Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-07
CENTRAL UNION
TIED UP AGAIN
WITH BRAWLEY
Local Eleven Loses Early
Lead When NOrtherners
Come Back Fighting.

Fans watching tine opening half
of Saturdays grid battle at Braw-
ley said a smooth.running football
: team completely outclass Brawley
high gridders and get away to 6
to 0 lead. In that same grid battle
a cock-surc eleven opposed a fight
ing Brawley team and its six point
advantage was wiped from the slate.
For the second time this season the
final whistle sounded with FL Cen
tro and Brawley in 6-6 tie.
Coach Armstrong's boys worked
beautifully in that first half. They
had just enough confidence to keep
them going along sWoothly and af
ter an exchange of punts gave FL
Centre the ball on its own 2S-yard
line Gillett tore around Brawley s
left end for % yard gain. As
the bali snapped back for the next
play Obergfelle made pretty pass
to Johnson who carried the bah to
Brawley's five yard line before he
went down. Three plays carried it
over the line.
The pass play was an old trick
play, Johnson losing himself along
the sidelinc in the previous play
and catching the entire Brawley
team in "A nap. He crossed the line
with the ball but had been forced
out at the five-yard line. Mcbride
and Gillett pushed it over, the lat
ter making the touchdown. Tho kick
for the extra point was blocked.
H.,
!, Throughout the remainder of the
half, making six first downs to one
for the home team and always
threatening. An end run by Lambc
gave Brawlcy its only first down
for the half 1t was the only time
he was able TO get free of the line
in several attempts. Musantc, who
put Brawlcy in the running in the
game here, was unable to make any
headway in his ncpIuging tactics
during the first half.
In the meantime Gillctt, Obcrg-
fellc and Mcbride took turns at
crashing through Brawley 5 line for
eonsistant gains.
Attitude Changes
Then came the second half. 1t
looked like two different teams in
the field. Brawlcy was out in
fighting togs while the FL Centre
boys took the field with an attitude
of superiority. \ tumble which
gave Brawlcy the ball in mid field
soon after the battle opened awoke
the team 10 action but Brawlcy was
fighting hard and kept the ball in
III Centre territory.
Toward the close of the third per
iod Brawlcy puntcd. The ball was
downcd one foot from the FL Cen
tro goal line by Brawlcy player
as Ccntral's backficld waited for
it to roll across the line. Hickeox
puntcd and when Mcbride recovered
n tumble things looked brighter for
Central. Another punt, however,
failed to get the ball out of danger
and Brawlcy completed short pass
which gave them first down and
about 81 yards to go. They gained
slightly on the first two plays, then
Lambe uncorked Il pass TO Mitchell,
who made pretty play to take the
ball away from two Central men
bH lH' iINf Ndiu lll' anu hdNh uNti
for the tally. The kick for goal
was a foot wide.
The touchdown was scored Just
after the third quarter got under
way.
BY this time Ccntra's fighting
blood was again boiling and it again
took command of the play. The
Central team crashed, smashed and
passed its way TO Brawley's seven
ward line but there they were halt
ed. With three minutes to play and
a yard and half to 60 on a fourth
down Gillett was stopped with n
foot to go
Central halted two line plunges
but Lambe then crashed through for
nine yards and Lovelady made n
pretty punt to put the ball out of
danger. Central res0rtcd to the
passing game in a final fling but
the whistle ended the game.