THE CHEM AW A AMERICAN
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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.
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FRESHMEN RALLY
Chemawa, Oregon, HARWOOD HALL, Superintendent
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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.
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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.