Holy Cross at Boston College

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  New-York tribune, November 16, 1919, page 21

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  Madden’s 60-Yd Run Helps Boston Down Holy Cross Eleven. Special Correspondence BOSTON. Nov. Is Fully 10 900 enthusiastic fans saw Boston College de. feat Holy Cross this afternoon by score of 9 to 7 in as bitterly contest ed battle as ever waged between these rivals Ideal weather conditions prevailed and the ground was dry and hard The intense rivalry between the two colleges was manifest throughout the game, and the Worcester boys were bent on preventing the Bostonians from obtaining permanent possess on Of the Cardinal OConnell trorhy, which remains with Boston College by it’s Win to-day. Captain Fitzpatrick scored first blood For Boston College in the first per. cd, when he booted neat field goal from the 19-yard line. This lead was quick ~ overcome, however, in the second period, when Hoy Gross made a touch down from Boston’s 25-yard line on a rer ectly executed forward pass, Ken nedy to DAILY, with the latter receiving the bail on Boston’s one-yard line and falling over for the score. Daily also kicked the goal. Several forward passes, more or less successful, featured the third period, but fai ed to produce a score for either team. Ted Madden. the dminutve Boston back, who relieved McF,laney in the third period was the hero of spec tacular march OF sixty yards down the field for a touchdown in the last few minutes OF play. Practically alone Madden brought the bah to Holy Cross four-yard line, from which point Captain Fitzpatrick carried the ball over for Boston’s only touchdown. The latter failed to kick tine goal. and the game end ID with the ball in Holy Cross’s possession on It’s own 40 yard line.

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Boston College leads 36–⁠19 in 55 meetings, counting the 51 since this game.