The central idea of the article is if girls should be allowed to play highschool football.
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Ponyboy knew he couldn't turn to his older brother Darry, because he was more of a strict father figure to him. He probably felt like he would overreact, or be hard on him. Johnny didn't really have family he could turn to. They knew Dally was tough, and had previous run-ins with the law. He would be more likely to understand their situation.
Assuming this is "Let George Do It!" by Della Johnson,
One will be able to infer that the time period is before the widespread use of technology, specifically farming technology. This is due to George being asked to help dig irrigation ditches, something that rarely happens in modern times.
The chant they often spoke allures to the year being 1865, agreeing with the earlier inference of it being a pre-technology time period.
