Auburn at Boston College

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 24, 1940, page 32

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  Boston College. Rips Big Auburn Apart For 9Th in Row O’Rourke Is Speurheod Of EoeIes’ Offensive In 33–⁠7 Victory BOSTON, Nov. 23.- Unbeaten Boston College crumbled a powerful Auburn eleven through the first half today and then took the Southern Plainsmen apart at the seams to roll up 1877 total In their ninth straight victory before $4,000 spectators at Fenway Park. Charley O’Rourke. spanked two Boston touchdown drives with bull letlike passing and tricky running. Frank Maznicki scored twice, first on a 41-yard pass from ORourke, then in the first play of the fourth period, on a routine 6-yard off, tackle dash after the Eagles had marched Al yards. ORourke Leads Advance. O’Rourke scored at the close of spectacular march from kickoff in the third period. 1t required Just eight plays, ORourke covering so of the 10 yards personally. Just after Maznicki’s fourth period score, Mickey Connolly, capa- BILE sophomore replacement for O’Rourke, shared an Auburn pass on the Auburn SO and raced back to the 90 Maznicki and Connolly took the ball to the Plainsmen’s 6. Big Mike Holovak bulled his way into the end zone, carrying three Auburn players with him. The final score came with five minutes to go and ended another 41-yard march to the end zone. Holovak, Maznicki and Connolly carried to the Auburn behind devastating blocking. Ted Williams, third string left half. romped over on a well-executed reverse. Holovak kicked the extra point. Maznicki made good on two of four other tries. Auburn Scores at Finish. Auburn’s lone score came in the last minute of play against Bostons third and fourth-Stringers.

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, November 24, 1940, page 1

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  BOSTON DEFEATS PLAINSMEN, 33–⁠7 Unbeaten Eleven Wins Behind Playing OF O’Rourke And Mazniki BOSTON, Nov. 23.-R-Unbeaten- Boston college crumbled a pow erful Auburn eleven through the first half today and then took the Southern Plainsmen apart as the seams to roll up a 1877 total in their ninth straight victory before IS, 900 spectators at Fenway park. The high-flying Eagles, whose supporters were lamenting the abb sence of Gene Goodreault, their great right end, from the lineup for the first time in his college career, found ample cause for rejoicing in the performances OF Charlie O’Rourke and Frank MAJ nicki in the Boston backfield. O’Rourke gave another convincing all-America performance as he spanked two Boston touchdown drives with his bullet-like passing and his tricky running. He scored himself on the niftiest piece of run ming of the afternoon when he cut back sharply through tackle and tailed from 15-yards out, feinting several Auburn defenders out of danger along the route. Maznicki scored twice, first on the receiving end of a 41-yard pass from O’Rourke, which he took over his shoulder as he romped across the Auburn line with the nearest defender three yards away. His second came on the first play of the fourth period, a routine six yard off-tackle dash after the Eagles had marched Al yards. O’Rourke’s score came at the close of a spectacular march from kickoff in the third period. It required just eight plays and four minutes to complete and in it o. Rourke stilled his steel-spring arm to prove that he was a great run ming back by covering so of the 70 yards personally. 3

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Boston College leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.