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People talk metaphorically about the desirability of a field." But most football fields look to me as though they are higherin the middle than at the edges. Is Manorial Field level? —A Green Fan

DEAR FAN YOu've got a sharp sharp eye. To promote good drainages football field is usually engineered to have a two percent crown, midfield to sidelines, though there are no mandatory conference—or professional, for that matter-regulations. Fields with sandy soil and excellent drainage might only have a half-percent crown. When it was renovated several years ago Memorial was, designed to have a middle 18 inches higher than its sidfelines So when a Green halfback or receiver cuts across field he may well be running down hill Incidentally, while baseball diamonds tend to be quite level, rule? specify that the pitcher's rubber should be ten inches higher than home plate. Hotkey rinks, by law (of gravity), are probably the levelest of playing fields. —Vox

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