Georgetown at Holy Cross

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  Evening star, September 25, 1949, page 42

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  Conn Brilliant Effort Wins for .Hoyas by20–⁠13 Team Behind by Two Touchdowns When He Catches Fire D. d II i. Stor Staff Correspondent WORCESTER, Mass, Sept. “a. Conn, a youngster with a constant stomach ache. presented Holy Cross a succession of head aches today in leading underdog Georgetown out of the despair of a two-touchdown deficit to a 20-l3 victory over the Crusaders. The 22-year-old Conn, once feared lost to the Georgetown football team due to ulcers, sparked the Hoyas to a gallant win over Holy Cross after the Crusaders had accumulated 1870 margin and seemingly were headed for an easy conquest. 1t was Conn, with a 23-yard touchdown dash late in the second period. who transformed the Hoyas from a fumbling outfit in to a team that suddenly played inspired football. With Conn as the generator, the Hoyas electrifled a crowd of $4,000 and made the head coaching debut of young Bob Margarita an immense sue cess. Conn smashed over for the Hoyas’ third touchdown from two yards out in the fourth period. Setting the stage for Conn’s heroicS was a 29-yard pass from Frank Mattingly. sophomore quarterback. to Gus Fornaciara sophomore end, to the Crusaders rs in the second period. Billy fumbled in a rushing attempt but there to recover for Georgetown on the Holy Cross % was Tackle Jim Ricca. G. U. Persistence Pays Off. Two plays later Conn whisked through right guard, broke into the clear, eluded a pair of tacklers at the S and plunged into the end zone. Dick Haesler’s placement wobbled over the bar to slice Georgetown’s deficit to 1877. That was the magic which ignited the Hoyas. Early in the third period Georgetown reached the Holy Cross S after Mattingly collaborated with End Bob Mop pinger in clicking on 36-yard pass. Checked there. the Hoyas bounced back only to be stalled again when Charley Binder in tercepted a Mattingly pass on the Crusaders S. The third time Georgetown knocked at the door, though. they got in. Conn returned John Readers punt 20 yards to the Holy Cross %. Mattingly and End Dick Losh teamed on 23yard pass and on the final play of the period Conn banged the ball to the 3. Mattingly was foiled on a quarterback sneak, but the Crusaders were penalized for offside and on the next play Mattingly repeated the maneuver successfully, crash ing over for the score. Haessler’s point attempt was wide and the count remained 1913. Hoyas March ~ Yards. Holy Cross couldn’t penetrate Georgetown’s defense and when they punted Georgetown swept 72 yards to score. 1t was Conn for 8, Lou Miller for 7. Dick Barba for IL. Relentlessly the Hoyas chew ed up the distance separating them from another score, with Conn, Miller and Barba supplying the footwork. 1t was Barba who carried eight yards to the Holy Cross S and Miller lugged to the 2. Then Conn cracked off right tackle, ricocheted off two tacklers and surged into the end zone. Haesler booted the point, then George town clung to its 20–⁠13 advantage. On the third play of the game Guard Imbornoni gave the Hoyas hope of an upset when he blasted the Crusaders John Turco, prompting a tumble which the Hoyas recovered. Babe Bara- Johnny Highes and Jack Kivus, plus a pair of short passes by Mattingly, carried to the Holy Cross l before expiring. Then Holy Cross took over and began to justify their installation as two-touchdown favorites. The stymied Georgetown’s running plays and paved their way to their first touchdown when Guard Henry Beulieu broke through to smear Lou Surman’s S punt. End Jim MacDougald recovering for Holy Cross on Georgetown’s IL. On the first play of the second period a trap ped Jim Murphy tipped a desperate underhand pass to Bob Doyle, who sprinted to the Hoyas’ 2. Binder nudged to within inches of the goal line and Murphy carried over. Johnny Fetch kick ed the point. Crusaders Drive 10 Yards. Holy Cross stopped Georgetown, then took over to drive 70-yards and score again. Johnny Turco and Mike Zinkiewicz engineered the march to Georgetown’s 5 and the Hoyas were penalized to the l. Bob Farrell smashed center to score but Feltch’s placement was wide. BRIEFLY: Athletic Director Jack Hagerty broadcast a descripton of the game to Georgetown followers in Washington about 800 students made the trip here from the Capital and were rewarded by ueorgetown’s gallant comeback. Twice Holy Cross touchdowns : Asee GEORGETOWN, Page Bad

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Holy Cross leads 19–⁠8 in 27 meetings, counting the 22 since this game.