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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 22, 1924)
THE CHEMAWA AMERICAN PAGE 4 IMPROVE YOUR WORK (Continued from page 1) do better than they are doing right now. We all know that it is possible, and practical, too. to do better than we have ever done in the past. The most conscien tious person connected with Chemawa can do better than he is doing. Then why doesn’t he? Why are we doing the little things when we are capable of something bigger? Is it manly, boys, is it womanly, girls, is it honest to complain, to whine because we do not get ahead, when we know in our hearts, if weare honest with our selves, that we are not doing our level best, our possi ble best, in everything we undertake at Chemawa? The very fact that we should feel insulted if told that there is nothing better possible in us than we have al ready exhibited, that we can never get any higher than we are now, proves that we have not yet called out our greatest power.',. People, weare too easy, too lenient; we coddle our selves too much. We do not demand enough of our selves; we are too lax in our self-discipline, too indul gent in our self-training methods. Our inclination to shirk hard problems, to pick out the easy things first, our shrinking from the disagreeable things, are all proof that we are not putting forth our very best efforts. Young people, why not make up your minds, right now at the beginning of school, that you will make everything you touch, everything you take up, every thing you put your hands to, count? Why not resolve that you will make this year of your life mean more than all the previous years? Perhaps some of you have been a colorless and indifferent member of this or some other school, performing your academic and vocational work very perfunctorily. If so, change your attitude. Do everything with a new spirit, a new aim. Resolve that wherever you may be you are going to make yourself felt, that you are not going to be a si lent looker-on, a nonentity, but that you are going to radiate power, forcefulness, masterfulness. With this resolution firmin your fiber you will be enabled to carry it out and get a grip on yourself, a better grip on your studies, your work, and a new satisfaction all- around will come to you. Students, only our best on every occasion can lift our lives and give enduring satisfaction. CORVALLIS VS. CHEMAWA “21 to 0” proves to those who saw the game a week ago Saturday against Corvallis that it takes Che mawa from 10 to 15 minutes too long to get warmed up. In this game, as in the previous one, the oppon ents made their touchdowns early in either of the first two periods, but from then on they found it pretty tough sledding and Chemawa as much, if not a little more, than they could handle. In fact after the first 10 or 15 minutes we have outplayed our oppon ents in every department of the game. A couple of weeks ago we just naturally outfought and outplayed Columbia University in the second half, although Columbia had a much larger team. But—we were beaten in the first few minutes. East Saturday week against Corvallis we were trampled over severely in the first 15 minutes of play, but after that time Chemawa outcharged, outtackled, made end runs, line plunges and forward passes and time after time tore through the Corvallis line and threw them back for a loss, but—the game was lost way up in the first period of the game. So if the team is to make any showing at all this season they will have to wake up to the fact that most of the games are won or lost in the first few minutes of the battle. Here are a few of the sidelights of the Corvallis game: Chemawa made 258 yards from scrimmage, 37 yards from forward passes, was penalized 20 yards, averaged 26 yards on punts, attempted seven and com pleted two forward passes. Corvallis made 175 yards from scrimmage, 15 yards from forward passes, was penalized 20 yards, averaged 31 yards on punts, at tempted one and completed one forward pass. James Thomas was the shining light in the Chemawa back field. Making several pretty end runs and line plunges he was easily the most consistent ground gainer of either team. The value of a player to his team is often estimated by his ability to tackle and Jim made some corking good ones. Thomas also called the plays with rare judgment and handled the team in a way that would do credit to a veteran. Jim was also on the passing end of completed forward passes. Jake Atkins and Reginald DePoe had to be taken out of the game early in the second half on account of minor injuries, but were able to return in the second half and both played a better brand of ball. Charles Defoe played a stellar game at right half. The com pleting of a forward pass by him and running back of a punt through almost the entire Corvallis team were the real features of the game. The work of Paul Keta and Sam Nerguson, tackles; Moses George, Willie Skinna,guards; Louis Turntoes and Richard O’Brien, ends; was especially good. After these fellows got warmed up they played a fine defensive game and ripped and tore up Corvallis’ plays before they got started. On punts, not only one but all of them were down on the receiver. They played hard. John Kowasuk played his usual good game in the back field. John never says a word but saws wood all the time. It’s a pretty tough old game when John can’t get away for a couple of good runs.
