Quantico Marines at Holy Cross

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  Evening star, November 17, 1952, page 19

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  Fine Passing ? 0uantico Dims Holy Cross Hope |0f Gator Bowl Bid WORCESTER. Mass, Nov. IT, Holy Cross chances of getting an invitation to the Gator Bowl are dim today as result Of It’s 27–⁠18 loss to the Quantico Marines yes terday. It was the second set back this year for the Crusaders, who previously had bowed only to Syracuse by one point. Air-minded Holy Cross, which dependsemostly on Chuck Maloy, the East’s top intercollegiate passer, found the Marines even more adept with a passing game. Despite the rain and soft field, Dick Flowers Of Quantico. former Northwestern star. completed 81 OF 80 passes for a total OF 262 yards and all four of his teams touchdowns. Three scoring tosses went to Jim Mutscheller, last years Notre Dame captain. Malov completed “a of Sc for 291 yards. One pass was good for a touchdown and the other passes set up snort scoring plunges by Lou Hettinger and Gerry O’Leary. Quantico had to come from behind twice Flowers opened the scoring with a 28-yard pass to Gene Stewart. late of Mississippi State, but Holy Cross matched it in the first period with a 26-yard pass from Ma’oy to Hettinger. Holy Gross scored additional touchdowns in the second and third periods which were matched by Quantico scoring passes to Mutscheller. The decisive score in the last period by Mutscheller was on a 3s-yard pass.

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Holy Cross leads 5–⁠3 in eight meetings, counting the six since this game.