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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1922
Page
12
A Boston College versus Holy Cross clash is set for today with 40,000 fans expected. BC officials declare readiness after six days of prep with new plays, including a halfback shift for Charley Darling and a strong line surge led by Ward, Cronin, and Kelleher.
The article previews Holy Cross and Boston College football, detailing key players on both sides. It highlights backs like Darling for Holy Cross and Simendinger Ripper Broussard and Crowley for BC, plus linemen such as Heaphy and Healey. It notes coaches O'Donnell and Creighton and mentions pregame alumni gatherings.
An assembled history of BC and Holy Cross hints at a substantial gathering as about 35 000 partisans filled the aisles last year. Expect favorable weather and a memorable affair in old Pater Boston, likely drawing strong attendance again.
Middlesex School of North Concord plots a strong ice hockey season led by captain Edward Bailey and manager Dwight Barnum. Goaltender Joseph Morrill and veterans Arthur Pollard Willard Howard Allan Smith vie for positions as the team prepares for a January opener against Boston English High School with Charles H Howell coaching.
In Augusta Maine Freddy Warren of Boston slipped through the ropes in the second round of his main bout with Tommy McGuire of Providence, spraining his right ankle and forcing him out. Joe McFadden defeated Roy O'Brien in the semi final and the Panama Kid of Waterville knocked out Kid Gustin of Gardiner in the first round.
Fifteen players including 11 regulars and four substitutes receive Middlesex School football letters after a fall season that crowned the North Concord team private school champions. Captain John Rosecrantz heads the list along with Robert Ayer Edward Bailey Hays Browning Henry Clifford Charles Farnaworth William Howard Hampton Howell Branley Johnson Robert Pabst Arthur Pollard Allan Smith Hervey De James.
Holy Cross and Boston College clash at Braves Field this afternoon in a rubber game. The Worcester battle marks the 20th meeting between the two colleges, with each side holding nine wins and the 1908 game a scoreless tie.
The long running series began in 1896 with annual meetings mostly at Braves Field. It notes key clashes including a 1916 17 to 14 BC victory decided by Fitzpatrick, Brickley coached, and Holy Cross dominance early on with multiple wins in 1901 1902 and a stretch of BC wins beginning in 1910.
Coach Bill Broderick and his team will travel to Boston to watch the Boston College Holy Cross game at Braves Field as guests of Boston College management.
The passage recalls Yale facing its strongest team yet, Holy Cross, which crushed Yale 41 to 0 last autumn. The Old Gold and Ma roon endured the largest score of the entire series, a result described as nearly impossible to duplicate today.
A squad of ten College uniforms, including Cavanaugh's bearded team, plans to race at Braves Field this afternoon before two. The beards, grown during a seclusion at Marshfield, aim to intimidate opponents and add strength, a tactic echoed by athletes like boxers who sidestep the razor edge.
A weekly boxing tournament at the Lyceum A. C. in Woburn is set for Tuesday featuring Billy Shyne versus Tom Corberry the Gloucester ace. Woburn fans expect an exciting bout as Billy Henderson promises a hard fought contest.
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