Fordham at Holy Cross

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  New-York tribune, New York, November 4, 1906, page 10

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  HOLY CROSS DEFEATS FoRDHAM Game Hard Fought and Little 10 Choose Between Two Elerens. Worcester. Mass. NOV. s.-IIoly Cross won a hard fought game from Fordham here to-day by score of to 6. but there nr:le 20 choose Detween the two e!evens during 20 greater part OF the game Fordham started with a rush and scored its only touchdown before Holy Cross really got into the game. Fordhams touchdown IaaGe sfte- sixteen minutes OF play in tie first half Getting the hau on the kick OF. aftec Fordham’s tough,.Gun Hol,; Cross in three in.nl!es scored a touchdown. Geary kicked the goal ‘‘ The other Two points scored By Holy Cross canoa in the second ha!r. when, after catching punt on the s-ysId line, Gargsn was pushed over MS own goal line by ConEor. OF Holy Cross. COR a safety

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  The sun, New York [N.Y.], November 4, 1906, page 1

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  Fordham plays Well, but Loses TO Holy Cross WORCESTER, Mass, Nov. Sin their first meeting on Fitton Field in Worcester to-day Holy Cross defeated FordhAm by three points. The score was s to 5. Fordham sprang a big surprise in Its strikingly fast team work While much lighter than their opponents, Fordham’s Quickness swept Holy Cross OF its feet at the opening OF the game. By down in sixteen minutes Of play. but failed for a goal. The scoring evidently woke Holy Cross up, for with twenty and forty yards by Riley and OIDonnell Holy Cross was able to make a touchdown and follow with a goal. Ii. Gargan played a brilliant game for Ford ham 1inenD’

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Holy Cross leads 23–⁠14–⁠1 in 38 meetings, counting the 35 since this game.