Evening star., 1932-10-30
CARDS
WILT NEAR FINISH
Breaks Aid Unbeaten Crusad-
ers to Hand c. u. First
Loss in IL Starts.

W bSA 1uChlCOS NdLll-
Y Y olic University foot ball
team, superior in all
departments to the unbeaten Cru
Saders of Holy Cross in the first
two periods, played itself into
veritable exhaustion and sue
cumbed in the fourth period by an
80 score before a crowd of close
20 10000 today at Fitton Field. 1t
was the Cardinals first loss in II
starts.
The fateS that rule the destinies Of
1oot baIl on two occasions checked the
FIylng Cardinals deep in the territory
OF the Holy Cross eleven in the early
minutes of the game and returned again
in the fourth period to give the Cru
Saders safety, which resulted from
poor pass from center and later paved
the way for a touchdown that settled
the issue after a penalty pushed Cath
oLc University back to its l-yard line.
Capt. Lester Ripper" Sheary Of the
Cardinals, a Worcester boy, was the
unfortunate victim of the safety. How
ever, his alertness in falling on Whites
poor pass saved a possible touchdown
as the end zone at the time was lit
tered with Holy Cross linemen. Shearv
and three other Worcester BOYS with
Catholic University were presented
wrist watches before the game by home
town admirers, The others were John
Chick" Jankowski. Hugh "Bingo"
Flynn and Frankly Donaher. All were
IN the starting lineup except Donaher.
who did not play.
tom WHELAN, spectacular broken
l held runner, started c. U. off on a
long march when he returned the
opening kickoff from the 10 to the
3o-yard line. Carrying on the Cardinals
reached the Holy Cross 7-yard line.
where they were CHECKED MURRAY sent
an 85-yard kick from his goal line
down to the Catholic University l5-
yard line.
1t was not until the second period
the Washington team again invaded
the Crusaders territory. But once they
started moving they moved down the
fleld IN long marches that twice were
stopped in the shadow of the goal line.
A 2O-yard forward pass from Bob Nc
Nean to Tom Whelan put the ball on
the Holy Cross 35-yard line to open the
period. Sheary and Jankowski made a
first down on the 25-yard line and
Whelan almost shook himself loose.
but was dropped on the l2-yard line.
Inc Holy Cross forwards, with their
backs against the wall, twice broke
through to smear the Cardinal ball
carriers for losses and the Crusaders
hnally took the ball on downs on the
22-yard line.
Sheary, Jankowski and Whelan ripped
the Holy Cross line to tatters later in
the second period. marching so wards
from their own 48-yard line to the Holy
cross 2-yard stripe, where they finally
lost the ball on downs Whelan broke
loose on the 37-yard line and ran to
the l2-yard line, being overhauled by
Dcnovan. JankowSki and Sheary. on
alternative cracks at the line, came
within inches of making a first down
on the 2-yard line and again a Cardinal
scoring opportunity was wasted.
THE tide turned in the third quarter
L and Holy Cross pushed Catholic
University around as easily and ef-
fectively as did the Cardinals with the
Crusaders at the start of the game.
The Cardinals were determined. how
ever. and stopped the Purple Gridders
inches from the goal line in this
period, after DreScher blocked Nc
Ntdli punt ana BTU recovered on the
7-yard line. In his fourth unsuccessful
attempt to cross the c. U. goal line,
Don Kelly, Baltimore boy and Holy
Cross full back. broke his ankle and
was carried from the field.
Rovinski'S punt in the fourth quarter
pushed the Cardinals back to their s.
yard line. Here the team lined up in
kick formation. but Center White made
poor pass and Sheary, recovering the
ball in the end zone. was brought to
earth by swarm of Holy Cross line
men.
In returning Whites kickoff after the
safety, a boot that travelled from the
20-yard line to the Holy Cross 15-yard
mark, Tom O'Connor ran the ball back
to the Catholic University 25-yard line,
a distance of 65 yards. He was forced
outside by Whelan. Two line plunges
by Rovinski gave Holy Cross a first
down on the 12-yard line. from which
point Catholic University was penalized
to the 1-yard line for illegal use of the
hands. Rovinski went over for the
touchdown in his first attempt. O'Con
nor'S place-kick was short.
The Cardinals made IL first downs
against 9 for Holy Cross. Catholic
University completed of passes
and Holy Cross but out of II.
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