Imperial Valley press., 1936-12-27
Bench
Warming
BY BURDETTE KINNE
Post Press Sports Editor
By BURDETTE KINNF

Dave Wynne, who made football
history at Central Union high
school in 1923, 1929 and 1880 and
then carried the pigskin for San
Diego high in 1881, this season
earned his third varsity football
letter at the University of Arizona.
Wynne, playing under Coach Tex
Oliver, former Santa Ana high
school coach and now head coach
at Arizona was the chief field gen.
eral for the Wildcat eleven this
season. He guided the destinies of
the club from his left halfback posi-
ton, did most of the punting and
the greater part of the passing.
He toted the ball 213 times against
such opponents as Michigan State,
Kansas, Utah and Texas Tech. and
averaged more than three yards a
try.
In making this record Wynne
climaxed a spectacular football
career that started under the guild
ance of Coach Robert Armstrong in
1928 when Wynne was a freshman
at Central high ~.
Dave was quarterback that year
on team that played in hard luck
throughout the season. Calexico
beat them, BraWley beat them and
Holtville trounced them, but all of
the time Dave and his team mates
fought it out and determined to
avenge the defeats the following
year.
In 1929 the Spartans, with Wynne
still at quarterback, did much bet
ter. They opened the season with
1877 win over Brawley in game
that saw Wynne score both touch
downs and kick the extra point. He
played magnificent ball and in that
game stamped himself as the all
valley quarter.
Holtville bowed in the second
game of the season but Calexico
swamped the Spartans 1870
The following week end the
Spartans were pushed out of the
league race by Brawley but Ell Cen
tro closed the season with a brilliant
win over Holtyille and q hard fought
loss to Calexico, the team that an
nexed the league crown.
In that final game against CAL
exico in 1929 the Spartans demon
strated a beautiful passing attack
with Wynne on the tossing end. an
attack that boded i'll for the Calex-
leo eleven.
In 1880, after losing a preseason
game to Escondido high. the Spaft-
ans got underway.
Sparked by the brilliant passing
running and punting of Wynne the
Ell Centro team trampled Holtville
GOO, slaughtered Brawley 5l-6, tied
Calevico 90 and beat Holtville in
the second round Of play 800.
Still going strong, Wynne paced
the Ell Centro crew to $50 VIC
tory over Brawley high. but in this
game he received a broken wrist
and fans looked forward to the
championship game against Calexicc
with fear, for Ell Centro without
Wynne was like Southern Califor-
mia without Rosenberg.
Just before game time, however
an announcement was made that
cheered Ell Centro football players
and fans alike. Wynne would be
able to play the game with ar
aluminium cast on his arm.
Dave was unable TO use both
hands but he played a whale of q
game in the blocking back position
Time and time again he cleared the
way for. Price Hammer and Edgar
to crash through for yardage The
Central team, inspired by the out
standing play of Wynne, rolled ur
a 24-0 score over the strong Calexi.
co team.
Two weeks later the Spartan.
trekked to Escondido and coppec
the southern California title with
20-6 win over Escondido. Dave
Wynne again was the big noise il
the Ell Centre attack. He outran
outpassed and outpunted Ed God
dard and his field generalship from
a half back post. continually cross
ed up one of Escondido's creates
teams captained by its creates
backfield ace, Ed Goddard.
The following grid season Wynn
transferred to San Diego high wher
he became the outstanding back OF
the San Diego high team and wa
chosen all conference full back.
Tex Oliver who coached a SAINT;
Ana team that played agains
Wynne on the San Diego club, Sc
cured Wynne a scholarship at Ari
zona university and developed Dav
into one of the greatest ball play
ers in the southwest, and the bes
all around player to take position
on an Arizona u eleven in schoo