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...First Mistake. For the U.S., one of the bloodiest battles of the war be gan as a platoon of paratroopers of the 173rd Airborne cautiously threaded their way through an apparently deserted V.C. camp only 30 miles north east of Saigon. It contained freshly dug fortifications, bamboo picnic tables, even a bathing hole. The trooper on "point," leading the way, spotted a pair of black pajamas drying on a tree, went over to pull them down. Precisely at the moment he touched them, four concealed Communist machine guns opened fire...
Leverett, however, has been using what is almost a platoon system, and should have enough men who can play both ways to overcome this handicap...
...return to two-platoon football further weakened the offensive line--most experienced players went to the defense. But at left guard. neither Joe O'Donnell nor Max Evans could take up the resulting slack and middle guard Dick Berdik was returned to the offensive unit during the Dartmouth game...
...Dockery, who saw action on the offense and defense before Yovicsin adopted the platoon system this season, have been boosted for offensive duties against Princeton Saturday. With Leo sidelined, the experts figure one of the two safeties will fill in. Yovvy isn't talking. The protagonists aren't quite so discreet...
Penn had the largest contingent of returning lettermen in the League this year. The Quakers employed the two-platoon system in 1964, and had ten starting linemen returning to this year's team...