Holy Cross at Brown

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 26, 1930, page 1

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  BROWN U. OUTPLAYS HOLY CROSS, 10 TO 0 Rhode Island Forwards Save Game by Covering Fumbles in Hard Battle in Rain. PROVIDENCE, r. l., October 25- Brown outplayed and outSkidded an optimistic Holy Cross foot ball team here today to win 13-to-0 victory. The game was played in a driving rain, but the slippery ball affected only the Holy Cross offensive. The Brown forwards were alert for fumbles and more than once the covering Of the ball by a Brown jersey pulled the Bruin out OF danger Both teams played hard, rugged foot ball and Holy Cross had numerous sub situations. Capt Jack McEwan reported that several of his players had been seriously hurt as the result of falls on the slippery turf. There were no major penalties, however, and the play was clean Both teams resorted to punting in the first period, with Brown having the advantage and forcing the play deep into Purple territory. Brown worked the ball to the Holy Cross 29-yard line. There Harris passed to Gilmartin and the latter dashed % yards for a score. Harris missed the kick Periods two and three were scoreless. In the final quarter Rotellif Brown full back, went into action and ripped ON four first downs, Holy Cross stiffened and took the ball on downs. Rotelli recovered the ball when Baker fumbled on being tackled. The next play he threw a fiat pass to CURL who dashed across the goal line Capt Fogarty. after fumbling the ball on an attempted kick, threw to Rotelli for the extra Y10int

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Holy Cross leads 24–⁠23–⁠2 in 49 meetings, counting the 41 since this game.