Syracuse vs. Fordham

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  Evening star, October 23, 1949, page 44

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  Fordhom Stays on Comeback Trail, PIosters Syracuse, 47–⁠27 NEW YORK, Oct. % - Ford hams once mighty Rams, hot on their. comeback campaign to big time football. submerged Syracuse. 47–⁠21. in a rain-splattered slugfest before 1865 spectators at the Polo Grounds. Fordham plays Georgetown University of Washington, D. c., here next Saturday. Led by Deadeye Dick Doheny, a six-foot. 170-pound sharp shooter. the Rams racked up two touchdowns in each of the first two periods, poured across three more in the third, and coasted through the final quarter to regis ter their third straight success without defeat. It was Fordham’ s longest winning streak in eight years. tg @ Hampered By Injuries. The. injury -riddled Orange from upstate were no match for the Rams, especially in the line, weakened by the loss Of regular center Leon Cohen and right guard Jim Fiacco, captain Of the team. To add to their woes. Bernie Gusts. their highly touted T. formation quarterback, had an off day. Although he completed five of nine passes, at no time did he look like the great aerialist who connected with 30 of go passes in four previous outings. His tosses gained 40 yards in all. On the other hand, Doheny, although sitting out most Of the second half, threw Is aerials and completed 10. good for 1876 yards. Three heaves resulted in touch downs. He threw a 30-yarder to end Bill Maloney right on the goal line in the. first quarter to open Fordham’s scoring. He closed the period with a flve-yard pitch to Maloney over the goal line. Do heny’s third touchdown toss. also a f1ve-yarder, went to Alan Pfeifer, in the third stanza. Relying on Davis. Unable to shake Custis loose for any appreciable gains, either via the air route or on the ground, Syracuse was forced to rely mostly on the churntng legs Of speedy George Davis. He accounted for the last two Orange scores, racing almost the length Of the field following q thrust through the line for q spec tacular e5-yard touchdown run In the third period. He climaxed an 80-yard march. slipping through a hole in the line on an 11-yard romp across the goal line in the fourth quarter.

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Syracuse leads 4–⁠2–⁠1 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.