James Madison High School - Log Yearbook (Brooklyn, NY)

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Setting: A freezing afternoon Time: Winterp the present lThe scene opens. Twenty to twenty-five boys are iogging around the school. The narrator approaches them.j Narrator: fDaring to ask one of the courageousl Why are you running dressed only in your long underwear in the middle of the winter? Runner: I love running. Oh? Because of the effort contributed by the team, winning has become sim- plified this year. Under the skillful guidance of Mr. Paul Zemachson, the coach, and Jill Leiber, the manager, the long-iohned runners realized their potential. Outdoor Captain Alan Silk, Captain Gary Bivens and Overall Co-Captain Steve Best supervised fine runners such as Gordon Unger, Marvin Moore and Ronnie Bivens. Trackmen such as John Vena, Marvin Galperin, Bruce Lingel, John Aives, Mitch Walker and Alan Mandel have improved and grown. Outdoor field events include the pole vault, shotput, high jump, long and triple iumps and hurdles. Jaime May and Andy Mann are hurdlersg Charles Silbergleith and Robert Pool are the shot putters. Lights fade as runners pass the narrator. ROBERT KATZ TRACK L ..--5 i Z 'R' x.. 1.41 I . 1 ' f' '-wx - ! iff S- I 1 K 1f.v ,

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T l T ' mm:-:ms 3, fi .ne EGTA S A .k-L . if i ' i K X f lll' :sb , ff .fd K TMMSWWC cRcmsc: The 1970 Madison Cross CounTry Team was coached To a very producTive season by Paul Zemachson. DespiTe menacing rivals, New UTrechT, Grady, Alex- ander HamilTon, F.D.R., and ForT HamilTon, The Team achieved The division TiTle. To parTicipaTe in a Cross CounTry race, The runner musT have Tremendous sTam- ina and Therefore, be in Top condiTion. Because of This, Coach Zemachson requires The members of The Team To pracTice nearly every day, from SepTember unTil The season ends in November, aT an average of eighT miles per day. Co-Captains Gary Bivens and Gordon Unger along wiTh STeve BesT showed Tremendous individual efTorT all season, and added an impressive conTribuTion To The Team. The TalenT and perseverance of The remaining Team members illusTraTe The depTh of The squad. Marvin Galperin, John Aives, VincenT Phillips, John Vena, Alan Mandel, Mike Lulkin, and Gary Giammarino have shown speed, and above all, deTerminaTion in aiding The Team. To conTinue winning, a good Team musT have younger runners To replace Those who will graduaTe. Juniors Ronnie Bivens and Wayne Sblano, plus The reTurn of some of This year's varsiTy runners are indicaTive ofa brighT and promising fuTure. If nexT year's Team meeTs iTs expecTaTions, iT should be a runaway for The Madison Cross CounTry Team. STEVE HYMAN .JE '.rTT z . -M ,.,,.. ,V N, Y-:ff -T ,K , . I 4 L ' ' 2' K 3,5 ,'Y Z.3 . '- 'V-. '- Q ll - 'mf . f f W if if lr J +. Wm. .-.vw ,, 1. T1 -, . -I., 1. 2 -' 3 K gi. :fff 5: 'iii E agswsg s W ig .. i'1T Q 59122 33 1 li ii., 121 4. Tvfs .T 11 o f Trs ,, 1 ' f ' -Z f 1 1 h 'fi 73? PL Q , ,. Q . T f , ll T X. 5 si ' , 5 3 ' gf? , . xii' S ,gm . , T Sill 41 Nfl