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...studies have been inconclusive. AstroTurf's owner insists its carpet is safe. "Every time there is an injury on turf, it is the turf's fault; when it is on grass, it is just the game. Football is a dangerous game, whether played on turf or grass," says James Savoca, vice president of Southwest Recreational Industries. Yet at least three deaths and several cases of paralysis have been blamed on artificial surfaces...
More than a few players would like to slam Savoca to the carpet just to make a point. Nearly everyone who plays on artificial turf--think sandpaper laid over concrete--hates it. Players say ligaments pop because the surface doesn't "give" once a foot is planted. Skin shreds from its abrasiveness; heads hurt from its hardness. Clark Gaines, regional representative of the National Football League's Players Association, says artificial turf causes up to three times as many noncontact injuries as grass. "These injuries simply don't happen on a natural surface," he says. "Players have their own terminology...
directed by Nancy Savoca...
Clark's break into film came last year with asupporting role in the critically acclaimed butcommercially disappointing Dogfight.Directed by Nancy Savoca, whose directorial debutTrue Love won top honors at the 1989 U.S.Film Festival, Dogfight stars River Phoenixand Lili Taylor in a story of a most cruel datinggame...
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