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Originally, the full Harvard Band was scheduled to perform, but a concert in Lexington on the night before would prevent them from rehearsing. So the Band decided to send down Schneider's platoon, consisting of 25 men. The program will include a march and many Christmas carols...
Hall also said that Yale "would be delighted" to play without the two platoon system next year if its opponents would agree to do the same. He said that he had already discussed this matter informally with other ivy Group schools but would not indicate whether he had brought it to the attention of the H.A.A. Thomas D. Bolles, Director of Athletics, was not available for comment last night...
...might not follow Yale in its abolition of spring football, Hall said "We're not asking other schools to do what we do. We just think that the game has become too specialized and has too much emphasis on perfection. That's why we don't like the two platoon idea...
Great, Greater, Greatest? When Princeton's varsity assembled for its first practice this fall, Kazmaier himself was the only holdover from the offensive platoon of Princeton's 1950 champions. Only five veterans were left in the defensive platoon. Coach Charlie Caldwell, like most other Princeton alumni, glumly figured that 1951 would be "rebuilding year." Even after Princeton rolled impressively over New York University, Navy, Pennsylvania and Lafayette, Caldwell was still stubbornly insisting: "This team hasn't the authority of last year...
...Kazmaier is the first to acknowledge his debt to the hard-charging Princeton line. He is also blessed with half a dozen agile, sure-fingered pass receivers like Quarterback George Stevens, Ends Len Lyons and McPhee, one of the few who plays on both the offensive and defensive platoons and himself a likely All-America candidate. And one of the big reasons for Princeton's success this year is the defensive platoon, "quarterbacked" by Captain Dave Hickock. "They are the players," says Caldwell, "who let us get our hands on that ball...