Fordham at Georgetown

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  Evening star, October 6, 1947, page 11

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  Fatal TDMegoI, CIV. Claims; Tucker, a Soph, Is Terp Find v. M. T., 13; GEORGE WASH INGTON, z: The first man on the field after the final gun gave the Keydets’ their triumph over the Colonials was G. w. Coach Skip Stanley. who with his players claimed to the officials that v. NJ I. End Claude Patton did not hold the ball long enough for legal possession on the winning touchdown pass, seconds from the end. Patton and Merle Leisher of the Colonials grabbed the Lou Veltri pass as one, but as the offensive team gets possession on a simultaneous catch, it was Patton’s ball. Stanley and the G. w. players said Patton, with Leisher’s help, dropped the ball at the same instant, however, and it should have been ruled an incomplete pass. Stanley blamed the defeat on the fact the v. M. I. passer had too much time to throw and the fact that his own passing attack was awful. The Keydets were bold. however, as they stopped the clock three times in the last minute and drew 5-yard penal ties each time, and also spurned field goal to try for the winning pass. G.. WIS Art Kennedy received a leg injury that may force him to retire for AT. M. w. GEORGETOWN 40; FoRDHAM 7; The Hoyas now have played a good team (Wake Forest) and a poor team (Fordham) and looked good against both. Coach Jack Hagerty has a rugged defensive club, particularly through the middle of the line in Bus Werder-Vic Banonis- Elmer Obertn Anv team that h1lcks the

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Fordham leads 20–⁠12–⁠2 in 34 meetings, counting the 25 since this game.