Syracuse at Holy Cross

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  Evening star, November 1, 1953, page 71

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  WORCESTER, Mass, Oct. 81. - Syracuse University’s hard playing team today defeated Holy Cross, 21–⁠0.. It was the third consecutive shutout suffered by the Crusaders. For a time it appeared the $4,000 fans might see a scoreless tie but Pat Stark suddenly broke loose for 40 yards and a touchdown in the third quarter. The play began as a handoff. Stark maneuvered as if to pass and then raced of tackle, reversed his field and scored. Stark tossed a 17-yard pass to Bruce Yancey for the second Syracuse touchdown in the final period and then combined with Bob Leberman for a 48-yard scoring pass. Stark then crossed the detenders by tossing to Leberman for the third extra point. The others were booted by Jim George.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Syracuse leads 25–⁠5 in 30 meetings, counting the 19 since this game.