Word: stadiums
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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With prospects for a new stadium still remote, the Boston Patriots continue to be confined in the inadequate facilities of Fenway Park...
...seats at Fenway, about half of them have unobstructed views. In contrast, Harvard Stadium can provide good seats for more than 45,000 when auxiliary bleachers are installed...
...Harvard changed its present policy and leased the Stadium, everyone would gain: the private organization, the University, and the community. The Patriots, without an acceptable stadium, might sell out to other cities. There have been several offers made recently. Harvard could collect about $200,000 per year, plus improvements on the Stadium. For Boston, professional football is both an economic boon and a promoter. Cities scrape for a franchise during a league expansion...
...Bowl -if only it weren't for Southern Cal. U.S.C.'s Trojans are ranked No. 5. They are also itching for revenge against Prothro's Bruins. The "Battle of Los Angeles" is scheduled for Nov. 19, and 72,000 seats in cavernous (capacity: 94,750) Memorial Stadium have already been sold. After that, even the Rose Bowl may be an anticlimax...
Last week, before a crowd of 54,681 in Shea Stadium, those selfsame Jets beat the Houston Oilers 52-13 - thereby humbling an outfit that was favored to win not only the game but also the American Football League's eastern division championship. That one game may not make them the best team in pro football or even the A.F.L. - but don't whisper that within earshot of their defensive line, which weighs in at 260 Ibs. a man. What the Jets certainly are at this point in the season is the most expensive, explosive and exciting ball...