Word: stadiums
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...such a hurry to get the trees down that they used saws that had been built solely for trimming branches on the trunks. Erwin got so carried away with his own power that he even had his men cut the one big cypress which, according to the university's stadium plan, was supposed to have been spared...
...quite pleased to see him last week advocating the seizure of Harvard Stadium by eminent domain, as an easy solution to the homelessness of the Boston Patriots, who play football on occasion...
...seems that even though the Patriots have trouble filling Alumni Stadium on Sunday afternoons, they crave the facilities at Harvard, because it would allow them to stay in Boston. There is a rule that requires member clubs to have a stadium that can seat 50,000, and Alumni Stadium can't come near that capacity...
Harvard is the only institution with such a stadium, and since the Boston city fathers and their friends in the State House aren't terribly enthusiastic about building a facility. Harvard is the last hope of "big time" football in Boston...
...solution is perfect. We get the Globe, and the Patriots get the Stadium, with ample practice time and free towels from Jimmy Cunniff, who owns Dillon Field House. Everybody's happy. The Patriots and the CRIMSON, two institutions with proud traditions, and even prouder futures, will join hands across the Charles, for all mankind...