The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
Intercollegiate FOOTBALL
 Review
Ry JOE NOLAN

"Fellows, I like you, and I want you to like me too. have been told that the best way to ingra- tiate myself with you is to promise a victory over Boston College next fall. I know that is probably the biggest order that I have ever faced. but, man to man, Holy Cross will beat B, e.
 The speaker was gentle, glib-lib- ping Anthony P, tAnk Scanlan, and he was addressing the Holy Cross student body at the annual student t-faculty banquet last De- cember, which had served as an in- troduction for the new coach, just recruited from St. Joseph's prep school in Philadelphia.
 The student body went wild with cheering for the new mentor and his daring prediction, but AnE Scanlan's words that night went deeper into the hearts of Holy Cross men who heard him. Some how they knew that he was telling the truth, they really believed that his messianic expectations would come true. It was way that Ank Scanlan had about him, a way of making you believe that you could do anything, once you set your mind to 1t.
 As the 1922 football season got under way, Holy Cross looked had, and after three or four games they looked worse. Raucous alumni were all for sending Scanlan back to his haystack high school, loud in their protests that with a high school coach, you play high school foot oakland nothing else. Holy Cross men went to the game every Sat urday, though. even when it was painful to watch big, burly Johnny Grigas turn from All-America full back in 1941 to All-America stum- blebum, to find that he was gold brick instead of gold mine in the backfield. They went week after week and saw their team trounced by all and sun6ry. But all the time those Holy Cross boys kept remind ing themselves that Ank Scanlan had said they would beat Boston College-this hope became the sus- taining breath of their college life
 Saturday, Holy Crosse went to Fenway park to underdogs in game that was supposed to be a warmup for B. C's trip to the Su- gar Bowl. The rest is now football history. But the Holy Cross boys aren't surprised. For them, it was a victory which had been written in the record book that December night in l941 when Ank Scan.an told them they would beat B. c.
 Inside Stuff
 There is another story-behind- the-story on Saturdays game, and it concerns young Bob Sul- livan who was one of the main cogs in the Purple victory ma chine.
 Bob Sullivan wasn't going to Holy Cross at all. He was i've alarm fire all by himself in high school. and had offers far more attractive than any the Cross could make. But Bob Sullivan had a brother Tom. who was probably potentially the greatest halfback in Crusader history. Tom Sullivan never was able to realize his potential greatness be- cause of injuries. he was never able to play against B. C.. but as he lay on a sidelne stretcher three years ago and watched his teammates go down before Char ley O'Rourke and his mighty Eagles, he determined that his brother Bob would do what he himself had not been able to do help beat Boston College.
 And so Tom Sullivan pleaded with his brother hours on end. pointing out a hundred different reasons why the kid should go to Holy Cross. Finally the youngster relented, and said. 70. K.,. Tom, if that's the way you want 1t. You've never given me a bum steer yet"
 This years as a sophomore, Bob started the season as a blocking quarterback. but the team couldn't seem to get going. They lost three in a row. and Scanlan benched young Sullivan. Later. injuries nec- essitated a shift in the backfield, and Bob Sullivan turned mp at full back. cid the bunting and most of the lire buckirg. He was at full-
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