Master of Fort Wayne Harding, Kevin Thompson of Terre Haute South and Mike LaFave of Indianapolis Scecina have been named high school basketball All-Americans by Street & Smith’s magazine. The national publication also lists 19 other Indiana players for honorable mention in its annual basketball yearbook, including two each from Fort Wayne South, Merrillville and Valparaiso. Master, a 6-4 senior, was named to the third unit, while the 6-8 Thompson and the 6-10 LaFave, also seniors, were picked to the fifth team. The Indiana players receiving honorable mention were seniors Kenny Perry, South Spencer; Dave Kowalski, South Bend Washington; Chris Winans, Garrett; Richie Johnson, New Albany; Byron Frierson, Indianapolis Manual; GregEifert, Fort Wayne Dwenger; Ron Tabron, Fort Wayne South; Jeff Crabtree, Lawrence North, and Dave Gadis, Indianapolis Pike. Also, juniors Dan Palombizio, Michigan City Rogers; Rick Rowray, Muncie Central; John Flowers, Fort Wayne South; Lou Stefanovich, Merrillville; Paul Stachowicz, South Bend v St. Joseph’s; Mike Ballenger, Jasper; Larry Ivy, Indianapolis Ritter, and Rob Harden, Valparaiso.
New star on horizon as old one fades out
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - The benching of a superstar a former superstar, to be more exact has occurred without a fuss because of O.J. Simpson’s class and the play of Paul Hofer. “Paul is the starter and had a great game. The coach told me not to worry about it, and I understand,” said Simpson after sitting out an entire game and watching Hofer rush for 147 yards in the San Francisco 49ers’ latest loss. This season, Simpson’s 11th in pro football, will be his last, and the 49ers, with a 1-10 record, must think of the future. Hofer, a running back in his fourth National Football League season, also caught three passes for 30 yards Sunday at New Orleans, turning in his second straight outstanding performance as the 49ers lost 31-20 to the Saints. Simpson started a week ear-
1958. They have met every year since although Florida State remains, to some University of Florida graduates, just a poor * stepchild. Along the way Florida State has played in nine minor bowl games but won only three of these. Passing has been, and still is, the mark of Seminole football. - * In the growing process, Florida State athletics also had its problems in the 19705. For example, the National Collegiate Athletic Association cited the Seminoles for serious basketball violations. Then, unorthodox football-practice techniques were eliminated after an internal university investigation long before? Bowden became head coach. Bowden, once an assistant coach at Florida State, left the head coaching job at West Virginia to return as head coach of the Seminoles in 1976 following three disastrous Florida State? seasons during which the team suffered through a 20-game losing streak. , He runs a well-disciplined varsity but one that is as easy going in off hours as the coach is. He is always available to outsiders’ as are his players.
White Sox' pitchers do the Mexican shuffle
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago White Sox have acquired Luis Guzman from their lowa affiliate and released Gil Rondon outright to Yucatan of the Mexican League in a transfer of right-handed pitchers. Guzman. 22. has spent most of
lier against the Oakland Raiders. carried three times for eight yards, then left the game. Hofer ran 12 times for 102 yards and caught seven passes for 64 yards. Simpson, at age 32 and with several knee injuries behind him, makes no claim that he is the running back he once was. “I would like to play more, but I do understand what the coach is doing and he’s doing the right thing,” said Simpson. “He’s got to think about next year and I’m not going to be here. “Fortunately. I don’t have an ego problem.” Walsh said he decided early Sunday, after New Orleans raced to a big lead, not to use Simpson, the NFL’s N 0.2 alltime rusher with a total of 11.159 yards and No.l all-time money-maker with his current salary of about SBOO,OOO.
his career in the Mexican League. He was with Knoxville and lowa briefly last season and posted a 9-8 record at Durango. Rondon, 26. appeared in four games with the White Sox last season and had no won-lost record.
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