Fordham at Holy Cross

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  The Waterbury Democrat, Connecticut, October 19, 1931, page 14 (results column)

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  Climb to ranking as co-favorites of Harvard and Columbia were based upon well-earned but sur- prising victories over the Army and Dartmouth. Led by Barry Wood, Harvard stunned a record crowd at West Points Michie Stadium in winning 14–⁠1s. Wood accounted for two forward passes which made the Harvard touchdowns, and scored the vital extra points. Out of The Sky. Columbia surprised even its most ardent well-wishers by win ming with consumate ease over an apparently over-rated Dartmouth eleven. The fine play on offense and defense by Ralph Heweitt ac- counted for Columbia’s 1926 vic tory. New York University won rela- lively easy game over Rutgers, 27- z, and now faces a stiff schedule, meeting Colgate, Oregon, Georgia, Fordham and Carnegie Tech. Pittsburg, with a record of four victories over slightly regarded foes will meet Notre Dame at South Bend on Saturday. Pitt downed Western Reserve, 32–⁠0. Three Thirty-Threes. Another record was kept clear when Cornell, led once again by Bart Viviano, veteran star back, humbled Princeton. 33–⁠0. Colgate and Syracuse, two splendid New York state teams, also survived. Colgate downed Manhattan. 33–⁠0. Syracuse beat Flo ida, 33–⁠12. Fordham lost some prestige by being held to 6–⁠6 tie with Holy Cross, but the rams should be able to round out a creditable season for their remaining games. Only the one with N. Y. U. offers any real danger. Easier Games Ahead. Army and Dartmouth, victims of so called upsets, were the chief sufferers of the weekend. Each however has a representative sche- due yet to be played, and may climb back to dominance. Other results of Saturday in- cluded: Navy 12. Delaware 2; Penn 32, Leh;gh O; W. and J. 13. West ern Maryland 12: Amherst 19, Wor- cester Tech 6; Brown 3s, Tufts 12: Dickinson 10, Penn State 6; Yale 27, Chicago o.

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 18, 1931, page 1 (results column)

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  AL CAPONE CONVICTED ON FIVE OF % COUNTS: FACES l7-YEAR TERM Sports Summary UpsetS and surprises galore were produced on. the far-dung gridirons of the Nation yesterday as the foot ball season swung in to full stride. Maryland’s feat in holding the strong Kentucky varsity squad to a 6–⁠6 tie was a source of graft fication to its followers, while American University bowed to High Point by a one-touchdown margin as its new field was died. icated. Gallaudet finished on the short end of an 1870 score against the aviators at Langley Field, Va. Probably the biggest upsets of the day we’re Wisconsin’s 2l-l4 defeat Of Purdue end Harvard’s 14-l3 verdict over Army, al though Fordham’s failure to do better than Go draw with Holy Cross and Iowa’s outplaying Indiana In a ScorelesS tie also come under this heading. as does the 1876 rout of Dartmouth by Lou Little’s Lions, which marked Columbia’s first victory over a Big Green eleven In AZ years. The $50 defeat Princeton took from Cornell was the worst the Tigers have suffered since back in the ’90S, while Tennessee’s margin of $50 over Alabama and Auburn’s 1870 triumph over Georgia Tech we’re surprising, this being the first time in IL years the Plainsmen have con- Quered the Golden Tornado. Yale’s unexpected 27–⁠0 rout of Chicago was one of three notable intersectional tits. In the 9TH ers Syracuse overwhelmed Flor ida. 1912. and Northwestern bested California U. Southern branch) 1870. Notre Dame. sub jected earlier to some criticism of weak attack, used exactly 81 players in romping over drake by a count of $50.

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Holy Cross leads 23–⁠14–⁠1 in 38 meetings, counting the 29 since this game.