Evening star., 1932-12-18
GATORS SURPRISE
WITH 12-T0-2 WIN
Young Eleven Finds Itself in
Closing Poor Season.
Crowd Is Small.
BY DILLON GRAHAM,
Associated Press Sports Writer.

Associated Press Sports Writer.
- AINESVILLE, Fla, Decem-
ber 17.-Out of the debris
~ of a disastrous season,
Florida's sophomore eleven
arose here today to crown its cam
paign with a fine and surprising
12-to-2 interSectiOnal victory over
the University of California at Los
Angeles.
Battered into submission in six OF
their eight previous starts this season,
Florida,s young but husky players found
themselves in their final contest and
outsmarted the favored Bruins from
the outset.
The Alligators scored early in the
second period following a blocked punt
after 50-yard advance had been halted
just short of the goal, and tailed their
second touchdown in the last quarter
on long pass from McAnly. substitute
for Henderson, to Schlrmer
California's safety came In the third
period after Coats, substitute center,
had blocked Henderson's kick and the
little Florida back had been tackled
behind the goal line.
A crowd of about 5000 saw the con-
test.
FLORIDA was placed in trouble early
IL in the battle as a wild pass from
center sailed over Henderson's head
and he was downed on the 5-yard
stripe. He kicked out short and Cali
fornia opened its offensive from the
27-yard line, but this march was halted
before it could get under way as Hughes
intercepted Keeble's pass and Florida
booted out of danger.
Later Henderson passed from his 43
to Schirmer, who raced across the
Uclans' goal, but officials detected clip
ping on the play and Florida was forced
to kick.
Just before the quarter ended Shear
er, Florida end busted through to block
Decker's kick and Stark recovered on
the 3-yard line, with Henderson bomb
ing through the line for touchdown.
Hughes place-kick for the extra point
was blocked.
THE Uclans came back with fero-
i ciouS drive that carried 35 yards
before a pass was intercepted on
the 32
The visitors made two short marches
at the beginning of the third quarter
and then kicked to Florida on its 13.
HENDERSON dropped back to kick and
Coats, substitute celtC-, rushed through
to smash the punt The ball rolled back
over the goal line and Henderson was
snagged for safety.
The most dangerous bid of the in
yaderS came at this time as Frank
Ovitch dashed the kickoff back to
Florida's 40. Punching the line for con-
sistent gains. the Uclans drove to
Florida's where Keeble was smothered
on a wide left end sweep.
As the fourth quarter started Cali
fornia again turned to long aerial
heaves, one of which was intercepted
by Davis and ran back to near the
center of the field McAnly broke
Florida was ofside and on the next
play McAnley passed Is yards to
Schirmer, who caught the ball high in
the air, shook off would-be tackler5 and
raced for the touchdown. Again the
extra point was missed on an attempted
pass.
Drank OVITCH fumbled late in the
i period and FloriSa was driving
toward another touchdown as the
gun barked
Florida's victory came largely through
its ability to break up the vaunted air
game of the Californians. Not until
the last period was it able to complete
Q pass and then only for short gains.
Third period gains accounted for most
of California's 13 first downs. Florida
made six California completed two,
passed out of IA for net gain of Is
yards. Florida made good four of six
attempts for Sc yards and intercepted
three Of the UclanS' toSseS.