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...Sunbelters should not buy Astroturf just yet. Help may be on the way. Researchers at the University of Florida have developed a strain of grass so resistant to drought that in some locales, it may not need to be watered at all. The university's test patch, at a research center near Fort Lauderdale, is thick and green, even though it has received no water, except for an occasional rainfall, since March...
ence on the offensive side, a blowout might be expected, but the Crimson is not without advantages. Cornell is a team that plays and practices predominantly on astroturf and Ohiri Field is anything but turf. The transition to grass is not always a smooth...
Another variable which enters into today's action is Brown's home-field advantage. Stephenson Field has an astroturf surface with a large crown. The ball tends to roll much more freely on artificial turf than on grass, assisting Brown's territorial game...
Saturday, the Crimson will take on defending co-champion Cornell on the bouncy Astroturf of Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, N.Y. It's not going to be easy. But it's certainly not impossible...
...also a tough day, but astroturf was the most important aspect of the Crimson's 1-0 squeaker over Holy Cross yesterday in Worcester, Mass...