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Grady M. Bolding dropped a two-point conversion pass with one minute left to enable the Crimson to dump the Dally Pennsylvanian, 23-2, Saturday morning on the astroturf at Franklin Field...
...advantage for the Quakers is that they will play all three of their toughest games (Harvard, Brown and Cornell) on the Franklin Field Astroturf. With the home field advantage and the large desire for revenge. Penn ranks as the top threat to the Crimson. Second...
...game, Manager Charlie Fox seemed all but spooked. "How in God's name could they be so lucky?" he exclaimed. "They win with broken-bat hits, handle hits, bunts just barely out of reach, hits off the end of the bat, balls that hit the rim of the Astroturf carpet and hop funny. But luck has got to come back to us now. It's impossible for things to continue going the way they have for them." Not necessarily. The Dodgers of late have been making their own breaks, with Wills, Mota, Centerfielder Willie Davis and Third Baseman...
Volz's basic plan of attack is a short passing game. "We don't have the power to try any of these long passes," he said. "Against Penn we got on that Astroturf and we weren't quick enough to stay in the game. No, we'll just concentrate on moving the ball as far up the field as we can while controlling the passing...
...Harvard should have an advantage at the start because of the home field factor. Penn is accustomed to playing night games on the astroturf of Franklin Field. But even more than the turf, Franklin Field is the minimum 65-foot width while the Business School Field is the maximum 75 feet wide...