The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-11-20
B. c. Eagles Prize
Scribes Comment
on CharleyO'Rourk
fSueciaI Ia The Democrat)

CneSCnuC Hill, Mass, NOV, I'll
The results are in from most Of the
out-of-town precincts, and the SUI
perlative songs which the New Eng
land sports writer's have been sing
ing about Chuckin' Charlie
O'Rourke, are being repeated almost
daily throughout the nation by
some of the best scribes and radio
commentators. in the business. Many
Of the $4,000 fans who saw the ma
tons highest scoring team. Boston
College, tip over the Georgetown
Hoyas haven't recovered even yet
from the finest contest in college
gridiron history. but they are all
getting a big thrill out of realizing
that the game appeared the same
through the experts eyes as it did
to the fans.
Major conclusion from the contest
seems to be the O'Rourke, 15e
pounds of thin man, Is a sure fire
AA-America back. In a contest
which Grantland Rice. dean OF
sports writers, described as the
greatest of all time. O'Rourke stood
out as THE man Of the day.
Young Mr.. Football.
A few excerpts prove concluSively
that the thin-Shanked Irishman
was Mr.. Big in the classic Of the
years.
STANLEY WOODWARD, N. Y
Herald Tribune-"One figure stood
out above others on the field. II
was Charley O'Rourke, skinny
loose jointed, l58-pound Boston
College left halfback from Maiden
He had hand in every point Bos-
ton made except one place kick after
touchdown which was made by his
co-halfback, Frank Maznicki. He
completed fourteen Of % passes, two
for touchdowns. He ran. he kicked
he caught the booming Georgetown
punts, and in the half darkness oil
the last minute Of play, he ran all
over the end zones, using up as
much time as possible before taking
an intentional safety"
ALLISON DANZIG, New York
Times: TT was left halfback
O'Rourke, playing the full go min
utes, along with Mike Holovak
George Kerr and Joe Zabilski, who
was the difference between the two
teams. O'Rourke did not score any
Of his teams points, but he gave
one Of the greatest of all his pass.
ing exhibitions, kicked, made some
of the most dazzling runs Of the
day, handled punts carefully as 9
safety man and established himself
as the star of the greatest B. C
win.
LEWIS BURTON, New Yorl
Journal-American: Tall, slender
Charlie O'Rourke, a comparative
reed among stampeding giants, wovt
a spell over the frosted football field
of Fenway Park and brought to- 1t,
doom the great Georgetown team
that has terrorized all opposition fol
three seasons. On the impetus Of
O'Rourke's Incompatible passing
Boston College won its eighth
straight victory"
BOB CONSIDINE, New Yorl
Daily Mirror. THE Boston College.
Georgetown game last Saturday wa,
the best and hardest played game
Of football / ever saw. What Il
more important, Grantlaiad RicI
says 1t was the best he ever saw
and as you know, Granny goes bach
to the days when bearded youth
wore harnesses to make the flying
wedges more binding. O'Rourk'
came through as few players evel
have come through. He represented
the slender margin Of B.C.'s victory
He played go minutes Of All-Amer.
lea football, tool part In every
scoring play, including an astut'
safety near the end Of the game
completed IA passes for 200 yards
and ran the team superbly.
didn't see Sammy Baugh or Dave,
O'Brien during their college days
but this fellow Is by all odds tn
best college passer that I've seen
His pitches have q low, vicious ira