Imperial Valley press., 1927-10-17
CENTRAL ELEVEN
BATTLES SAINTS
WITHOUT SCORES

! In game that was devoid of the
spectacular, We, brought out some
mighty good football of the old fash
ioned kind, Central Union and st.
Augustinc's of San Diego battled
to a scoreless tie on the local grid.
iron Saturday afternoon.
1t was a mighty hot day for foot
| ball and the weather told heavily
Oh the teams, the boys from the
! coast particularly feeling the eff.
fects of temperature that belong
ed back in August. 1t served 20
slow up the game considerably, but
the spectators (whose number might
lave been much larger could not
justly object.
A 40 yard run by Cavas, local
halfback, in the first quarter of the
game, developed the only outstand-
ing feature of the contest, except
IN the final quarter when st. Aug
l.stine's kicked to Central and a
coast player snatched up the ball,
believing it had been fumbled The
Saint player streaked it down the
field and across the goal line for
what he and many of the spectators
believed to be touchdown, but the
referee called the play correctly and
refused to allow the score,
Aside from this play, the nearest
approach to a score came later in
the final quarter, when Central
! worked the ball down within the
shadow of the Saint IS goal post.
Riley did most of the ball-carrv-
ing for Central at this period and
IL looked as though he would event
ually place the bali where it would
do the most good for Central, but
! the Saints defense stiffened and
Central lost the ball on downs. With
| il it lost its final chance to score,
| for the Saints immediately punted
| out of danger and thereafter the
, ball was kept in midfield for the
| Lalance of the game.
Both teams relied principally on
straight e-plunging and end runs
throughout the game, the overhead
game being conspicuous by its abb
sence. Central completed one bead.
tiful pass in the same eventful final
! quarter, but in its several other at
t"mpts the play did not register.
The Saints were reputed to he a
real dangerous team and the dope
! before the game was that they
would have little difficulty in beat
ing the local boys, most of whom are
playing their first season. The way
tie blue and white pigskin chasers
refused to be stampcded, and smear
cd play after play engineered 5y
the coast players showed that they
| have the stuff and the outlook at
Central for valley honors is not
nearly as bleak now as it WAS when
! the season opened.
Coach Armstrong has reason to be
proud of his players, his green line
i'll particular. The boys made cr-
rors OF omission and commission,
! the backfield fumbled now and
then, hut each player kept his head
up and played football.
I Hamilton, regular center, was
knocked cold in the first quarter
and was out of the game for long
time, but eventually got into play
again and gave a good account of
himself. Railey, substitute on the
Saints team, did not fare SO we'll.
Ills knee was dislocated and he had
to be carried from the field. Both
boys required tho attention of ply
| sicians, who stated that Bailey VIII
be out of the game for the rest of
the season.
! The league season opens Saturday,
with Brawley playing here. Central
would rather beat Brawlcy than
i beat Notrc Dame, and a good crowd
i o. rootcrs at Central next Saturday
will help them turn the trick.