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Joseph D. Bertagna '73, director of sports information, said this week that among the possible alternative sites for the Crimson's home contests, B.U. and B.C. are closest, but he added that both fields have artificial turf, which Harvard is not accustomed to playing on. It would also be difficult for the team to get practice time on an artificial surface, he said...
Although work on the 81-year-old facility may be finished in time for the scheduled September home opener against Columbia, Bertagna said that he has "no faith" that a construction company will finish the project in time for the opener...
...just have a gut feeling that it would be foolish to try to meet the September 15 deadline," Bertagna said...
Harvard will consider bids from several area contracting firms later this week, Bertagna said, adding that the bids may suggest various deadlines for the job, including before the season opener, during the middle of the season, just in time for the Yale game, or not until after the season is over...
...Bertagna said he is pessimistic about the chances for completing the work because of the delays which have occurred during the reconstruction of the Briggs Cage Athletic facility. Briggs Cage, which was originally set to open for the beginning of the men's and women's basketball teams last November, may not be ready until February or later, he said...