Holy Cross at Columbia

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 16, 1947, page 44

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  Columbia 100 Victor As Rossides’ Passes Battle Holy Cross NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-Columbia parleyed the good right arm Of hard working Gene Rossides and the sure right foot of Ventan Yah lonski into 100 triumph over the football forces of Holy Gross today while $4,000 approving customers shivered at Baker Field. Rossides, who completed II Of the IA passes he threw-eight of them in a row-hurled 80 yards to sticky fingered Bill Swiacki for the games only touchdown in the third period and Yablonski. who kicked the extra point, added 20-ysrd field goal for good measure In the fourth. 1t was the fourth straight victory for the Lions in string that started with their upset over Army and their third shutout in a row. feat they last accomplished in 1881. After a scoreless first half. dur ing which Columbia twice missed fired inside the 20-yard line and Holy Cross blew one chance at the Is, the Lions started rolling from their own % following the second half kickoff and apparently were touchdown bound. With Rossides hitting Swiacki and Bruce Gehrke for short aerial gaihs, Columbia moved down to the CRU sader Is, only to have the big Holy Cross line hurl Rossides back to the 80 as he twice failed to locate receivers. But Yablonski limbered up his kicking toe and punted out Of bounds at the on fourth down. Sheridan kicked out to the Holy Cross As and Columbia scored In two plays. Jack Nork hit the middle for Is before Rossides whipped his long pass to Swiacki, who fell across the goal line. Again Holy Gross threw the Lions in reverse and when fourth down found them still II yards from ths double stripe, Yablonski booted q field goal from the 20 to put on the clincher.

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Holy Cross leads 4–⁠1 in five meetings, counting the four since this game.