Syracuse at Holy Cross

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 22, 1950, page 43

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  Syracuse Takes 2O-Point Lead, Barely Beats Holy Cross, 34–⁠27 Syracuse rolled to second touchdown in the second quarter, added two in the third and apparently had the game wrapped up. Begin Final Drive. But the Crusaders used an in tercepted pass to set up their second touchdown which Maloy scored by diving over from the l midway through the last period. A Maloy to Johnny Turco pass covered so yards for the next Crusader touchdown at 1853 OF the finale. Maloy then cracked through the middle from the for the fourth at 1890 after two of his passes had eaten some 81 yards. That tied the score, 27–⁠27. A 15-yard penalty on the kickoff put Syracuse on the Holy Cross a. Two Custis passes sent the Or. ange to the S and John Colcer barreled across for the six points Koleser’s first conversion tr, was good but Syracuse was caugh holding. Koleser then moved bacl to the Is and kicked it again. Score by periods: Syracuse -------- 9 7 “a 7–⁠3 Holy Cross o 20–⁠2 Syracuse scoring: Touchdowns-Custi Koleser “a Holy Cross scoring: Touchdowns-Cul lity. Maloy CD, Turco. ConversionslFeltch CD.

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Syracuse leads 25–⁠5 in 30 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.