Holy Cross at Fordham

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 20, 1929, page 79

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  FORDHAM EXTENDED TO BEAT HOLY CROSS BY the Associated Press. NEW YORK. october 19.-Pierclng a stubborn Holy Cross defense for a touchdown in the late moments OF the final period, an undefeated Fordham eleven triumphed over the purple team from Worcester by score Oh 10 at the Polo Grounds today as $4,000 foot ball enthusiasts peered down from vast empty stands. The reverse was the trst of the season for Holy Cross. A mad dash of As yards by Jimmy Murphy with a pass from John Fisher in his arms brought the Maroon up to the Puppies 22-yard mark late in the LIZARD mark Fordham won its way with pile-driving assaults, all but one of them directed inside the tackles. At the 1-yard post John Janis plucked Fishers lateral toss from the ambient and plunged across the goal line.

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Holy Cross leads 23–⁠14–⁠1 in 38 meetings, counting the 31 since this game.