Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-31
CENTRAL UNION
TEAM LOSES TO
BORDER ELEVEN

DUMDEN ELEYElV
A tumble on Ell Centre s own sew
cn-yard line by Foss with two min
uies to go in the first half proved
the winning break for CaleXico in
its battle with Ccntral-U Union Satur
day. PARA fell on the ball for the
I Calexico squad and one minute later
i Elackman carried it across the line
for the only score of the contest.
Central Union with some brilliant
passing and some clever running by
Mcbride was always threat but
was unable to carry on consistently
at any time. Their best chance,
coming at the opening of the secono
quarter, just attcr a pass to Johnson
lad netted 43 yards, was squelchea
by three straight penalties totaling
80 yards in the next three plays.
Central kicked off, Wllingham
being down on the 15-yard line.
Three tries netted CaleXlco one yard
and they punted. Ell Centre made
first down but were then halted
and Gillett punted. Calexico made
q first down, Willingham carrying
the bail II yards in three plays.
Then there was an eXcnangc of
fumbles. Ell Centre obtained the
bah only to lose it on the first play.
CaleXico was forced to punt. Ull
| lett did some good running to get
tie ball back to the Central % yard
line. Calexico was penahzed 1Ive
yards for an off-side play. a pass
was then uncorked, Haskell to John
son which nettod Is yards. Cen
tral was penalizcd five yards On
The first play for Offside as the
! quarter ended.
On the first play Of the new
quarter Central was penalized IS
yards for holding ana another Is
yard penalty followed Immediately
1Or interference when pass was
grounded. Haskell lost 10 yards
when CaleXico smeared trick play
and Central was forced to punt.
CalcXico had the ball ON its own 80
yard line.
Spcer tore off pretty run of %
yards On an end play but Mcbride
intercepted Il pass on Ccntral's So
yard line. lie carried it back seven
yards. a pass to johnson ncttcd 70
yards and another to Obcrgfelle net
| tea i've. Inc backfleld went aWry
on the next play, the pass from
center rolling INTO an empty field.
| CaieXlcO fell on the bali III mid
! field. Central forced punt but
fOss fumbled as he was thrown hard
by two Calexlco players and Para
1en ON II on Central s seven-yard
line. Blackman was sent INTO the
backflcld for CaleXlco and in three
| plays he carried it over for the
touchdown. He failed to convert.
The half ended just after the
kickoff.
Central again kicked off to open
the third quarter. CaleXico made
four yards in three downs, then
booted. Gilictt was downed on Cen
tral S 80 yard line. Central was
forced to return and punt and the
ball went to CaleXico on the 33 yard
line. Willingham made first
down in three plays but on the next
| the ball was fumbled, Hickcox fall
ing on it for Central.
A pass netted Central but a
yard and on the. next play Giles
pie intercepted a pass. Mcbride
made a nice tackle to save a touch
down, the field being clear if Gill
lespie had been able to pass Nc
Bride.
Calexico then completed a pass,
Speer to PARA for IL yards but
were halted on the next three plays.
Gillett was down on the five yard
line on the punt. The quarter end
ed. .,.It As,s ayu ~
Gillett punted to the 81 yard
| line and after Calexico had made
six on Il pass Central stopped them.
Gillett caught the punt on his own
goal line but managed to get it a
foot inside the field on the play. A
pass was completed for a good gain
but the referee ruled both teams
offside. Gillett then punted the
ball going to CaleXico on the 81
yard line.
Speer made a pretty end run for
a 20 yard gain but the referee rul-
ed an offside, CaleXico was penaliz-
ed five yards. Calexico punted, the
ball being downed on the five yard
line.
From behind his own goal line
Mcbride nearly cvened the count on
the next play. He neatly evaded
two tacklcrs as he raced straight
across the field on the goal line
: and circling wide he started trave.-
ing toward the CaleXico end of the
field. He weaved neatly through
two more tacklcrs and some good in
tcrference cleared path. But with
only two Calexico players left be-
tween him and the CaleXico goal
line Mcbride lost his footing slight
ly, it was just enough to allow one
of the CaleXico tacklcrs to save t
day and Mcbride S run was held to
27 yard gain.