Imperial Valley press., 1928-09-29
CENTRAL BOWS
TO CROSSM ONT
BY 20 SCORE
Team Promising Despite
Line Weakness; Threat
ems AT Finish. ;

FL Centre fandom didE / have
much to cheer about at the high
school field yesterday afternoon
when the Central gridders stacked
up against Grossmont and took Il
: to licking. Not until the closing
minutes of play did the Central boys
uneork any kind of an attack that
proved to advantage. Time tl,y
opened an aerial attack that brought
the grid followers to their feet hut
ended in failure after three success
full passes had carried the ball to the
enemy 20-yard line.
That was Central's s only threat.
During the rest of the time Coach
Armstrong; boys had their hands
full defending their own goal line
and but for lucky breaks in fumbling
and timely penalties, the visitors
would probably have stacked up a
much heavier count.
But despite many weak spots in
the line, the team gives promise
The line needs much attention and
the backfield is still unversed in
proper interference maneuvers. 1t
should be for the boys have only
been at work two weeks and it is
al practically green material.
In J. B. Evans, Coach Armstrong
time he saved the boys from being
entirely routed by his hacking up
of the line. This was especially true
IN the early moments when Gross
mont uncorked shift attack that
swept the Central line off its feet
while the Grossmont backs romped
through the first line defense of
Central at will.
'Mattson, Rice, Hamilton and
Sehumm did some good individual
work during the battle to keep
Central in the running. Reeves had
Il bad day at center. His passing
was poor and with this added draw
back, the Central backficld had lit
tie chance of getting under way,
the Grossmont defense shattering
the Central line and crowding the
back at all times.
Central caught Grossmont asleep
right off the bat. Grossmont kicked
and after returning the ball to mid
field at the right side of the field,
Hamilton carried it around left end
or a short gain. Evans dropped be-
hind and through some of the Cen
tral boys nearly ruined the day b.
trying to get in huddle, Evans was
still at the edge of the field when
the play started. He had a clear
field for the pass but it was short,
forcing him TO turn and come back
for it. Had the pass been a little
longer it would have been good for
u tally but by the time Evans cut
back, then started out again, the
Grossmont boys were on him and his
gain was cut to l5 yards.
\ penalty for Grossmont and two
four yard gains gave Central first
down but there they were stopped
by a tumble.
From that time until late in the
fourth period it was practically all
defensive play for Central and luck
aided them considerably in keep
ing their goal line uncrossed. The
Grossmont line was too anxious and
time after time penalties were in
flicted at timely moments. The
backfield was also anxious and twice
fumbled at Central 10-yard line.
Uncork Passing Attack
But the Grossmont boys were not
TO be refused and getting the ball
on the 40-yard line they carried it
80 yards on eight plays and from
there Van DOren carried it over.
With about five minutes left to
play Central uncorked its passing
attack. The boys got the ball in
mid-fieId and a pass, Evans to. Matt
son netted 10 yards, Wynne caught
a second pass for seven-yard gain
and then Kishimara caught Gross
mont asleep at the switch second
time and made 20 yards on a pass
before he was stopped. But the pass
attack flOpDed from then on three