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...weeks before graduation, the bare spots of the Yard are covered with $15,000 worth of a goopy green compound which looks like astro--turf ore waiting to be refined. According to Administrative Director of Operations Thomas E. Vautin, who assists in the organization, the compound is actually hydroseed--a mixture of grass seed, fertilizer, and pesticide. Though seeding is sufficient for most of the Yard and the houses, much-traveled spots like the lawn in front of Lamont Library require sod, which is more expensive, Vautin says...

Author: By Ryan W. Chew, | Title: The Grass Is Always Greener At Commencement | 6/7/1988 | See Source »

...season because of an injury. Had Clark remained healthy, the new Yankee would have had a shot at the major league record of 170 walks, which Babe Ruth set in 1923. Clark definitely would have broken the National League mark of 148, which is shared by a former Houston Astro and a former Brooklyn Dodger. Take three points for each sharp-eyed hitter you can name. Six points...

Author: By Colin F. Boyle, | Title: 1988 Sports Cube Baseball Quiz | 4/12/1988 | See Source »

...Dodger Eddie Stanky in 1945 and Astro Jimmy Wynn...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Answers to the Crimson Baseball Quiz | 4/12/1988 | See Source »

...Boston College lacrosse team showed up to play the Harvard squad wearing Astro Turf shoes rather than cleats...

Author: By Michael J. Lartigue, | Title: Another Face in the Crowd | 3/24/1988 | See Source »

...Crimson has been practicing on the vast expanse of Astro Turf in Briggs Cage for the past few weeks and has not ventured outdoors...

Author: By Alvar J. Mattei, | Title: Batswomen Looking for Sunny Weather | 3/23/1988 | See Source »

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