Word: turf
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Stadium (capacity, turf): Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium (16,000, natural...
Stadium (capacity, turf): Lawrence A, When Stadium at Baker Field (17,000 natural...
Stadium (capacity, turf): Fitton Field (23,500, natural...
Stadium (capacity, turf): Schoellkopf Field (27,000, artificial...
...have the sparkle of Waterford crystal or the rich flavor of Guinness Stout, but it sure is earthy. The product is peat, the decayed moss that the Irish have traditionally harvested from the bottom of bogs and burned for heat and in cooking. The Irish Turf Board said last week that sometime this fall it aims to start selling briquettes of the material -- packed in shamrock-adorned cardboard boxes containing twelve lbs. each -- in U.S. supermarkets. Ireland's peat harvesters hope the carton of sod will be a popular souvenir item among the 44 million Americans of Irish descent. John...