Purple Patcher 1957
SPORTS I X *%>' i < * \~f' I . to those who believe in His name who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. H S V " ...-»:. # # ^-u I#; \.; s& mm K jt, r^%» ( m I #. B y , 1LV '"^'kt" , : '' '' • .4. 1 w tfr ** ifil * * J* 3» »?. WISJ FOOTBALL To equate the success of an entire football season with the outcome of one game seems too single-minded, but from the first of September to the first of December one thought per- vaded Holy Cross football—coach, player, and fan: "BEAT B.C." The 7-0 victory provided the Seniors with their first win over the Eagles in four years; it gave Holy Cross a Dick Arcand—Captain, All-East End, Leading Scorer. winning 5-3-1 record; it culminated a string of jinx-snap- ping that proved the traditional Holy Cross fight. To the Seniors especially, the Boston College win meant a campaign of which to be proud. Captain Dick Arcand led *ten Seniors, and more than thirty underclassmen onto the field that first day of September. Senior quarterback Billy Smithers was destined to become the O'Melia trophy win- Front row, left to right: Nealon, Rainone, Roberts, Smithers, Guerard, Arcand (Capt.), Ratto, Kickham, D. Hohl, Massa, Murphy, Mc- Adam (Mgr.). Second row: Pfoertner, Tortorella, Madden, O'Connor, Toland, Mongeau, Graziano, O'Byrne, A. Turrin, Williamson, F. Turrin, Kern, Eaton, Surrette, Santaniello, Fusco, Ringel. Third row: Moore, Perini, Malone, Pfaff, Datka, Capodilupo, Peattie, Stagnone, Stecchi, Vita, Healy, Cashman, Bucher, Rancourt, K.
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