Imperial Valley press., 1940-12-01

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chance to win the loop champion
ship for the first time since 1886,
BY winning Friday night, the Ell
Centro footballers put their title
hopes squarely on the shoulders OF a
resolute band of Brawley high school
gridders who square off against the
league leading and defending cham
pion CaleXico Bulldogs next Friday
night.
Bulldogs Need Win
A victory for CaleXico in the
season finale next weekend would
clinch the title for the Bulldogs,
their third straight win. A win for
Brawley would give El Centre the
championship while tie game be-
tween Calexico and Brawley would
deadlock the Spartans and Bulldogs
in the league standings.
Holtville high meets Imperial IL
gers in the other league game next
weekend.
Jimmie Morgan, Ell Centro half
back, whose running legs are as
quick as his smile was the star
of Friday nights FL Centre victory
Morgan, who has been Ell Centros
most effective runner in second
round play, galloped 76 yards to a
touchdown early in the second hall
and iced the ban game for the
Spartans. ..... -...-<.
A break on the opening kickoff
that gave the ball to Ell Centro on
the Holtville 25 yard line set up
the first Spartan score.
HoItville Powerful
Holtville. in losing, demonstrated
its most powerful offense OF the
season and only faulty Judgment
and fumbles deep in FL Centre ter
ritory prohibited the Vikings from
scoring at least one touchdown.
Walter zumstein, 220 pound Holt
vile tackle, was converted into a
fullback Friday night and turned
in a creditable performance. He
averaged six yards each time he
carried the ball and handled the
pigskin on all reverse plays. ....
The passing arm of Gene Oswalt
and the power plunging of Fred
Robertson brought about Ell Centro's
first touchdown in the first two
minutes of the game.
Ray Ingle recovered Gene May
nards tumble on the Holtville 25
yard line on the opening kickoff
and the Spartan scoring machinery
went into action. Patterson failed
to gain at end, Riedy picked up a
yard at tackle.
OsWalt passed incomplete to Riedy
then on fourth down faded to the
Ell Centro As and tossed pass to
Ray Carr for a first down on the
Holtville one. Robertson went over
in two tries. He missed the try for
extra point.
Vikings Threaten
Holtville threatened twice in the
second quarter of the ball game
moving to the Ell Centre 10 on one
occasion and had pushed to the
Spartan ten yard line as the gun
sounded to end the first half.
Maynard and Zumstein were the
ground gaining stars on both drives
and ripped off yardage at will until
the Ell Centro defense tightened in
side the Spartan 20 yard line.
The second half was less than two
minutes old when James Morgan
unleashed his perfect play touch
down behind effective doWnfielc
blocking. Morgan broke into the
clear on the Holtville As yard line
and outdistanced defense men tt
pay dirt.
Morgan's run marked the first
time an Ell Centro team had sprung
man loose from scrimmage for 6
run of more than 20 yards since
the heydey of Leo Maiden.
Holtville threatened twice early
in the fourth quarter, once moving
to the El Centro seven yard lint
and again to the r. A tumble BY
, Maynard thwarted the first push
and the Ell Centre defense turnet
back the second threat.
Open Drive
Ell Centre opened up a drive il