Imperial Valley press., 1926-11-22
CENTRAL ELEVEN
IS ENTITLED TO
new NICKNAME
Blue and White Warriors
TrOunce Sweetwater on
Local Field.

/ Sporting their new nickname of
Spartans for the first time, Cen
tral Union high schools football
team went into battle Saturday
afternoon with Swcctwatcr Union
high school, and proved themselves
worthy of the name, presenting an
offensc that did credit to the spirit
of Lconidas and his Spartans at
Thcrmopylac.
On the offensive the Spartans
gave Il cracking fine exhibition of
dash and courage rivaling The
Charge of the Light Brigade" with
Russell Byrd playing the role of IA
whole troop Of cavalry.
To get the good news out as
early aS possible, although il is
now history to FL Ccntrans, the score
Was 49, in favor OF the local team.
Sweetwater went back to the coast
fully convinced that they had been
whipped and whipped right.
1t was good game. especially
from the local angle, with Byrd :
two thrilling runs for touchdowns
standing out rs the high spots. In
the second quarter the dinimutivc
halfback got away for an ss yard
run in which he showed an amazing
ability to cludc and tanglc up the
Swretwater players. Tackled at
least twice and almost thrown,
Byrd, managed to keep his feet,
scuttling like a frightened iackrab-
bit. with the Swectwatcr pack in full
pursuit.
With every spectator ON his feet
bowling like 50 many Comanchc In
diauS. Byrd went over the line Pet
rr> converted the point after the
touchdown. and Central rootcrs
brcathcd easier with seven point
lcad at the end Of the half
Again Ia the third quarter Byrd
got off "a 90 ward run, that WAS
equally - spectacular as his first
Marathon even though il Was not
quite 50 long While lnc and backs
were messed up in tanglc to break
up The play. byrd raced around his
.ctt end and started down the field.
lie shook oil all opposition with IL.
exception ct MeHJ, >Wcetwater cap.
tain. who had been playing :; ~tyi.-
NJ game al afternoon. To ,prc-
,ator, il scented certain that Byrd
vas gomez rs he headed straight
tor The SWc,tNatrr back. lie cross
-. McUa ali to pieces with some
.aaey shifting, mach - Jhc deli-h
i the tentru rea'cr~, AMI WIS then
ut N clear :icld bound Tor the
5eal posts. 4 WAS mighty fine
.ootball. and more thlu one old
imrI present fcl, thrill run Up and
town rs spine - he saw this high
>ctoul Md p;Ll big league ,tutt.
Peters failed to convert the point
after the touchdown, and Central :
scoring for the afternoon WIS over.
Team Played Peters
While Byrd : f!a>hy runs without
any doubt won the game for Central,
Old Bin Peters was indirectly
responsible for Byrd : two opror-
.unIti,s. Swcetwatcr had been tip
pcd off 10 play against the husky
~paltau captain and their whole line
and part of the backfjel1 concentrate
c,l ON Bill almost every play, In
their cagerncSs 10 stop Peters, the
~wcctVatcr players oycrlookcd Byrd
Giving him his chance to do his stuff.
Peters played his old game Of
battcring ram, and. after the con
,cst Swcctwatrr's eleven was a
mighty tired bunch from their cf.
forts TO stop the big fullback. Bill >
puut.ng was of very high calibrr,
and ON the kick-offs he invariably
sent the ball over the Swcctwatcr
line. Swcctwatcr managed to block
Two of his attempted punts but il
was no disrrcdit to the locals, the
.oast team being fast and daring
Swcctwatcr 5 lone score came in
the last quarter when under dircr-
ions from Coach Armstrong, the
~partans played safe with the ball
behind their own goal rather than
take u chance of losing the ball on a
tumble.
During the third quarter Sweet
water got the bail well down into
Central territory. With the opening
Of thr last quarter the oval was
within striking distance Of the lo-
cal goal and it seemed that II Sweet
water touchdown was a certainty.
It was then the Spartans lived up to
their name. The line stiffCned and
held Swcetwatcr n matter of inches
from the blue and white goal, The
bail was given to Central. Instead
Of trying to kick out from behind
The goal Central chose to ground the
bali for Il safety thereby playing
safe and giving them an opportunity
to bring the play out on the field.
From then ON it was only a qucS-
tion of holding Swcctwatcr and Cen
tral was equal to the job.
Mcna, for SWcctwatcr played IA
remarkable game. Time and again
lac carried the bah for his team
smashing into locals, and many
,imcs Through them, for long gains.
His team played well with him, and