Imperial Valley press., 1927-11-21
CALEXICO TEAM
SOUNDLY LLCKS
CENTRAL UNION
Local Team Outclassed by
Border Eleven in Final
Game Here.

Calexico gridders dccisivcly de-
fCatcd Coach Armstrong Central
Union moleskin wcarcrs at high
school field Saturday in the final
football battle Of the season here.
Two minutes after the opening wills
tie sounded Rlackman, Calexico full
back, planted the first Of three
touchdowns behind the Central goal
line and the game ended with the
border town team leading 90 to Q.
Some beautiful open field running
by Mcbride, few successful aerial
drives and Central s occasional show
Of strength in defensive play gave
local fans heart at times but they
Nere unable to cope with the
strength of the rival eleven.
Central kicked to CaleXico in
opening the game, the ball being
downed ON Galexico S 80 yard line.
In two plays Calexico carried it IN
to Central territory and from there
Speer made q. pretty run, being
downed on Central S three yard line.
Central held CalcXico at bay twice
but on the third try Blackman regis
tered touchdown. lie kicked the
goal.
Mcbride carried the kickoff back
to the 40-yard line. Central lost 10
on a tumble but Mcbride crashed
through the line for 10 yards and
Central booted. The punt was re-
turned after Calexico had made a
first down, the bail rolling out on
Central S two yard line. 1T was Il
pretty boot and only the first Of sew
cral which Backman laid at Cen
tIal 5 goal line during the game.
Nc Bride made II yards and Gil
lett followed with nine but Central
lost the ball On the 30-yard line. Cen
tral bucked up and regained posses
sion Of the ball, CaleXico making but
five yards in four plays.
Near Gcal Posts
AS the second quarter opened
Hurst passed to johnson, the latter
racing up the field for a 52-yard
gain. Central hit the LING twice and
was in the shadow of the goal line
but lost the ball on downs, two
passes being incomplete.
McClcndon got away for Il 22-yard
run as CaleXico took the ball. Black
man then proceeded to punt, Gem
trad s backticld watching the ball az
it neared their goal-ljnc but settled
to a stop on the three yard line. Cen
tra kicked cut Of danger and a min
ute later took the ball ON their own
II yard line On Il tumble. \ pass
ncttcd y yards, criss-cross three,
aHd another pass eight, but on the
rcNt pay Rlackman intercepted l
Pass and ran 81 yards for touch
down. The kick for goal was block
Cd.
On the kickoff Blackman booted
the ball over Central goal line. No
Bride got it 10 yards behind the line
AID in a beautiful open field dash
carried it to the 50-yard line. For
8 nitrate it looked as though lie
would run the entire length Of the
field for Il touchdown but he had to
outrun his interference to clude
ta,klcrs from behind and Blackman,
the only Calexico man between him
and the goal brought him down. Gem
tral lost the ball en- tumble as the
half ended.
Central kicked off to start the
second half and after making a first
down CaleXico punted to Central 5
l5-yard line. Central returned the
punt after making first down.
Throughout the quarter the teams
exchanged pUnts but CalcXico kept
tie ball in Central territory. Near
tho end Of the quarter CalcXico
launched a line attack which carried
the bah to Central s eight yard line
as the period ended.
CaleXico carried the bali over on
the first play of the new quarter but
a CaleNico player was offsiGe and
the team was penali2cd y pass to
Bump, however, followed and CaleN-
leo had registered its third touch
down. Blackman scored the extra
point.
Calexico kicked off and Central
opened another aerial attack. \
FIRST down and two passes put the
bah on CaleXico : - yard line. Ae
ether pass carried it to the - but
Oh the next play a CaleXico back in
tcrccpted, 1t was Central 5 final
cling at scoring and the game ended
with the bah in CalcXico territory
lut with the visitors in no danger.
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