Fordham at Holy Cross

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  Evening star, November 22, 1953, page 74

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  Haley Scores Twice As Holy Cross Beats Favored Rams, 2O-7 WORCESTER, Mass, Nov. 81. Quarterback Bill Haley Of Washington, D. c., scored twice on sneaks today while directing a blistering f1rst-half attack that enabled Holy Cross crippled football forces to defeat favored Fordham, 20–⁠7. Holy Cross two successful flrst-period drives were launched from it’s 48 and on both. Lou Hettinger and Pete Biocca were highly consistent carriers. HALEY went over from one foot out and Biocca from the three. Midway through the second quarter. Haley ended a 35-yard drive by slipping over from the 8. It was the first time in ID games that Fordham had failed to score at least two touchdowns. And the Rams got their one today at the expense of Holy Cross second-stringers. With less than four minutes left in the game, Rog Franz clicked with a 69-yard pass to George Murphy and Joe Yalch banged over from the 3. Fordham appeared over whelmed by Holy Cross first half attack, but the Rams i’m proved vastly when play was resumed after half time. Twice in the third period Fordham made long ground and air thrusts to Holy Cross IL, where the vigilant Crusaders in tercepted or knocked down Franz end-zone passes. Holy Cross ----14 IA 6 o 90 Fordham scoring: Touchdowns-Yalch ConveYsion.-Yalch. Holy Cross scoring: .Touchdowns-- Haley ~. Biocca. Conversion-Pars t2)‘

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Holy Cross leads 23–⁠14–⁠1 in 38 meetings, counting the 24 since this game.