The Miami times. [volume] (Miami, Fla.) 1923-current, 1948-11-06
Rattlers Capture 9th
Straight Victory
By ELLIOTT j. PIEzE

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ed all of their three touchdowns, the
Florida A. and M. College Rattlers
defeated the strong Thorobreds
from Kentucky State College, Frank
fort, by a comfortable margin of 20
to IA. The contest, the annual
Homecoming game for Florida, was
played last Saturday afternoon at
Bragg Stadium, before approximate
ly 5000 bowling fans.
The game was nip and tuck"
battle all the way and could have
resulted i'm either teams victory up
to the final whistle.
Kentucky scored first i'm the
opening period, after two completed
passes when quarterback James
Sprulin, of Dayton, Ohio, broke
through the left side of F1Orida's
line and raced rs yards for al touch
down. Halfback Robert Hewitt place
kicked the point, making the score:
Kentucky Z. Florida 0, with the
game Tess than five minutes old.
The Rattlers elected to receive
following the visitors score. Curtis
caught the kickoff deep in his own
territory and ran it back to the
Florida 80. Here, the Rattlers were
held for downs and forced to kick.
Kentucky took over on their "a, but
was also forced to kick. Clarence
Montgomery, Florida's substitute
end broke through and blocked the
Thorobreds' attempted kick on the
visitors "a, but Corbin recovered
for Kentucky. Following another ex-
change Of the ball in mid field, Flor
lda TOOK over on the visitors 46.
Bradley Mitchell dashed around left
end for 80. Left end Tom Poole add
ed two more on an end-around play.
curtis smashed through left tackle
Tor the remaining 8 yards and the
first Florida touchdown. Moe Jeff
erson, Florida's plaeekick artist
added the extra point via placement
tieing the score at TT.
Kentucky received. following
FlOridais score, Corbin caught the
oval on his 5, and ran it back to his
20. The same COrbin, on handoff
dashed through FIOrida's right
tackle and gallOped 80 yards, un.
touched for Kentuclxy's End touch.
down. This was the longest indiyi-
dual rum Of the game. Hewitt again
added the point by place-kick, max.
ing the score: Kentucky ID, Florida
q. The first period ended with the
score unchanged.
Trailing z to IA at the start of the
second period, the Rattlers after
gaining possession of the ball on a
tumble by Hanley and recovery
by Gary, began to go places. big
Jim" Williams shot a IL yard flat
pass to Curtis, who scooted tbs re-
manning so yards for the second
Florida score. Jefferson again kick.
ed the point and the score changed
to Florida Ia, Kentucky IA.
A few minutes later, the Rattlers
took over the lead and control of
the game. Williams tossed a long
aerial to Mitchell, who made beau
tifuI catch Of the oval and ran all
the way down to Kentuch's 5, be-
fore he was forced out of bounds.
Three plays later. Curtis plunged
over from the one for the third
Florida touchdown and his 12th Of
the season. JeffersOn's kick was
wide, leaving the score reading
Florida 20. Kentucky IA. The first
half ended with the score unchang.
ed.
Moe jefferson provided the only
score in the second half, when he
booted field goal from the II early
in the third, period, to ice the game
for the Rattlers. Jefferson's kick, n
beautiful spiral, provided much dis.
cussion among both officials and
observers. The kick was so close
that for few seconds, Referee b.
T. Harvey Of Colgate signaled that
the kick was no good - but later
Umpire Roland Yates, OF Atlanta
University, signaled that the kick
was good and the Referee confirm.
ed the Umpire's ruling, thus making
the score read Florida 2S. Kentucky
IL.
The victory was the sixth this
year for the STAG champions and
left them ON the rapidly diminish
ing list Of perfect record teams in
the nation as o whole. IL was the
second defeat for Kentucky against
two wins and tie.
Early in the contest, Kentucky