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What'll it do to the turf? Groundskeepers at the Exhibition Stadium are concerned about what streams of tobacco juice and blobs of dubble gum - common(...)
What'll it do to the turf? Groundskeepers at the Exhibition Stadium are concerned about what streams of tobacco juice and blobs of dubble gum - common(...)

What'll it do to the turf? Groundskeepers at the Exhibition Stadium are concerned about what streams of tobacco juice and blobs of dubble gum - common(...)

Date4/5/1977
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  • What'll it do to the turf? Groundskeepers at the Exhibition Stadium are concerned about what streams of tobacco juice and blobs of dubble gum - common(...)
  • What'll it do to the turf? Groundskeepers at the Exhibition Stadium are concerned about what streams of tobacco juice and blobs of dubble gum - common game fare in baseball - are going to do to artificial turf, but apparently it didn't worry Toronto Blue Jays equipment manager John Silverman, as he checks a fresh supply today at dressing room before Jays have first workout on home ground. Of course, they may bite off more than they can chew.
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Original Toronto Star caption: What'll it do to the turf? Groundskeepers at the Exhibition Stadium are concerned about what streams of tobacco juice and blobs of dubble gum - common game fare in baseball - are going to do to artificial turf, but apparently it didn't worry Toronto Blue Jays equipment manager John Silverman, as he checks a fresh supply today at dressing room before Jays have first workout on home ground. Of course, they may bite off more than they can chew.
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      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
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