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...advantage this fall should be the leadership of Farneti, who was the inspiration- as well as the physical anchor- of the defense as a junior. John Cramer was a nice guy, but a sparkplug he wasn't. And despite the fact that Yovicsin doesn't have great rapport with his players, perhaps they will try extra hard this fall in order to give him a going-away present...
...advantage this fall should be the leadership of Farneti, who was the inspiration-as well as the physical anchor-of the defense as a junior. John Cramer was a nice guy, but a sparkplug he wasn't. And despite the fact that Yovicsin doesn't have great rapport with his players, perhaps they will try extra hard this fall in order to give him a going-away present...
Then 1969, Yovicsin had gotten a bit older in recent years, and the enthusiasm which had so characterized him at first, had faded a bit. He and Cramer could not fire up the team, and the material never gelled. Even Yovicsin's heart was telling him that it was about time to do something else...
...Involvement. At first blush, the Carswell candidacy seems ideal for helping Richard Nixon reach his goal of taking over the seven seats needed for the Republican Senate control he wants. Putting Carswell on the ballot would also allow Cramer to retain his House seat and the 16 years of seniority that go with it. And certainly so astute a politician as Richard Nixon would not allow Harry Dent to go that far out on a limb without his permission...
...presidential involvement" in the Carswell candidacy. He confirmed that Dent had been informed of Carswell's plans, but says that was the limit of the White House's role. It is difficult to believe that Nixon, who built his comeback on party loyalty, would allow Cramer to be so undercut by Claude Kirk. It was Cramer who helped hold the Florida delegation for Nixon in the 1968 convention, after Kirk had switched to Nelson Rockefeller...