Evening star., 1940-12-01
tumble Eagles Grab
5 Yards Off Goal
Leads 10 Score
Touchdown Made in Lost
Period; Crusaders Hurt
By Offside Penalties
BY BILL KING,

Dy DILL A1IN0p
Associated Press Sports Writer.
BOSTON, Nov. 30.-A series OF
four lucky breaks, each more helpful
than Its. predecessor, came to the
rescue of a top-heavy favorite Bos-
5 ton College football team today and
enabled it to maintain its unde-
feated record and get Sugar Bowl
bid by nosing out a courageous
Holy Cross eleven, TO, before a 49,
600 crowd at Fenway Park.
Knocked back on their tail feath-
ers by the vastly improved Cru
saders'- opening charge, the Eagles
stumbled and stalled and never did
get out of their own territory until
the final period, when break No
4. Sub End Don Currivan's recovery
of Joe Osmanski's tumble, gave
them the ball on Holy Gross 5-yard
line.
Dolph Kissell, the Eagles. spare
line bucker, took two slams through
the tired and discouraged Holy
Cross forwards before scoring from
the 2, and Frank Maznicki con-
verted the seventh point.
Time Trips Crusaders.
just before Osmanski dropped the
ball after taking it on his Is, where
Andy Natowich had faxed q punt
the latter had lofted a mighty
quick-kick that travelled almost 65
yards before it rolled outside on
Boston Colleges IS. That magnifi-
cent effort, however, was nullifled
by an offside penalty. and on Sec
ond down the Crusaders became a
bit too tricky for their own good
That was break No. 8.
Break No. happened late in the
second period, when Chuckin' Chuck
O'Rourke, who wasn't doing it well
today, was trapped while trying to
pass on Boston Colleges 10-yard
line and then carried out to the
Is, where he fumbled and Adam
Kretowicz, the Crusaders polished
left end, recovered. There was time
remaining in the half for only one
play and Holy Gross attempted the
logical one, a pass that Guardsman
George Kerr intercepted on Bos-
tons 3-as the field judge sounded
time.
Double Offside Aids B. C.
Break No. 2 came in the third
period, just after the Crusaders
appeared to be convinced that their
traditional rivals had not been the
subjects of any coaching master
nlinding during the respite. The
purple-clad warriors seemed to be
gathering themselves for one game
winning effort when they forced
O'Rourke to punt from his 20 to
Safety Man Frank Saba, who car
ried back 20 yards to midfield.
Both teams, however, were de-
clared offside on that play and
: O'Rourke's next try went out Of
bounds on Holy Gross Is, thereby
changing threatening situation
into harmless gesture.
Twice in the third period and once
in the fourth, Holy Gross was driv-
ing hard, only to run counter to the
breaks of the gridiron. Fullback
Johnny Grigas, rateo as the most
improved Holy Gross player Of the
Crusaders sorry season, had charged
for Is to Boston Colleges 80 just
after one of his teammates had
been caught holding. That penalty
ended the drive ....-
Eagles Nurse Pigskin.
Just previously, after O'Rourke
had punted feebly to his 48, the
Crusaders tried to put themselves
in position to attempt a placement
field goal, but Kretowich was unable
to step fast enough to complete the
pass that Natowich tried to drop on
Boston Colleges 20.
Just before the game ended, Holy
Cross received its only break of the
game. Attempting to launch a
furious closing rally, the Crusaders
rushed and passed 20 yards to the
Eagles As, where the latter drew
roughing penalty. Two passes failed,
one was completed and then, on
fourth down, Natowich tried an end
sweep that ended in disaster and
gave the ball to Boston College to
nurse until the game expired.
1t was Boston Colleges 18th win
In a 37-game series that started back
in 1896 and the fourth time since
1920 that undefeated Eagles have
held Holy Cross scoreless. The other
mvincible Boston College teams were
assembled in 1920, 1926 and 1928.
b. G. Shows Fine Record.
While putting together their 10
game winning streak, the Eagles
also humbled Tulane, previously un-
beaten Georgetown by a single point
and Auburn.
holy Cross, represented by one of
Its most unsuccessful teams in many
seasons, also was beaten by Louisi-
ana State, Brown, Colgate and Mis-
sissippi but, to its great credit. it
must be pointed out that it rallied
from those failures in heart stirring
fashion and today almost provided
the. football world with another
upset.
P9s. Boston Col ca. Holy Cross to). .
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