Colgate at Holy Cross

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  Evening star, November 4, 1951, page 52

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  Holy Cross Converts COLGATE CANDLES Into Scores 10 Win, 34–⁠6 WORCESTER. Mass, Nov. s. Holy Cross powerful and confident Crusaders took advantage of most of a gambling Colgate teams rainy game mistakes to roll to a 34–⁠6 victory today for their fifth triumph in six starts. Unwilling to contest against Holy Cross wall-like ground defenses. Colgate denied the I’M favorable conditions by attempt ing a wide-open attack, which was smeared quickly. An interception forced Colgate to punt from its Is early and Tommy Murphy ran it back sc yards for. the first Holy Cross touchdown. A few seconds after the ensuing kickoff, Joe Dunay, defensive tackle intercepted Char lie Stratton’s pass on Colgate’s s 20 and ran it back for q touch down. Capt. Mel Massucco reeled OF a 73-yard scoring run In the Sec ond period. The Crusaders added two more touchdowns in the final period. Fullback Bob Boyle banged II yards after Hank Lemire blocked Jackson Kings punt on Colgate’s 20 as the fourth period got under way. Soon after, Charley Maloy, back in action after battling a duodenal ulcer for almost three weeks, tossed a 20-yard touchdown heave to Johnny Turco. Johnny-Feltch missed only one Of his five conversion tries. Colgate made its only score in the last three minutes of play. when Charlie Cooley turned in two gains. including a IL yard scoring jaunt.

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Colgate leads 32–⁠30–⁠5 in 67 meetings, counting the 48 since this game.