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...most effective jungle army in Southeast Asia, indoctrinated so deeply that there is a Red cell in every platoon, and commissars discuss politics with the wounded in the hospitals...
...Cochran himself couldn't make the slop on this series, he was always able to drive the play wide and set it up for the Crimson secondary. Once only an offensive end Cochran is another example of the advantages of one platoon football...
...Successes. Sooner or later, all the form charts got fouled up. The prognosticators are learning all over again that the one-platoon game gives every underdog a chance. Colleges that cannot afford to beat the bushes for hordes of burly ballplayers can hold their own if they can sign up a small squad of good men. The limited-substitution rule keeps the football factories from beating them down with sheer manpower. The G.I.'s, dependable veterans who could be counted on for a polished performance every Saturday, are all gone. In their place, some of the best teams...
PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 5--One-Platoon football and its two earlier defeats to the contrary, Princeton's football team ruled a solid one-touchdown favorite be beat in improving Harvard team in Palmer Stadium tomorrow...
Coach Norm Shepard's squad, which has beaten Dean Academy, Dartmouth, and tufts since losing to Brown in its opener, will play the whole game out of a T-formation. The single wing platoon that has played alternate quarters for the Jayvees against previous opponents will be assigned to the varsity bench, giving Coach Lloyd Jordan extra reserve strength...