The liquidation of Cemento Cruz Azul was anticipated by 192 workers of Cemento Cruz Azul who unionized and sued the executives of the company to prevent the transfer of the property which was set for October 15, 1931. Due to the loss of demand and production of cement and other construction materials, Cemento Cruz Azul faced bankruptcy and was bought by cement company La Tolteca on March 1, 1931, for 1 million pesos. Establishment as a co-operative (1931–1934)īy 1931, Cemento Cruz Azul had experienced a series of economic troubles during the Great Depression. The club was widely successful in amateur tournaments during the 30s and 40s, winning 15 consecutive state level league titles. The team was composed solely of company workers for the next three decades. Initially, Cemento Cruz Azul played in local tournaments organized by the company against teams representing towns neighboring Jasso. The football team was officially established two months later on May 22 where Garces López was appointed head coach. Cemento Cruz Azul replaced the company baseball diamond with a football pitch. American employees initially receiving resistance but the company directors relented to a referendum for determination of the company team's main sport. Garces López personally lobbied for many months to change the official company sport to football. In 1925, Cemento Cruz Azul had voted to establish a company baseball team as the sport was popular in the town of Jasso. He would travel regularly to Mexico City from Jasso to train and play for América. Garces López was a licensed dentist providing dental care at the cement company Cemento Cruz Azul located in the small town of Jasso, Hidalgo. At the time, football in Mexico was not a lucrative occupation. Garces López was included in the debut Mexico national football team in 1923, playing in Mexico's debut series of official international matches against Guatemala. As a Midfielder, he was part of Club América's founding squad and was a key player to their dominance of the Primera Fuerza in the mid-1920s.
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