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About The Chemawa American (Chemawa, Or.) 19??-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1925)
THE CHEM AW A AMERICAN PAGE 2 The CHEMAWA AMERICAN quarter Bernard threw a pretty pass to Charles George, who ran 20-yards unmolested to a touchdown. On November 24 our team will close the season with the Monmouth Normal team. The game will be played here. Published Weekly at the Salem Indian Training School FRESHMEN RALLY Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent Address all communications to Ruthyn Turney, Manager SUBSCRIPTION - - - 50 Cts PER ANNUM ATHLETIC NOTES A large and enthusiastic crowd of football fans braved a steady rain storm in Portland on Armistice Day to see our team battle the Bachelors’ Athletic Club and get all the thrills that went with that exciting game, which ended 20 to 0 in our favor. The team played a wonderful game and won a splendid victory when they defeated the Bachelors. It might be said that our warriors played a little over their heads, but if they did it was only because they were “hopped up” to play the game of their lives, for in eighteen years the clubmen met defeat but three times and their goal line had been crossed only once in the last three years, so in taking the measure of the Bachelors our team decked its war bonnet with a feather as large as the Woolworth building. Thompson and Fleury hit a stride that excelled in every respect the best they had done in previous games this season. Both hit the line and ran the ends with such force that holes widened with their thrust and would-be tacklers fell hope lessly by the wayside while they charged on from 5 to 45 yards. The kicking of these two men was also a feature of the game. On punts Thompson kicked consistently 40 yards. On one attempt he drove a beautiful spiral through the wind and rain 55 yards while the spectators stood and watched the ball with awe as it sailed over the safety’s head. Considering the wet, sloppy conditions under which these kicks were made they were tremendous. Out of three attempts for extra points Fleury converted two by drop kicks. He missed the third only by inches. Abraham at halfback and Atkins at quarter, these men completed the machine-like work of our backfield, all of whom played a whale of a game. Offensively and defensively the work of our linemen was ever in evidence. Captain Strom and the rest of his pack, Keta, Rassmusson, Skinna, DePoe, George and Sedan Thomas everlastingly tumbled the castles of the Bachelors. Time and again the ends would wreck their nicely formed interference, leaving the ball-carrier in the open to be picked off by a charg ing tackle or a halfback. Early in the first quarter the clubmen carried the ball to our three-yard line on a delayed buck, an end run and a forward pass and it was at this point that our line men held the Bachelors like the French held the Germans at Verdun. First down and only three yards to make appeared easy, but after the fourth thundering attempt and the ball was uncovered it still remained a yard from being over. Thompson dropped back and with the force of a French seventy-five immediately booted the ball out of danger and for the remainder of the game the Bachelors resorted to end runs and forward passes and only occasionally attempted to buck our line. The entire final period was played within the clubmen’s twenty-yard line and in mud ankle deep. Three times our team worked the ball up within inches of the goal line only to lose it on downs and to recover on a fumble or an intercepted pass. Their fourth march lx>re fruit, as did the Americans’ drive in the Argonne Wood, mustering all their strength and with a mighty effort Thompson carried the ball over for the final score of the game on a delayed buck. Our third game of the week was played here Saturday with the Pacific University freshmen. Five of these men were varsity material and it was far from being an easy game in spite of the 25 to 6 score in our favor. Pacific elected to kick-off and re covered the ball on our 40-yard line on a fumble and before our line could solve their quick shift they had scored a touch down. For the remainder of the game our goal was never in danger. At the close of the first half the score stood 18 to 6. Early in the second half numerous changes were made and before the half closed all our second team had a chance to get into the game. On a dash through the line Fluery got away for a 50-yard run and touchdown. After relieving Atkins at The Freshmen Class met on Monday, Nov. 9, 1925. The house was called to order by the President, Norma Douglas. After the regular business was transacted the class songs and yells were given in a way that showed the high spirit of the class. This “pep” will no doubt inspire their foot-ball team with a determin ation to defeat the Juniors on “Turkey Day.” The winning team wi!l be the champion class team. Ross, Bruno, Celestine, Eagletail, High Back, and the Meachem Brothers show form that it will be no small task to defeat. _____ SCHOOL ASSEMBLY Two excellent Armistice Day programs were given at the assemblies on Thursday by the Junior Classes. The program by the Junior Boys was as follows: Vocal solo, “Two Grenadiers,” Raymond Haldane; recita tion, “Abide With Me,” Henry Bowker; recitation, “Lead Kindly Light,” Elmer Logan; vocal solo, “Let Us Have Peace,” Reno Booth. The Junior Girls gave the following program: Vocal solo, “The Americans Come,” Grace Peterson; recita tion, “The Bugler,” Mabel Desautel; recitation, “The Marseillaise,” Nellie Rinehart; recitation, “in Flander’s Fields,” Lillian Marion. Chemawa’s service Flag was displayed, containing 119 stars, which shows more eloquently than words can picture that Chemawa gave her full measure of devotion to her country. Miss Julia Gromoff was a visitor to her Alma Mater on Sunday. She was in the class of 1919 and fin ished at Salem High in 1921, and later graduated from the Northwestern Business College. She is now a bookkeeper for the Rushlight Company Incorporated in Portland. While at Chemawa Julia was one of the school’s leading girls. She was a member of the Sigma Phi Delta and those who heard her speak in public can never forget her ability in this phase of her school work. She is still going ahead with her education, taking a course in domestic art in the University Extension work. Miss Gromoff was ac companied by Mr. Chester McCarty of the advertis ing department of the Oregonian. They returned to Portland on Sunday evening. Under the efficient coaching of Reggie DePoe, Abra ham and Thompson, linked with the head work of Haldane and the line plunging of Moon, Colgrove and Big Logan, the Freshmen may prepare to have their football scalps taken on Thanksgiving. Gus Logan will play center and, while a little underweight his “superlative gameness” makes him a most valued man to the team. The Dupuis Brothers played a splendid game with the Sohomores and are now in better form for the coming event. The line has been strenghtened by Bercier, the heavyweight who recently arrived from Flandreau. Bowker always plays a good game, and Greycloud, Kitka and O’Brien were never in better form. Morgan, McCloud and Woodcock will be ready to fill any needed place, so a casual onlooker predicts a great victory for the Juniors. So say the Juniors.
