Rollins at Florida

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  The Birmingham age-herald, Birmingham, Ala., October 5, 1924, page 1

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  GATORS CRUSH ROLLINS, 77-() Florida Piles Up II Touchdowns In The Slaughter GAINESVILLE, Fla, Oct. 4.-(Special.)-Playing in a drizzling rain, the fighting Gator eleven ran rough snod over the Rollins tars Saturday after noon, running up a score of II to 0. The Gators crossed their opponent line early in the first quarter when Chaplin. freshman fullDack prodigy OF 1929. plunged time and again through the Tars defense. He made the initial touchdown. Newton missed the goal after the score. During the second period the Gators managed to place the oval over the scoring line three times, running up the Florida total to % to when the half ended Coach Vanfleet opened the second half with substitutions galore, and as result of this influx of freshmen, the Isators took on new life and things rolled merrily along with Florida adding score after score until the game came to close. The Gators scored IL touch downs, kicked seven goals after touch downs, crossed the line after touchdown and rang up one field goal for their end of the scoring. Fully a dozen Gator gridders starred during the game, it being hard indeed tc pick out the most outstanding per formers wearing the orange and blue jersey. Captain Ark Newton led his team in the most approved style, con tributilg run after run, while his punt ing despite the wet ball was magnificent. Probably the most cOlorful play fthe afternoon was in the third period when Dick Brown, Gator back, received Rollins kickoff and dashed seventy yards through the entire Tar team fol- Il touchdown. The outstanding factor of the Gators play Saturday was the wonderful in reference which was displayed by Coach Vanfleet’s men every time they attempted to advance the ball. The outstanding players for the Rol Inns college eleven were Wilson, pivet man, and Taylor halfback. Edgar Jones Spec Lightsey,, Horse Smith and Bill Nli,Idleakauf, regular players, did no enter the game | Lineups: Florida (77)-Todd, left end; VIII liams, left tackle; Norton, left guard Cornwall, center; Goldstein, RICH guard Davis, right. tackle Osterhoudt I right end; Murphree, quarterback Newton (captain), left half; Brown right half; Chaplin, fullback. / Rollins (0)-Potter, left end; Warn err, left tackle; Couch, left guard; viii son, right guard; LafroOs, right tackle Parker. right end; Fraelick, quarter back Taylor, left half ColadO, RICH half; Evans, fullback. Referee Hutchinson (Perduey; I’m pire, Arnold (Auburn) Head linesmau Severance (CalifOrnia). TimekeepeI Dalton

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