Harvard's athletic department chose Quincy House to host the players because it is close to the playing fields and has its own kitchen. Many of the other Houses were not considered because they are under renovation.

The Olympic National Committee chose the four teams who will play at Harvard Stadium by a draw, and the 12 other teams will be play their opening rounds at Annapolis, Stanford, or the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.

Although they will live in Annapolis, France's and Qatar's teams will commute to Cambridge to compete.

The winners in the preliminary rounds will advance to the medal rounds at the Rose Bowl in August.

Light

In preparation for the event, lights have been temporarily installed in the 80-year-old Harvard stadium for six evening games in late July.

The Olympic committee has agreed to pay Harvard a percentage of the ticket sales to cover costs of the improvements.

"The purpose was not to make money. The purpose was to bring the games here," said Director of Athletics John P. Reardon '60.

Although Harvard had planned to lay grass over its stadium track will make Harvard had planned to lay grass over its stadium track, the Olympic Committee agreed to finance the job.

Removing the track will make Harvard, stadium one of the few all-grass Olympic sized stadiums in the country, according to Scott Le Tellier, U.S. Olympic Committee soccer director.

The Olympic Committee had three criteria for a summer games stadium, Le Tellier explained. The stadium of choice had to be all grass, it had to be large enough, and it had to be available. Harvard's stadium was one of the few to pass the Olympic test on all three counts.