Holy Cross at Amherst

Saturday, November 5, 1904

Amherst beat Holy Cross 40–⁠6. It was their fourth meeting; after it, Amherst led the series 2–⁠1–⁠1.

AwayHoly Cross2–⁠5–⁠2 in 1904
6
HomeAmherst9–⁠1 in 1904
40

FinalHigh 49°F, low 32°F

In the newspapers

  • The The Washington times's story: PENN GOAL LINE STILL UNCROSSED Leads Eastern Colleges iii Comparative Records. AMHERST FELL FROM PERCH Allowed Holy Cross TO Make Touch. down on SatuTday-GeOTgetOwn More Formidable.

    The Washington times, District of Columbia, November 7, 1904, page 1

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    PENN GOAL LINE STILL UNCROSSED Leads Eastern Colleges iii Comparative Records. AMHERST FELL FROM PERCH Allowed Holy Cross TO Make Touch. down on SatuTday-GeOTgetOwn More Formidable. Pennsylvania is the only blg Eastern college eleven that has not had it’s goal crossed this year, the only four points being scored against her being the result OF a goal from field I’m the game with 5warJhmUre. Next TO Penusy Fanks Yale, then Princeton, and last bf the big -Four” comes Harvard Amherst enjoyed the reputation or not having been scored on up TO Saturday but then Holy Cross made q lone touch down and kicked goal Amherst won easily. however, the maj score being 40 TO g. Georgetown added TO her good showing on Saturday by defeating North Carolima and laying formidable claim TO the championship of the South George Washington was unable TO win or lose in its game with Johns Hopkins on Saturday neither side scoring. Gallaudet sustained another defeat losing 10 St. Johns by IL 10 g. The records TO date follow:

  • The New-York tribune's story: HOLY CROSS SCORES ON AMHERST.

    New-York tribune, New York [N.Y.], November 6, 1904, page 10

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    HOLY CROSS SCORES ON AMHERST. Amherst. Mass, Nov. 5-Amherst has last been scored on. After minutes of play Reed. of Holy Cross. made hf!y-hve yard punt and O’Donnen also of Holy Cross. managed to grab the ball and ran thirty yards ,or touchdown. From that time on Amherst simply slaughtered her opponents piing IN TWO touchdowns in the first half and five in the second -Shattuck Crook and Powell, o Amherst. all made OF from fifty To- seventy yards. Reed, OF Holy Cross played the best game for his side lie tried kick three field goals but each tine the bail was blocked by Rollins. The score and lineup:

  • The Rock Island Argus's story: SATURDAYS FOOTBALL.

    Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., November 7, 1904, page 7 (results column)

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    SATURDAYS FOOTBALL. Al Amherst, Mass.-Amherst, 40; Holy Cross, 6. At CIeveland-Casc School, II; Ohio Medical. o. At oberlin-oberlin. Il; Western Reserve, -. At Lawrcnce-Kansas. “a; Not~e Dame. ;. At La Fayettc-Purdue, S4; Indiana Medical. ). AT acknowledgements II; Iowa. 6. At Cambridge-Harvard. 0; Dart mouth, o. At Ithica-CorneII, so; Lehigh, 5. At PhiladeIphia-PCnn %; Lafayette, o. At New Haven-Yale, %; Brown. 0 At Observation-Disclosures Sc; Belo:t At Chicago. GS; Texas, o. At Columbus-Ohio State University 10; Illinois, 446. At Ann Acknowledgment Sc; Drake A. At West Point-West Point, 6 I Princeton. y. ! At Annapolis Cadets, %; Pennsyl vania State college. q. / At Cedar Falls State Normal, 10 J Coe college, Q. / \ novel feeling of leaping. bounding I impulses goes through your body. Yol fCCi young, and are young, after TAX ; ing HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea. 81 : cents. tea or tablet. T. II. Thomas pharmacist

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.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Amherst 72% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Tied 2–⁠2–⁠1 in five meetings, counting the one since this game.

Recent meetings
1905Holy Cross 9, Amherst 0
1904Amherst 40, Holy Cross 6
1903Holy Cross 36, Amherst 0
1902Amherst 29, Holy Cross 5
1897Holy Cross 6, Amherst 6

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