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...checked food items for Peoples Drug Stores, Inc. in Washington, 32-year- old Frank Porterfield had a wonderful recurring daydream-he pictured himself leading his National Guard MP platoon in dashing feats of arms. Like his guardsmen, Lieut. Porterfield was tired of the dull routine of study and drill which filled their Tuesday evenings at the armory. He decided to put his dream...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE CAPITOL: The Big Dream | 10/31/1949 | See Source »

Crimson fans who have become accustomed to seeing opponents take one squad off the field and send on another every time the ball changes hands will find that the Cross uses even less of a two-platoon system than Harvard. About two-thirds of the Holy Cross team goes both ways, as opposed to about half of the Harvard team...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Valpey to Hold Heavy Scrimmages | 10/25/1949 | See Source »

...McCabe's squad lacks Army's depth, and this could be the decisive factor. McCabe will use a modified two-platoon system, spelling certain men on offense...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jayvees Take On Powerful Army Squad This Morning | 10/15/1949 | See Source »

...scouting reports brought back by Bill Barclay have been only partially dissected, so a complete report on the Cadets was not forthcoming. Valpey did remark on the fact that Army has "four or five sophomores" in the defensive platoon that held the strong Michigan attack to seven points Saturday, and allowed its opponents to complete a mere three of 23 pass attempts...

Author: By Charles W. Bailey, | Title: Varsity Begins Workouts For Army | 10/11/1949 | See Source »

Because of his two platoon system, James will bring 42 players on the trip to Cambridge, or just shy of four full teams...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: 'Big Red Best We'll Face'---Valpey | 10/8/1949 | See Source »

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