Boston College at Holy Cross

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  The Waterbury Democrat, Connecticut, November 29, 1937, page 13

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  DOBIE NOT DONE kSB.C. FOOTBALL COACH OF 1888 Contract Calls for Another Year Wit h”GlOOny Gil” in Charge; No Revolt Boston, Nov. 29.-IUP) Reports that Gilmour Gloomy GiD Dobie was doomed as head football coach at Boston College and that his play CTS revolted Saturday by concocting their own plays in the climatic game with Holy Cross were spiked of- flcially today. Graduate Athletic Manager John P. Curley denied run.brs that any Cae of Q half dozen nationally prom inent coaches was being considered as Dobie’s successor and said the 58-year-old thin man” would be back at the helm next season. “Dobie has another year to go on his contract” Curley asserted. “The college will live up to that contract. Dobie has been doing his work 100 per cent and he’s faithful fellow, He has been up against injuries all season. There has been lot of per- sonal venom in things that have been written” Many Mentioned Curley said there was nothing” to rumors that mentioned Lou Lit- tie of Columbia Gus Dorais of De- troit, Pat Haaley of Boston Uni- versity, Slip Madigan of St, MaryS and Adam Walsh of BoWdoin and one or two others as Doble’s suc”‘ cessors. II haven’t talked to any of these men,” Curley said, “and dent intend to-” Reports of a revolt gained mo- mentum when Boston College un- iurlod an amazing display of razZle- dazzle and the quarterback and two other starting backs were Substitut- cd after the half In the 20–⁠0 defeat at the hands of Holy Cross. “lf the players revolted,” Dobie said, q was not conscious of 1t. There were two plays that were im- promptu. Both were laterals that were used indiscreetly. The other laterals and forward passes and all other plays were ours” II cautioned the boys between the halves about putting on anything we didn’t have” Dobie added, but l made no restrictions. I merely told them not to improvise plays on the field. That’s the most dangerous thing you can do in football. As fas as substitutioas are concerned, l tc9k men out when they were no loager able to play The long lean Gcot, who has been coaching college football for 46 years, said he did not “doubt” there was a certain amount of what you n ight call disscntion going on all fall In the squad I’m sure of it, But yOull find that on any college team tlAt has more than II good play CrS. The fellows who aren’t picked to start naturally feel sighted ana start to complain and get sulky. l pay Q boy on his merits and sub- stitute on his merits” Grads “SOrc” Alumni criticism of Doble, who came here in February l936--two days after he resigned under pres sure at Cornell-started when Bos- ton College played a scoreless tie with Temple. It mounted when the team lost to Detroit University North Carolina State and Boston University and reached It’s peak af- ter Saturdays defeat. Just year ago, Dobie was hailed ns “miracle man” when his team upsot highly favored Holy Cross. Before the start of the past cam paign, alumni and Boston sports writers rated 3. c. as one Of the potentially outstanding teams in the east. |, q didn’t promise Q miracle team” Dobie observed. “That’s what they yelves.”

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Boston College leads 36–⁠19 in 55 meetings, counting the 49 since this game.