Miller-Sibley Field underwent some tweaking in the late 1940s beginning with the installation of floodlights before the 1947 season. The Nursery drilled under the lights at home for the first time ever Sept. 4 in preparation for their home and season opener Sept. 5 against Girard. About 2,500 fans -- the largest home crowd in 15 years, according to The News Herald -- turned out for the 8:30 p.m. kickoff. "The crowd overflowed the newly installed bleacher seats and hundreds stood several deep around the gridiron," TNH said. Girard scored the first touchdown of the game on a 74-yard pass and lateral to Sam Tomes after Norm Sedler caught the ball. The first Franklin TD came on a 60-yard interception return by John Coefield. Ted Marchibroda scored on a 1-yard run later on in the second quarter, and the Nursery held on for a 12-7 win. Officials for the game were Hud Wells of Oil City, John Otto of franklin and Art Brady of Titusville. The Nursery also wore new uniforms -- red shirts and tan pants. "The big white numerals made it easy to identify the players," the paper reported. The only downer: The FHS band was unable to make an appearance because their uniforms were at the cleaners. The spiffing up of Miller-Sibley continued for the 1948 season. "The new football enclosure at Miller-Sibley is getting some finishing touches," TNH reported in its Sept. 7 edition. "Bleacher seats were erected a week ago, the lighting system is in working order and the gridiron has been lined. "With the addition of two new 10-row sections, there will be seating for more than 3,000 fans on both the east and west sides of the field. That on the west will be the reserved section for which season tickets are now being sold." The price for the five home games was $5 "including 83 cents in taxes," the paper said. Tickets were available at McGuire's drug store and  Russell's dairy store. Kickoff time for the opener against Bradford was 8:30 p.m., but 8 p.m. for all other home games. "Four attendants will be on hand at the auto parking area to assure orderly parking," THN reported.