To accommodate larger crowds , the Holy Cross game was routinely held at larger venues off campus , with the 1916 matchup taking place at the newly constructed Fenway Park . A record 54,000 attended the 1922 game at Braves Field , home of the Boston Braves baseball team . On November 28 , 1942 , Holy Cross beat BC in a huge upset by a score of 55-12 , a result that proved fortunate for the losing Eagles . The BC team had booked their victory party for a popular Boston nightclub , but canceled after the upset loss . As a result , the Eagles were not among the nearly 500 who died or the hundreds more who were injured when the nightclub caught fire that night
caught fire that night
Cocoanut Grove fire
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