Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1933-10-07

lnaDillty 10 hang on 10 the Dall
at crucial moments and lack of
an adequate defense against for
ward passes led to the defeat of
the Spartans last night when they
bowed to the Herbert Hoover Car
dinals of San Diego by a 20-l3
score.
1t was a tough game for the local
boys to lose, a game which but for
the two above mentioned defects
in their armor, they would have
annexed with ease. These same
defects were noted during the La
Jolla game two weeks ago and 1t
was thought that in the meantime
they would have been eliminated.
Not that the Spartans did not
play gooo, even excellent, football
at times. They had to do that in
order to score their two touchdowns
adhinst the Cardinals and their
play in the third quarter when
they scored their second touchdown
was absolutely in line with Spar
tan tradition of victorious marches
across opponents goal lines. On
the other hand they were bewilder-
| ed by the Cardinal passes and
fumbled often, once almost on the
the Hoover goal line, to end a
drive which would have tied the
score, but for the tumble.
The Spartans received the open
ing kickoff and got down to bust
ness. Two first downs were reeleo
off in succession and then came
the first tumble which was recov-
cred by the Cardinals Both teams
were extremely nervous and were
penalized twice for offside play.
After three unsuccessful attempts
to pierce the Spartan line which
was playing headsup football, the
Cardinals punted to Maiden deer
in his own territory. Central S Of
tense was stopped and Furukaws
got off pretty punt to the To-
yard line. The Cardinals fumblec
and the Spartans recovered on the
12-yard line and it looked like the
Central boys were on their way tt
their first score.
Three unsuccessful thrusts WERE
made at the line and then the bal
was lost when a forward pass wa
incomplete, the Hooverites taking
the ball on downs.
Maiden Shines
Daley. star Cardinal halfback, rar
the pigskin to the Spartan 33-yarc
line by a beautiful run straight
through the line This was follow.
ed by a pass which brought the
ball 10 the Spartan 17-yard line
Line bucks carried it to the two
yard line when the quarter ended
AS the second period opened Da-
ley carried the ball over for tht
touchdown and on the attempted
conversion the ball went wide. This
made the score Hoover 6, Central 0
The Spartans again received
Maiden bringing the ball to the 2t
yard line. Another first down by
Leo and then came the big thrill
of the game. On wide end rur
and with perfect interference
Maiden swept down the field
through the whole Cardinal team
so yards TO a touchdown. At one
point of his saunter it looked like
he would be pushed outside as he
tore down the sidelines when two
Cardinal tacklers bore down or
him But Leo was equal to the
occasion. Pausing for just a mo-
ment, enough TO throw the two
would-be tacklers off their stride
he cut in to their left and kept
right down the field until he had
planted the ball behind the Hoo
yer goalposts. An attempted con-
version by carrying the ball over
failed and the score stood Hoover
6, Spartans 6.
The San Diego team then re-
ceived and after an exchange of
punts. they recovered the ball on
fumbled punt on the Spartan ga
yard line. A pass to Bells which
caught the whole Central team
flatfooted, resulted in the second
Cardinal score. II was converted
Score Hoover 10, Central 6.
FL Centre then received and
Kirkpatrick IS punt was returned 40
yards by Kelley. The Cardinals
then put on their last drive. Kel-
ley toted the ball 10 yards on an
end run. Another pass was good
for Is yards and brought the ball
to the Spartan two-yard line from
which point Ramsey carried 1t
over for the last Hoover score. Kel-
ley converted, making the count
Hoover 20, Spartans 6.
Again the Spartans received and
lost the ball on the 25-yard line
due TO tumble. Ramsey made Is
yards around end and things look
ed dark for the locals when Hoo
yer tumble was recovered on the
Spartan five yard stripe. The ball
was punted out of danger and one
Cardinal play was made just as
the half ended.
Outplay Cardinals
The second half saw a complete
reversal of form on the part Of the