Florida at Harvard

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, November 5, 1922, page 12

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  HARVARD BEATS FLORIDA GATORS BY 24 TO SCORE Cambridge, November 4.-Harvard repulsed another southern invasion today. defeating University of Flor ida A to 0. The invader was unable to cope with the Harvard system of football play. The system. supported today by only few regulars, and in the end by a team that was one of ter tiary strength. stopped almost at in- ceptlon all the southerners’ attempts at score, forced the Floridians into fumbles that proved productive of three touchdowns and three subse- quent goals, with one goal from field. The first of the touchdowns was the most sensational. Churchill re- covering on Harvard’s 12-yard line the bounding ball that had just been kicked off to start the days play, ran SS yards to the southerners’ goal. Over the last 20 yards he was pursued at heel by Newton, Florida’s $ star of the day This immediate Harvard advantage was followed up when Pomeroy’s tumble gave Harvard the ball again by rushing attack that soon ga the Crimson another touchdown, Rouillard carrying the ball. liar vard’s total was IT, with half the game gone, after Hammond’s second period goal from the field kicked 12 yards from scrimmage line, ~ yards from the Florida. goal. The last point came in the fourth period, completing third period drive begun on Florida’s 40-yard line. Pffaffman, a substitute. scored the touchdown, and kicked the goal. The line up and summary. Harvard (24-Jenkins, l. e.: Hob son. l. t.; Miller. l. g.; Bradford, C.; Kunhardt, r. g.; Greenough, r. t. Holder. r. e.; Spaulding. c.; Roullard, l. h. b.; Churchill. r. h. b.; Hammond. f. b. Florida. (o)-Hokenstad, I. e.; Reb- inson, l. t.: Byrd. l. g.; Gum, c.; Scott. r. g.; Doty. r. t.; Duncan. r. e.; Pomeroy, a.; Case, l. h. b.; Newton. r. h. b.; Dickson. f. b. Score by periods: Florida ........ =. 0s0 0 O. 0 Harvard scoring: touchdowns, by Churchill, Re uillard. Pffaffman (sub. for ChurchilD. Points from try af- ter touchdowns: Hammond 2. Pffaff- man. Goal from field: Hammond. Ref cree. w. P. Crowley, (Bodwin). Um- pire, Elmer Ollipant. (West Point) Head linesman. c. V. Brown, Boston Field judge, J. A. Evans, Williams. Time of peric ds. Is minutes each.

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  Great Falls tribune. (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, Montana, November 5, 1922, page 1

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  Mikehasit Syracuse Beats Neb- raska by So Score; Harvard Beats Florida Syracuse, \. Y, Nov. 4.-Syracuse university won a hard played game from Nebraska here today, 8 to 6. The Orange had a slight edge on Ne braska throughout the game, although both elevens fought every inch of the way. Syracuse put over the winning score late in the fourth period on a series of steady drives through the Nebraska line which carried the ball from the 2J-yard line over the goal line. A tumble gave Syracuse its chance and it was a tumble which led to a Ne braska touchdown previously. Harvard Stadium, Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 4.-(By The Associated Press.) “A Harvard football team, some of them regulars, some substitutes, scored a points on the University of Florida today while they held the southerners scoreless.

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  South Bend news-times, South Bend, Ind., November 5, 1922, page 11

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  HARVARD SCRUBS DEFEAT FLORIDA Southerners’ Invasion Is Poor Exhibition Against Grim son System. CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Nov. 4-(By A. P)-Harvard repulsed another southern invasion today. defeating the University OF Florida “a 20 o. The team with the Alligator mascot was unable 10 cope with the Harward system OF football play. The system, supported today By only few regulars. by many second string men and in the end by a team that was one OF tertiary strength, stopped almost at inception all the south erners’ attempts 10 score. forced the Floridans into fumbles. and proved productive OF % points. three touch downs and three subsequent goals. with one goal from field

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Harvard leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.