[log in to unmask] (Kevin B. Powers) writes:
 
>On Wed, 13 Dec 1995, William E. Corrigan, Jr. wrote:
>> I don't rember that the RPI/Houston Fieldhose ever had a
>> centerhung, four-sided scoreboard, but perhaps there was one immediately
>> following the renovation and then they went to the present set-up after a
>> brief experiment.
>I was told by a co-worker, who attended RPI at the time of the
>Fieldhouse renovation or shortly after, that the new roof trusses were
>not designed to carry the load of a centerhung scoreboard, so one was never
>installed.
 
I'd have to check, but I'm sure I saw what was a small center hung scoreboard
in one of the yearbooks from the early 80's.
 
>Ironic for an engineering school, but a least they were smart enough not
>to try.62q
 
Well, since the place used to have more columns, and they were removed, I guess
it would make sense not to risk something like that.
 
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