Holy Cross Walks Over '53 Eleven

The traditional 285-pound Holy Cross tackle faded into obscurity yesterday as the Crusaders came up with a bright new multi-threat backfield star, and walloped the Harvard freshmen, 31 to 6.

Remember the name Charlie Malloy, Coach Henry Lamar of the Yardlings calls him "better than Harry Agganis"..."the finest passer I've seen in years."

Malley, T-quarterback, passed to two touchdowns, and gained over a hundred yards through the air and running, but he didn't half extend himself. He threw only a few passes in the second period because the freshman defense had just about folded and the Cross running plays were doing quite well enough.

Crimson Scores in First Half

The first half was a good fight, though. The Crimson scored first after a 50 yard march, on a short buck by Jerry Blitz, who was a workhorse all afternoon.

The extra-point failed, as did all but one of the Holy Cross attempts.

But back came the Crusaders with one long pass and a long scoring pass featuring the drive. And with the help of several very bad Harvard punts, and several more very good passes by Malloy, the Crusaders were on the one inch line at the half. Only a fine goal-line stand prevented a touchdown.

The second half is better left alone. Unleashing a spirited running attack against the flagging Crimson defenses and seasoning with a fine selection of Malloy passes Holy Cross completely dominated play.

Blitz Shines for Harvard

Lamar's men made a few belated passes, but three of these were intercepted; Jerry Blitz was the bright spot with several long runs. Other standouts were John Ederer, Bob Stargle, Pete Dillingham, and John Nichols.

After the game Lamar commented that Malley's passes had broken the team's heart. "We tried every defense in the book," he said, "but couldn't stop them."

Tackle Dick Heidtman and halfback Pete Dillingham suffered injuries.

The starting lineup: Rank Toepka, le; Bob Stargle, it; John Wober, lg; Buddy Lemay, c; John Nichols, rg; Dick Heidtman, rt; Stan Britton, re; Gill O'Neill, gb; Hardy Cox, lh; Pete Dillingham, rh; Jerry Blitz, fb.