The New York herald., 1920-12-05
BOSTON COLLEGE
WINS AND HAS
CLEAN SLATE
10000 Persons See IA to 0
Victory in the Mud Over
Holy Cross.
TWO POINTS FROM SAFETY
Ball Hits Cross Bar in At
tempt to Kick From Behind
Lime TOuchdowns.
TWO POINTS FROM SAFETY

ton College football team, conquerer or
Fordham, Marietta, Georgetown and
Yale, rounded out it's season this af-
ternoon by beating it's dearest rival.
Holy Cross, ii to 0, at Braves Field.
More than 10000 persons gathered to
see the final intercollegiate gridiron
battle of the year.
The teams, playing in a field of mud,
slipped and slid from one end Of thS
yard TO the other, the team from New
ton Heights having the power and
applying it successfully twice for a
touchdown after sudden flashes of
good fortune had come its way. The
Maroon and Gold made three scores,
first a safety, made when Smith, the
Holy Cross punter, standing behind
his own goal line, booted the ball
against the crossbar, and two touch
downs coming from short offensive
punches after Holy Cross had made
fragrant errors in it's kicking game.
Considering the condition of the field
the game was well played. There was
some good running and some pretty
tackling. Time and again there was a
riot of excitement, for more often than
in any other big game of the year were
the teams called on to make goal line de-
fensive stands.
Twice during the engagement the Holy
Cross players held their opponents for
downs inside the 10 yard line before the
first touchdown was scored, and three
times Holy Cross was repulsed when in
side it's opponents 80 yard line, once
ON the yard mark, and another time on
fourth down. when Boston College in
tercepted forward pass.
Safety by Holy Cross.
In the first period Phil Corrigan made
a splendid kick from a point well past
middle field to the Holy Cross IL yard
line. The Purple made two short rushes
and then the Boston forwards piled
through so fast On Smith, who was back
to kick, that he fumbled the ball and
was tossed for ten yard loss. This
put the ball on the Holy Cross yard
line and Smith had to kick from behind
his own posts.
He had a good pass from Gildea. but
slipped in the mud Nevertheless he
sent the ball away beautifully. only to
see 1t strike squarely on the crossbar
and then bound to the kicker's left and
to the concrete bleacher wall. Four
Boston College players were after the
ball, but Smith got to 1t first as it came
caroming back from the wall. The Holy
Cross quarterback prevented a touch
down for his opponents, but he had made
a safety. and Boston College was in pos
session of two point lead.
These two points were Boston's mar
gin until well along in the second period.
At the end of the first quarter a long
forward pass to Comerford was con-
verted into 80 yard gain. and when
the teams changed sides the Newton men
were on attack only eleven yards from
its opponents goal. Here. however,
their advance was stopped and the ball
lost on downs.
The same thing happened again a few
moments later after seventeen yards had
been allowed b. G. on a forward pass on
which Urban had been interfered with
by the Holy Cross secondaries. Again,
however. Holy Cross was able to hold for
downs, although this time aided by a
penalty against Boston College for
early starting. Soon again RodericlS
completed forward pass from Corrigan
on Holly Cross II yard line. but the lat
ter was saved when another forward
carried into the end zone without COM
pletion.
Kicked ball Makes Trouble.
Late In the period Corrigan, standing
on his own 40 yard line drove a punt
which crossed the field and hoped low
to Smith. The latter allowed the ball
to roll. although he had time to pick II
up or fall on 1t. He allowed 1t to
drfbble and finally 1t stopped. and
within two and a half yards of the
Holy Cross goal.
On the first down Smith went back
to kick. This time. in order to stand
on firm ground instead of ankle deem
mud, the Holy Cross kicker edged off
to one side. This necessitated a side
pass from Gildea. The ball came back
true enough, but Smith in punting hit
II with the side OF his foot 1t barely
crossed the scrimmage line. going out
side only three yards further down the
field.
Boston College bent itself to the at
tack. Liston and Kelleher hit the line.
Between them they gained three yards
and the ball was passed to Roderick.
The latter crashed against the Holy
Cross left wing. AS he struck the
scrimmage he slipped and so did the
referee. Roderick went down Just out
side the goal line. but edged ahead.
Referee Crowell raced into the pile and
declared touchdown.
After the touchdown the game settled
down to an old fashioned fight. Holy
Cross at the start Of the third period
had thrill when Corrigan dropped n
kick on his own 40 yard line. Later in
the period Holy Cross made its best
advance of the afternoon. carrying the
ball forty-three consecutive yards in
twelve rushes and for first down on
Boston's Is yard line. Here once again
there was no scoring punch to be de-
livered.
Boston College. Holy Cross.
Comerford ...... Left end. ...... Brannon
Trea ............ Left tackie.. McCrath