Florida at Army

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Alabama, October 7, 1923, page 12

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  FLORIDA PUTS UP GREAT DEFENSE IN GAME WITH ARMY Gators Hold West Point ScoreIeSs In First Two Quarters WEST POINT, N. Y, Oct. G. Armys football team defeated the University of Florida, 20 to o, in a hard fought, but cleanly played game. The cadets were held score less for the first two periods. The southerners put up a stiff fight and all three Of Army’s touchdowns were gained only after terrific driving at the line. Army tried every weapon of attack in the first half but failed all along the line. Twice Garbisch missed field goal attempts in the opening period. Nor could Army get it’s overhead game successfully launched until well along in the third period. It was this method which gave them their first opportunity to score. how ever. and a blocked punt on which Goodman of the Army fell on Flor ida’s five-yard line, led to their sec ond score in the same period. Tiny” Hewitt, former Plttsburg star, dashed 35 yards through the Florida team and put the ball in line for army’s last touchdown In the final quarter, But the Gators de- fense was so strong even at that point that Army took four terrific plunges to carry the ball the neces- sary three yards to a touchdown. The summary and line-up: Army (20)-Baxter left end; Good Garbisch, center; Farwick. right guard Hulligan, right tackle; Glas- gow, right end; Smythe. quarterback; Wood. right haiiback; Gilmore. left halfback; Hewitt, fullback. University of Florida (0)-Light- sey, left end; Williams. left tackle ; Goldstein. left guard; Cornwell, cen ter; Norton, right guard; Robinson, right tackle; Merriam, right end; Newton, quarterback; Case, right halfback; Middlekauf, left halfback; Jones. fullback. Score by periods: Army .............. 0 0 13 7–⁠2O Flo rida ........... O. Army scoring; Touchdowns, Wood CD, Smyth. Points from try after touchdown. by Garbisch CD (drop kicks). Referee, Heanege Dart- mouth). Umpire. Andrews (Yale). Head linesman Hastings (CornelD Field judge, Kirberger (W. and J). Time of quarters, 15 minutes.

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, October 7, 1923, page 67

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  ARMY HAS TO WORK TO DEFEAT FLORIDA WEST POINT, N. r. October e.. Armys foot ball team defeated the University of Florida, 20 to o, today In q hard fought. but eieanly piayed game. The cadets were held scoreiess for the firSt two periods. The south erners -nut UP . stiff fight and all three OF .Army’s touchdowns were gained only after terrific driving at the line. :. Army tried every weapon OF attack in the first half but failed along the line, Twice Garbisch missed feid goal attempts In the opening periods, Nor could Army ret its overhead game successfully launched until well along In the third quarter. Is was this method which gave them their fifst opportunity to score, however. and blocked punt, on which Good. man OF the Army fell on F1oFi6a . S-yard tine, led 10 their eScond sdors In the same period. @ Tiny” Hewitt, former Ptttnburgf star, dashed IS yards through the Florida team and put the bail In line for Arfny’s last touchdown In the final quarter. But the “0atofr” DE-. Tense was 30 strong even at that point that Army took four terrific plunres to carry the ball the neccssary yards to q touchdown.

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  Atlanta tri-weekly journal, Atlanta, Ga., October 9, 1923, page 6 (results column)

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  SMALLER ELEVENS Of SOUTH WORRY THEIR BIGGER FOES Saturdays football results proved less surprising than on the week before, but again gave evidence that southern college teams are becOming closer matched. It seems no longer to be a case of a Big Three Or Big -Four. The smaller colleges are becoming more powerful. Georgia Tech, dominant for so many years, had her hands full with the Cadets from the Virginia Mill tary institute and the most ardent supporters of the Atlantians admit ted their team was lucky to win. The score was 10 to Z. Techs touchdown was made by Wycoff who intercepted forward pass and ran IS yards. The other scoring was due to a dropbick by II. Reeves, after Hunt had intercepted a Cadet pass and run so yards. V. M. rs score was due to Faulkner’s fine run with a fumbled ball. V. M. I. outgained Tech and it is likely would have won but for errors of judgment and little hard luck. A feature of the game was the punt ing duel between White of V. M. l., and Wycoff. The former had the better of it, and his kicks were SUI perbly covered by as fine a pair Of ends in Carlton and Watkins as has been seen on Grant field in many day. Barbour, the big tackle, also played splendidly for the Ca diets, while Wycoff, Station, Frye and Bob Reeves starred for Tech. Oglethorpe, which gave Tech such a scare a week before, fought game ly at Athens but was handily beaten by the University of Georgia. Score, 90 to 6. Fletcher, the great half back from Triton, was Georgia’s star, with Captain Bennett, Joe Tay- Tor and Randall playing finely. David, whose fine bucking scored theis. only points, was Oglethorpe’s bri~ntest light. With Virginia’s scalp hanging at their belt, Furman’s fine eleven came to Macon only to be beaten, 6 to 3, by Mercer, whom Georgia had great difficulty in defeating the previous Saturday. The game was very close and in doubt to the very last. Both teams fought with great courage. OF the other South Carolina teams, Clemson defeated Newberry handily. score 80 to 0. Citadel won from Erskine, &c to 0, and Presbyterrain college won from the state university, to 3. University of North Carolina was overwhelmed by Yale, 53 to 0; State college surprised the fans by hold ing Penn State to Is to 0 score; Trinity smashed Randolph-Maco 81 to o; Wake Forrest walloped Guilford, Al to 0; Davidson lost to V. P. L., to O, and Elon won from Lynchburg, to O.. Florida put up strong game against the West Point Cadets and there was no scoring in the first half; the big army team, however. wore the southerners down. in the second half and won 20 to O.. Army is regarded as the strongest team in the east and Florida’s showing was very fine. Auburn had trouble with Birmingham-Southern but. won 20 to 0; Ala bama beat Mississippi, SIS to 0. and Spring Hill won from the Camp Benning soldiers, IS too. Vanderbilt defeated Howard, q to 0; Tennessee tied Maryville, IA to IA; Sewannee ran over southwestern Presbyterian, “a to 0; Centre beat Carson Newman, IS to 0; Virginia

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  The Indianapolis times, Indianapolis [Ind.], October 8, 1923, page 1 (results column)

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  College and II. S. Football STATE STATE Butler 10; Franklin. T. De PAW. g. Indiana, o. Purdue, 80 Wilmington, o. Wabash. 27; Hanover, 0. Notre Dame. Ia Lombard, o. Walsh Hall (Notre Damel. ID; Culver Military Academy, 0. Earlham, ID; Cedarville z. Union Christian. 10; Central Normal T. Rose Poly TO- Oakland City, 9. BIG TEN Iowa. 45; Knox, 8. Wisconsin, z; Coe, g. Northwestern ,21; Beloit, 0. Illinois. “a; Nebraska, Z. Minnesota. 90; Ames II. Michigan, SO; Case. O. Chicago. 10; Colorado, 0. Ohio State. “a; Ohio Wesleyan. z. OTHER GAMES Army, 20; Florida, 0. Bucknell. AZ; Alfred, 0 Bates, 7; Massachusetts,, @. Brown, So Colby, O. Centre 13; Carson Newman. o. Columbia, O; Amherst, 0. Cornell, “a; Susquehanna, 0. Colgate, So; Niagara, 0. Dayton. IA; Duquesne, 0. Denison. IL; Hillsdale, 9. Dartmouth. 8; Maine. o. Delaware, 9; Muhlenberg, 0. Franklin and Marshall. IA: Albright. 9. Fordham, A; Mt. st. Mary’s 0. Georgia Tech, 10; Virginia M. L.. 7. Georgia, 20; Oglethorpe. g. Heidelberg. ID; Bowling Green, IL. Hiram. 10; Kenyon 6. Hobart. 40 ST. Stephens, O. Harvard, 35 Rhode Island. o. Holy Cross. 90 Lebanon Valley, 0. Haverford 3: Temple O. Virginia Q University of Richmond o. Virginia Poly. z; Dawson, 0. Kentucky State, IA: u. of Cinci nnati. o. Lehigh, %: Gettysburg o. Nj. Union, 22; Adrian. o. Maryland 8: University Of Pennsylvanis. o.

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Army leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.