Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-24
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CENTRAL TAKES BRAWLEY 10
IN WELL PLAYED GRID BATTLE


Maiden seconded Price as often
sive star for Ell Centre, while the
defensive showed Jones as the
shining light, helped to no small
degree by Berry and Byrd. Young
Bill Tackett, from whom much was
expected at the beginning of the
season, could not uproot his feet
in time to get into the plays, and
when he did came out of the fracas
putting like steam engine.
Teacher Officious
Another star of the game, al
though he did not play, was Herb
Hoskins, Brawley teacher who con-
stituted himself an officious official
to relegate from the sidelines and
to the gloom of the already too
crowded stands those who had paid
their good four-bits to see the game,
as we'll as neWspapermen who, in
some measure, had added to the
interest in the game by pre-contest
stories. 1t might be added he
failed in these we'll meant orders.
The only way. in which the game
can be portrayed in a running ac-
count, and even that cannot give
the color shown in a battle that
kept stands yelling from beginning
to end.
Brawley kickeo OF to Maiden,
who returned the ball 40 yards
starting an El Centro drive that
carried the ball within only few
feet of the Brawley goal line.
BraWley's line held at the crucial
m ment, and Price punted
Another punt by Allgire of Brawley
gave El Centro the ball again. 1t
went back to Brawley after a
couple of plays when a pass from
Price was blocked. Ell Centro again
forced Brawley to kick, and Price
went down the field for a great
exhibition of broken field running
as the quarter ended.
El Centro kicked back at the be-
ginning of the quarter. Brawley
tried two plays, then kicked again,
only to have Price return the kick
Allgire showed better form than
Price in the punting. Suzuki Of
| BraWley made long runs through
the Ell Centro line, then Brawley
passed, only to have Price break
up the play that gave Brawley the
last chance to score. Another kick
ing duel ended with Ell Centro in
possession of the ball. Two passes,
Price to Fisher, had netted As yards
/ as the half ended.
| Gang On Price
Ell Centres score came in the
third quarter after Brawley kicked
off, received a return kick from
Price, and three more punts gave
El Centro the ball. Brawley, going
after Price, piled three men onto
him on the sidelineS after one al
ready had tackled him. Officials
overlooked the piling, and Price was
brought back to condition after be-
ing worked over a while Coming
back strong, Maiden alternated
with Price for long gains through
the Brawley line, until Prices 30
yard pass to Fisher gave Central
the touchdown, and a line buck
converted. The quarter ended in
q punting duel after BraWley again
had kicked off.
! The fourth quarter was reptition
Of the first three, with both teams
fighting desperately. Ell Centre
opened up in the last few minutes
of play with desperate passing at
tack in an attempt to score again,
and at the end Of the game had
Brawley's players on the run.
Following the game, an enthusias-
! tic but misguided lot of Ell Centro
! youngsters stormed the Brawley
goal posts, only to embroil them
selves in a battle that sent them
away wiser but sadder, and nursing
a number of bruises. The goal
posts stood, thanks to the interfer-
ence of officers.
Between halves both Ell Centro
and Brawley supports took the field
for serpentines, ending i'll cheers
for each team.
The Central players had another
! game to look forward to in the near
future when they learned Calexico
high school last night defeated
Holtville 10 to 6.