Imperial Valley press., 1936-10-04

took advantage of a tumble and
six we'll executed plays in the third
period to score the only touch
down of the game, although Ell
Centro threatened to cross the La
Jolla goal line three times in the
third and fourth quarters.
Bill Presley, Negro halfback on
the La Jolla team, fumbled the
ball on his own 38 in the third
quarter and Ballou recovered for Ell
Centro.
Juan Kirkpatrick took the ball off
tackle for seven yards. Damron hit
between tackle and guard for three
additional yards and a first down on
La Jolla % yard stripe.
Damron then took the ball on
a fake spinner, handed it to Napier
who banged off tackle for IL yards
and another first down on the La
Jolla 16 yard marker Napier took
the ball again on the same play and
ran the ball to the nine.
Expecting the same play, the La
Jollans maSsed their forces to stop
Napier but Damron tossed lateral
to Kirkpatrick who romped to the
18 inch line.
Damron then went over on a
spinner to score the only points OF
the game Bob Burke's attempted
conversion was low.
The Spartans had another chance
to score before the end of the per-
iod on a blocked kick, but lost
the ball on downs on the La Jolla
Is.
Then in the fourth the Fl Centre
eleven carried the ball to the 16
yard line where another attack was
repulsed.
The last chance to score came in
the closing minutes of play when
Grimmer fumbled the ball on his
own ten yard line where it was
recovered by Ballou. Damron car
red the ball to the three but the
Spartans lost it on downs and with
it their final chance to score a Sec
ond touchdown.
La Jolla played outstanding ball
in the first halt and managed to
hold an obviously superior Ell Centre
team scoreless despite the fact that
Kirkpatrick got away for several
substantial gains.
In the second half, however, it
was different story. Kirkpatrick
and Damron again and again tore
through the gaping holes in the La
Jolla line made by the Spartan
forward wall
Kirkpatrick proved himself the
outstanding backfield man on the
field. His speedy runs, accurate
punting and fine selection of plays
demonstrated Taylor will have a
tough team to beat this season.
Milton Damron proved his worth
with several nice gains and his
touchdown dash. Eugene Napier
played fine defensive ball and did
great job of blocking.
Calvin haron's stellar play at end
and Ballou'j consistent play at
tackle overshaWdowed the records
of other linemen but zinn, Childers,
Voorting, Knight, Smith, Lee and
SWingle did more than their share
in bringing victory to the Ell Centre
team.
Presley, Grinmer, Kessling, for
mer CaleXico tackle, Chitt1ck and
Tallinghast were outstanding for
the Vikings.
La Jolla made six first downs
against ten for Ell Ccntro; made
SO yards from Scrimmage and 33
from passes for total of 101 yards
while Ell Centro made 174 yards
from running plays and five yards
on passes for total of ITO yard.
La Jolla lost 80 yards from scrim-
mage and Ell Centro lost %. La
Jolla attempted IL passes, completed
two and had one intercepted. Ell
Centro tried two passes and COM
pleted one.
Ell Centro was penalized four times
for 40 yards and IA Jolla was PEN
allied four times for SO yards.
Kirkpatrick, who did the punting
for the Spartans, booted the ball
seven times for 233 yards and an
average of 81 yards. Presley, La
Jolla punter, kicked six times for
262 yards and an average of 43.