Florida at Rollins

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  The Pensacola journal, Pensacola, Fla., October 15, 1922, page 8

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  University Eleven Fails In For ward Passes And Resorts To End Runs And Plunges. = ORLANDO, Fla. Oct. 1.-THE Uni versity of Florida football team failed to show, anything remotely resembling extraordinary ability on the gridiron here today in its annual clash with Rollins college, the Tars holding the heavier Gators to three .touchdowns. The final score was 19 to 0. -. Playing in a drizzlirg rain, neither the Gators nor their smaller and lighter opponents were able to uncover any thing more than straight football tactics. Florida was able to score but once dur ing the first half, Dixon carrying the ball over the line after fUmbles and re peated off-side penalties had brought the ball TO Rollins ten-yard line. Failing to complete a single forward mass. Florida abandoned all efforts to launch an aerial attack and resorted to end runs by Newton and Case, with an occasional plunge by Dixon. in an Ell fort to break down the Tars’ defense. Case and Newton. tile only members oil the Gator squad who revealed even &C

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Florida leads 7–⁠0 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.