Holy Cross at Penn State

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  Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 14, 1956, page 71

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  OutcIossed Holy Cross Loses, 43–⁠0, to Penn Stote UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. Oct, .13 (PD.-Penn State today crushed an outclassed Holy Cross football team, 43–⁠0. to open its home football season with its second victory in three games Holy Cross could not get its attack functioning and it WASH until late in the fourth quarter the Crusaders managed to invade Penn State territory. Ironically. the key feature OF the Fem State victory was its Iironclad defense. Dan Radakovich. a center. and Capt. Sam Valentine. joined forces to knock down passes and block two punts These two, along with the rest lof the State forward wall, kept the Holy Cross attack under controll throughout the game. Radakovich blocked a punt midway in the first period that set up Penn States first touch down. The Lions had scored earlier on field goal by Quarterback Milt Plum from the % On the first play, Halfback Billy Kane raced across to make il 80. Plum converted. State scored in the first period

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Penn State leads 9–⁠0 in nine meetings, counting the seven since this game.