Imperial Valley press., 1924-11-24
A GREAT GAME

The Press takes this occasion to congratulate the
local high school football players who gave such
worthwhile account of themselves in the game with
Pomona on Saturday.
That our players should have rolled up 20 to 16
score as they did against team with 9 victories out Oh
% games is really remarkable All the more so when
consider that the opponents have the advantage OF
coming in contact with the foremost high school teams
in SouthernCaliforna while boys by reason of our
geographical position of necessity isolated ana
meet none but players from other valley schools.
One thing is sure-the game was not lost by Cen
trail through poor playing but through bad luck Our
boys in many ways outplayed the visitors, who were
mighty plucky players and acquitted themselves with
honor. There has been harder fought game III
the valleys history and it will doubtless lnstl into
our players real insight of what they capable or
The only regrettable feature of the whole occa-
sion was the bitter sectional feeling shown by Brawley
and Calexco students. Small petty Jealousies nurseo
at time when the whole valleys athletic reputation
was at stake show say the least mighty poor sports
manship.
That Brawley and Calexco pupils should have
aligned themselves with Pomona rooters and Deen
among those who tried to incite trouble on the oa
field was carrying partisanship to absurd degree
Nasty rumors are going the rounds. Whether
Brawey players really took the Pomona players out
and divuged all of Ell Centros trick and master plays
we cannot say. Some who claim to be in position TO
know make the accusation.
Hotville was true blue and lined up with Central
but antagonsm reigned in the camps Of Brawley and
Calexico who evidently came with the avowed purpose
of doing all they could to undermine the morale OF the
home team. r.
that Brawley is asking Ell Centros support and boost
inc right now to make the coming Md-Wlnter Far at
Brawley a success. 4 - 81 IL .t "a
The winning or losing of football game is in it.
self spall matter in the eternal scheme of things.
But the underlying spirit that endangered the action
of pupils of the two neghborng towns is in itself
mighty serious thing, potent with real for the
future.
1t is that same sectional hatred that is holding
back the valley today from her fullest glorious possl
bties. 1t is that same influence that delayed the
1,,,1l 1C,,ca md
the building of good roads in the valley by the state
Today it has split ranks and is helping to hold up
enactment of the ohnson bill. Chickering'S are
not new in the valley. We have had more or less OF
them since the first water poured onto the thrs-
ty desert sands % years ago.
But with the springng up of new generation 1t
would seem that the outlook for dspelling this re-
tardng influence ought to be encouraging However,
if this new generation, who will form the backbone and
citizenship of the county in few short years IN turn
assimates small vision and sectional strife, what
chance will there be for the valley to cooperate fully
and mark time in unison, with its face firmly set to-
ward the goal of it's highest possible achievement and
utmost development?