Boston College at Holy Cross

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, December 3, 1950, page 46

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  BOSTON, Dec. 2. - Johnny Turco set Holy Cross af1re with q 97-yard scoring kickoff return and added three more touchdowns as Holy Cross stormed from behind for a 32–⁠14 victory over winless Boston College today before a Is, ,034 crowd at Braves Field. Holy Cross, represented by al most the same forces that suffered a humiliating 76–⁠0 defeat a year ago in this Jesuit school football rivalry, permitted underdog Boston College to tally in each of the first two quarters. Then. midway through the sec ond quarter, the fleet Turco suddenly decided to take over. Shortly after his long touchdown dash, he snatched a 23-yard scoring forward from Charlie Maloy crack passer. Then. with only Sec onds left in the first half, Turco banged over from the six-yard line for the deciding touchdown. After the lights were turned on for the third period. Turco cli- NAKED a 70-yard drive by scoring his 17th touchdown of his 1O-game campaign from the four-yard line on fourth down. The other Holy Cross score was produced by Mel Massucco’s 32yard sprint about midway through the third quarter. Before being recorded as the most unsuccessful football team in Boston Colleges history, depart ing Coach Denny Myers forces threatened to run away with the game at the outset. Late in the opening session the Eagles Dick Mcbride fed Mike Mikulics a 30-yard touchdown pass and early in the next frame the latter ended an 8O-yard advance with a 11-yard scoring run. While Holy Cross was booming its ancient rival to season of one tie and nine consecutive defeats Sophomore Maloy just missed winding up as the Eastern Cole

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Boston College leads 36–⁠19 in 55 meetings, counting the 37 since this game.