Word: platoonic
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...split-T formation crackled and snapped to send a strong Missouri team down, 27-7, for its worst defeat of the year. The only one of the four that got a good scare was Army. In Philadelphia's Franklin Field, desperate Pennsylvania switched to a two-platoon system for the first time and made 23 first downs to Army's ten. But Army, an old hand at two-platooning, squeaked by, 14-13. Hay in the Barn. Apart from the big four, the only team of any stature left that was still unbeaten was Virginia...
...everybody got such a kick out of platoon football as Coaches Blaik, Leahy, Waldorf and Wilkinson. Complained some old-fashioned fans: the new game turned out more specialists, but was it really as much sport? Smaller schools, lagging in man and coaching-power, could hardly keep up the pace. As Pennsylvania's switch to the platoon system last week indicated, however, the new game looked tempting to the schools that could play it. It seemed to be around to stay...
...recurrent Crimson injuries are all the more serious because Harvard lacks depth. Coach Valpey simply does not have enough good football players to use a two platoon system. Yale does. The two Blue elevens may not be excellent teams, but at least there are two of them...
Davenport's two platoon system and crashing line blanked Winthrop 12 to 0 today. The Davenport squad mixed T plays and a fast single-wing attack to beat the Puritans. The first score came on a pass and lateral in the first period; Yale failed to convert. The Puritans replied with a flock of passes, but the Davenport line broke up the attack, and intercepted a Puritan throw late in the second quarter to set up its second score...
...because "If I fell down, I'd have to wait till the snow melted to get up." Mama stills skis a bit. Francis and Peter are the athletes in the family. Francis spent several of his war years in the Camp Hale ski troops where Torger Tokle was his platoon sergeant. Peter Jr., however, chose the Air Corps where he was a crew chief on a B-29. Both the boys look forward to a break in the business rush when they can dash up to Tuckerman's or Cannon Mountain with the Brockton Ski Club...